03-26-2021, 10:30 AM
(03-26-2021, 10:12 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: We're all bringing baggage into this conversation from the past, related to Mavs' asset wasting. I get that.
The reality of this, specific situation is that next season, provided we hope to see guys like Nate Hinton around (I do), it would be EXTREMELY difficult to carve out roster space for whomever a pick or picks were used to draft. Throwing THIS 2nd rounder into THIS trade doesn't bother me a bit.
My problem is not really the wasted 2nd round pick. More about the general approach and direction. Now we are back in the same old position. Mavs will try their luck on the free agent market and risk losing some key players.
I just don´t see a concept. The Mavs are going in 3-4 different directions at the same time. 4 rookies on the roster. No minutes to develop them. Went with a more defensive minded approach and added long and athletic defenders. Failed. Replaced them with two shooters that cannot guard a chair and it´s not like the Mavs actually targeted both players. Melli was a last minute throw in because the trade was falling apart. Messy trades are a Donnie and Mark special. Redick looks like the usual Mavs addition. Washed up vet that might be able to give the Mavs have few minutes.
The only constant that is always the number one goal: Capspace.
I had high hopes that the Mavs would actually avoid the free agency game this season and make a bigger move at the deadline but I should have known better. We have a 10+ years sample size of free agency failures and I just don´t think that this year will be any different.