07-01-2021, 03:14 PM
(07-01-2021, 03:02 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: talent evaluation has stunk for more than 15 years (aside from "Luka good" and lucking into Brunson good too by virtue of Carlisle's friendship with Rick Brunson, let's be honest), we no longer have the assets to trade.
I am becoming more convinced the more I ponder stuff that Donnie and RC did not have generally good eyes for talent.
Luka is one of the sole exceptions and I think I saw a report that Voulgaris was already advising at that time (in some form or fashion) and was pushing for Luka (though I don't doubt Donnie wanted Luka as well).
In the RC era their best draft picks outside of Luka and JB (which I think you are right to identify as "luck") were the ones they drafted on behalf of OTHER teams.
"Eye for talent" is the area the Mavs need to improve the most in...I am hopeful that things are about to get much better. But time will tell.