06-08-2026, 11:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-08-2026, 11:09 AM by Scott41theMavs.)
(06-08-2026, 10:53 AM)Winter Wrote: I think that's a reasonable argument, but for me it's straightforward. At #9 the best player available is Burries. If we play through the season and feel we need a true PG, let's trade for one.
It's entirely possible the FO is running through possibilities of other players and trades, but I'm of the opinion we shouldn't pick for position at #9.
Pretty sure that it was KL who said that the Mavs have to be looking at Burries as a lead guard, because that possibility causes his ceiling to shoot up. It's not a positional question, but rather a quantitative commentary on his value and potential.
To me, Burries-the-off-guard's ceiling is as a strong 5th-best starter on a contending team - doesn't move the needle much. If he can be a full-fledged lead guard, he's a solid 3rd-best starter. I don't think even then he has any whiff of Robin potential. I think each of the other four guys have a small percentage chance of becoming Robins, although perhaps none of them ever get there.
Burries will be the best player at 9 presuming that the big four are gone and the other four guards are gone, but that doesn't seem to be what you were saying at all. Do you rank him over all four of Acuff, Flemings, Wagler, and Brown? I.e. fifth best in this draft? Or how would you rank those five? Just trying to understand you here.