08-12-2021, 01:06 PM
(08-12-2021, 12:52 PM)Jommybone Wrote: If we get Lauri at a discount, isn’t that a better trade asset than the one we’re giving up?
That's the appropriate question, and I think you'll find that people on different sides of this argument would answer it differently.
I would love LM on the roster, but NOT at the expense of yet ANOTHER first round pick. I want those available to COMBINE for the next actual difference maker who becomes unhappy. Towards the end of Luka's contract, those dudes will start wanting to play with him, and we'll wish the Mavs had a boatload of picks to spend. 2027 is SO far down the road. Insane to even consider including that for a guy I'm not even sure is an NBA starter.
If you see him as a starter, it becomes more debatable. SO, your question is the right one imo.