07-28-2021, 10:22 AM
(07-28-2021, 10:00 AM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: Definitely need some frontcourt upgrades. I'd say wings would be nice, but it looks to me like the only difference-making wings available this offseason are in the top 20 of the draft.
Furthermore, I'd say that if the Mavs are thinking in terms of paying THJ in the stupid range ($17M+), they'd be doubly better off getting Norman Powell (likely $19M to nab him) instead.
They´d be better off sending THJ to an over the cap contender for an expiring veteran and late 1st round pick/prospect. We need to accumulate talent/assets/cap flexibility, while maintaining our current level (on paper). I think that would be a much smarter way forward than committing all our assets now to improve maybe 10-15% (on paper) by adding Lowry to the current squad.
We are not that close. The NBA is not a league of gradual improvements. It´s a big splash league, but those splashes are drafted/traded high lottery picks or super collusions. You collect asset, that you cash in at the right moment.
Look if you want Lowry so badly. Fine. Then you can´t stop there. You need to shove it all in the middle and get DeRozan, too. If you want to commit to the roster for the next three years, then really go all-in and give up ALL future 1st round picks. If this goes wrong due to Porzingis health or Lowry´s age, then Luka is gone anyway, so you might as well go all-in, not 50%.