12-27-2020, 01:14 PM
(12-27-2020, 12:20 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: I don't see DFS as a cornerstone piece. I would love for him to be still here when the dust settles, as well as all our guys, but if he needs to be a casualty, I'm OK with him going. I think he's a meh starter, better off the bench like all these guys are. If his 3 proves to be at least as good as last year then he might move into that keeper status, but if he's one of the "gets" for another team in a trade for a better player, I absolutely have no problem parting ways with him.
Totally agree that while DFS is a valuable member of the squad and one I’d love for them to keep around, he isn’t good enough to be considered a cornerstone piece, and your “if he needs to be a casualty” point. In the right deal, I’d drive him to the airport.
I’m not sure I agree that he’s a bench player. This might be my own preference and not reality, but I can’t shake the feeling that he’s better as a top 5-6 minutes type of guy. I just don’t know if he gives you anything super valuable off of the bench. He’s a good defender (maybe not great) and that’s valuable in any role, but I think bench players who can create offense are important...maybe I simply arrived at that conclusion because it has always been how the Mavs approach their bench, however. It’s an interesting conversation.
I do think that at the end of the day, guys at DFS’s skill level and with his body type seem to be in short supply. Mix in the contract he signed, and I suspect he’s one of the more valuable assets currently at the Mavs’ disposal. Dangling him in a deal this season doesn’t see far fetched.