02-17-2022, 02:27 PM
(02-17-2022, 12:27 PM)F Gump Wrote: There's a level of productivity at which the Mavs would decide DB is too valuable here, to trade. That sounds odd, in light of the conversations when he was acquired, but he's such a pure shooter with height, and able to get off shots.
But what if they can get him corner 3s with great regularity? There he shoots well over 50% (!) season after season. (For example, this season with the Wiz, when his numbers looked bad, he made 57% on corner 3s for the season. 57%. Not a typo.) Consider the possibilities and impact.
I feel like folks are getting way too excited about Bertans. He is considered one of the worst contracts in the league. There are reasons for that. Whether its his lack of defense, his injury issues, the fact that his only contribution on the court is to shoot corner threes, likely all of the above. He has had one good season in his career. The idea that we would be hesitant to send him out in a trade for Collins is greatly over valuing his likely impact on the court.