DRAFT: #18 [Green] & #31 [Terry] & trade for #36 [Tyler Bey]

[SportPsychMav]

My (@"aguiar95") 2020 Dallas Mavericks NBA Draft Big Board 3.0:

I'll do the last one close to the draft when more information are shared.

Tier I: Superstar. Trade anything but Luka to get this guy. Potential 1st/2nd best player on our championship team.

- No one.

Tier II: All-Stars in Dallas. Trade anything but Luka/KP to get this guy. Potential 2nd/3rd best player on our championship team.

- No one.

Tier III: Trade-up for a future starter in Dallas. Trade anything but our core-6 to get this guy if he falls to #9 or lower. Potential 3rd/4th/5th best player on our championship team. 

1) D. Vassell (Elite defender that can hit from outside, one of the best 3&D prospects in years)
2) T. Haliburton (PnR player with great defensive instincts)

Tier IV: Stay put for a Future role player in Dallas. Wouldn’t trade up for them. If they reach #18, we draft them. Potential 5th/6th best player on our championship team.

3) R.J. Hampton (homeboy like Trey Burke on steroids, highest ceiling of the guys available)
4) P. Achiuwa (switchability 1-5, anchor of the best defense in the country)
5) S. Bey (Elite C&S with fundamentals and versatility on defense)
6) K. Lewis Jr. (great PnR offense, shooter and as quick as it gets in this class)
7) J. Smith (modern big, shoot switch and protect)

Use #18 to get an upgrade on the roster. Guys beyond this we pick only if we can’t find a good deal to improve our roster.

8) J. Green (good C&S paired with great on-ball defense) 
9) T. Maledon (killer PnR hostage, good 3rd guy potential) 
10) T. Terry (elite 3-pt shooting)

Tier V: Rotation players. Wouldn’t draft them at #18 unless all options above are gone. If they reach #31 (or we trade #18 down), we draft them. Potential 6th/7th/8th best player on our championship team

11) T. Bey (vertical, post defender, lob thread, sb5 if needed)
12) N. Mannion (playmaker and shooter with elite vision)
13) L. Bolmaro (Stash, we have Madrid/Betis guys, complete with a Barcelona kid that can make plays and defend)
14) K. Tillie (best pick-and-pop guy in the draft, ready to contribute, have to pass medicals)
15) I. Quickley (FT hunter, PoA defense, 6”3 with 6”8 wingspan)

Use #31 to dump Jackson/Wright. Don’t think anyone besides this is going to have a major impact here, so we’re better off clearing some money. 

Tier VI: Rotation substitute players. Wouldn’t draft them at #31, but are worth keeping an eye for a possible trade-down/undrafted/two-way scenario (all have interesting skillsets that match what we want). Possible 8th/9th/10th best player on our championship team.

16) I. Joe (Top C&S on the draft, not bad on D)
17) M. Diakite (Everything we want on defense for a PF help/post/switch with 3-pt range)
18) M. Simonovic. (Balkan boy to pick-and-pop/roll man)




Time to revise my (@"Scott41theMavs") draft board in response to Kamm's way-too-conservative one...

Do not want for the Mavs, but they'll push the guys I do want down:
1) Ball
2) Edwards
3) Toppin
4) Wiseman

Trade-up Targets (if they slip to #10 or lower). Offer Brunson, 18, and 31. 
5) Okongwu
6) Vassell
7) Haliburton
8) Avdija
9) Okoro

Trade-up targets (if they slip to 12 or lower) 18 + 31 packaged
All of the above, plus
10) S. Bey
11) Smith
12) Terry
13) Nesmith - the big addition. If Kamm trusts that he might become worth a damn at defense, he deserves to be here.
14) Achiuwa
15) Hayes

Draft at #18 Targets. Wouldn’t trade up for them. If they reach #18, we draft them.
All of the above, plus
16) Hampton
17) Green
18) Reed (if I'm the Mavs and he's the best of these 18 available, I either reach for him here or trade down for him, as the next three guys should have strong value)

The pass on Reed, buy another pick for him, and take one of these guys instead if Donnie wants to take a flyer on this guy or simply build value crew:
19) Maxey
20) Lewis
21) Anthony

Trade for/Buy a later first Targets. Wouldn’t draft them at #18. Cuban said he was a buyer. Time for him to prove it.
All of the above if available, plus
22) Tiger
23) Williams
24) Woodard
25) Bane
26) Bolmaro

Draft at #31 (or another 2nd round pick) Targets. Wouldn’t trade up for them. If they reach #31, we draft them.
Any of the above, plus
27) Ramsay
28) Aleksej
29) Alexander

Draft using a traded-for additional second:
30) Riller
31) Flynn
32) Scrubb
33) Hughes
34) Joe





My (@"Kammrath") FINAL Mavs-centric draft board (meaning I am listing the guys I think are a good fit in the organization and possible to get in the right situation).

I have 9 guys I am grading as first rounders for the Mavs to try to get (3 as trade-up targets and 6 as #18 targets) and then I have 6 guys I am grading for the 2nd round. 


