07-04-2026, 01:39 AM
1 I have seen nothing to change my mind on the idea that Ishchenko was drafted as a draft-and-stash. Everything he has done has mirrored what a draft-and-stash would do. Mavs bring them over in the summers to check progress until they are NBA-level ripe.
2 I still think Lebron is worth wishing for (although a long shot). I think minutes-shot-ball potential would be the difference maker, were he to say yes, because significant usage is not a slam dunk on teams stacked with stars who also are set to get lots of shots and on-ball minutes.
3 I am 75% convinced Biberovic will NOT be a Mav this year. Instead, imo he's a "draft" (by someone else)-and-stash, for now. I also think the Mavs are legit-interested in Lebron and they don't have money/slots/role for both. I think the TB odds go up somewhat if Lebron says he is signing elsewhere.
4 In theory Sasser will come in a trade using BAE, and Aldama using the TPE, but they would be be able to retain both exceptions to use elsewhere if they have an outgoing player. I think the details of those transactions still very fluid, and final details not necessarily known by Mavs.
5 I wonder if Masai is playing the Presti game of amassing assets, with a view to developing the younger ones, and keeping/using the vets to their best potential, with an eye to selling the talented vets off later when a suitor is desperate and will pay the top price you can imagine, but not before.
6 They keep piling up solid younger assets. It feels like they won't want older ones that cost something to acquire. (If a team has an out-of-favor ex-star that they will pay someone to take, perhaps a different story.)
2 I still think Lebron is worth wishing for (although a long shot). I think minutes-shot-ball potential would be the difference maker, were he to say yes, because significant usage is not a slam dunk on teams stacked with stars who also are set to get lots of shots and on-ball minutes.
3 I am 75% convinced Biberovic will NOT be a Mav this year. Instead, imo he's a "draft" (by someone else)-and-stash, for now. I also think the Mavs are legit-interested in Lebron and they don't have money/slots/role for both. I think the TB odds go up somewhat if Lebron says he is signing elsewhere.
4 In theory Sasser will come in a trade using BAE, and Aldama using the TPE, but they would be be able to retain both exceptions to use elsewhere if they have an outgoing player. I think the details of those transactions still very fluid, and final details not necessarily known by Mavs.
5 I wonder if Masai is playing the Presti game of amassing assets, with a view to developing the younger ones, and keeping/using the vets to their best potential, with an eye to selling the talented vets off later when a suitor is desperate and will pay the top price you can imagine, but not before.
6 They keep piling up solid younger assets. It feels like they won't want older ones that cost something to acquire. (If a team has an out-of-favor ex-star that they will pay someone to take, perhaps a different story.)