2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[Smitty]

In the playoffs all defenses take it up a notch. That’s why great teams or dynasties have always had multiple great or at least one great and multiple very good players. Now many would take exception to calling KP that and he struggled last year but we can’t just minimize the points and rebounds he gave. 

Yep it is better to have some bodies than an injured KP but in the grand scheme of things would it change anything this year? No. IMO where it would change things is if we get a 2nd star.  Then players like Dimwiddie and Bertans also move down one slot and get pegged correctly. 

Again, I am not even sure if the MBT really expect much from these new guys. I think the priority was to get rid of KP at any cost and the second priority was getting some players with smaller contracts AND who fit a style that they want to build around Luka going forward. If they get excellent contributions from those two new guys it will be just a bonus.

I agree with you that they were willing to trade KP, but I'm not as confident as you are that they did so with the idea that they were going to take anything they could get. I think they like the players enough, didn't have to add a pick or player and thought that the timing and return was sufficient. I truly believe some in the organization like Dinwiddie and want him to be here and succeed here in his bench role. Bertans at his best gives this team much needed outside shooting but imo Dinwiddie is the "prize" going forward and the hope for me is that he fits perfectly as the much needed 6th man role the Mavs need and/or becomes a positive asset again for trade purposes. I see those two things as somewhat likely whereas KP ever being an effective difference maker or healthy co-star as highly unlikely.