Trade-up Targets

1) Killian Hayes -- 19.3 years -- 6'5" | 6'8" wingspan

• is one of the potential stars in this draft IMO...already pretty dominant while having no right hand to speak of and being terrible in catch and shoot situations (0.67 PPP)...with improvement in those two areas I think he would be the 3rd star the Mavs need
  
• good off the dribble (0.99 PPP) and around the rim in the half court (1.25 PPP)
  
• when he is locked-in he is a very good on-ball and off-ball defender 
  

2) Devin Vassell -- 20.2 years -- 6'7" | 6'10" wingspan *UNOFFICIAL*

• is the exact wing defender the Mavs need in the starting lineup with a great three ball
  
• elite in catch and shoot (1.22 PPP) and transition (1.41 PPP)
  
• great on-ball defender (0.50 PPP)
  

3) Tyrese Haliburton -- 20.7 years -- 6'5" | 6'7.5" wingspan *UNOFFICIAL*

• great potential to be 3rd banana/2nd creator and great defender but more of a role-player than star
  
• elite in spot up (1.43 PPP) and catch and shoot (1.49 PPP)
  
• great on-ball defender (0.50 PPP)
  

Draft at #18 Targets

4) R.J. Hampton -- 19.8 years -- 6'5" | 6'7" wingspan *UNOFFICIAL*

• if his shooting improvement is legit...TAKE all day, one of the highest ceilings in the draft
  
• probably the fastest player in the draft
  
• can get to the rim at will in basically any situation, something most guys can not do, but needs to improve finishing at the rim a whole lot
  

5) Tyler Bey -- 22.8 years -- 6'6", 6'7" w/ shoes | 7'1.5" wingspan

• athletic wing prospect who can be a small ball big as well, the kind of versatile player that can bring team defense together
  
• great around the rim (1.33 PPP) and good at spot up (1.02 PPP) and elite mid-range jump shot (1.14 PPP)
  
• solid post defender (0.82 PPP) and great one-on-one on the perimeter (0.48 PPP)
  

6) Theo Maledon -- 19.4 years -- 6'4", 6'5" w/ shoes | 6'8.75" wingspan

• young player that played in the EuroLeague with a hurt shooting shoulder and showed flashes of great potential as a creator, shooter, and defender
  
• good at the rim (1.23 PPP), at spot up (1.0 PPP), and pick and roll (0.87 PPP)
  
• promising defender with lots of potential for growth to guard 1-3
  

7) Saddiq Bey -- 21.6 years -- 6'8" | 6'10" wingspan *UNOFFICIAL*

• great 3&D player, but his lack of athleticism, explosiveness, and lateral quickness in game film is concerning
  
• elite in transition (1.39 PPP) and in spot up (1.31 PPP) and great in pick and roll (0.94 PPP)
  
• great one-on-one defender (0.56 PPP)
  

8) Aaron Nesmith -- 21.1 years -- 6'6" | 6'10" wingspan *UNOFFICIAL*

• his shooting numbers are just insane (relatively small sample size though) and he shows enough potential as a defender to intrigue me
  
• elite at spot up (1.23 PPP), catch and shoot (1.64 PPP), and off screens (0.93 PPP) and good off dribble (0.92 PPP)
  
• solid defender one-on-one (0.71)
  

9) Precious Achiuwa -- 21.2 years -- 6'7.5, "6'8.75" w/ shoes | 7'0.75" wingspan

• all the athletic tools and with the right development has the potential to be the exact kind of big the Mavs need with the ability to rim roll and defend 1-5 on the switch
  
• good on-ball defender (0.61 PPP)
  

Draft at #31 (or another 2nd round pick) Targets 

10) Leandro Bolmaro -- 20.2 years -- 6'7" | 6'8" wingspan *UNOFFICIAL*

• unselfish player who can facilitate when needed
  
• shot shows promise but needs lots of work
  
• great, hard nosed, and competitive defender
  

11) Abdoulaye N'Doye -- 22.7 years -- 6'7" | 7'2.5" wingspan *UNOFFICIAL*

• elite catch and shoot (1.63 PPP) and around the rim (1.45 PPP)
  
• good defender with versatility, even a solid defender in the post (0.82 PPP)
  

12) Robert Woodard II -- 21.1 years -- 6'5.5", 6'7" w/ shoes | 7'2" wingspan

• great around the rim (1.29 PPP) and at good catch and shoot (1.08 PPP)
  
• good one-on-one defender (0.62 PPP) who gave up only 32.3% on all FG attempts
  

13) Immanuel Quickley -- 21.4 years -- 6'2", 6'3" w/ shoes | 6'8.25" wingspan

• great at spot up (1.08 PPP), pick and roll (0.91), and with the floater (0.94 PPP) and elite off the dribble (1.38 PPP)
  
• great one-on-one defender (0.48 PPP)
  

14) Ty-Shon Alexander -- 22.4 years -- 6'2", 6'4" w/ shoes | 6'8" wingspan

• 40% three point shooter who is better off-ball
  
• elite overall defender (opponents shot 30.3%, 0.62 PPP)
  

15) Paul Reed -- 21.4 years -- 6'8", 6'9.25" w/shoes | 7'2" wingspan

• great around the rim (1.29 PPP)
  
• good post defender (0.78 PPP) and one-on-one (0.55 PPP)