05-02-2022, 09:43 AM
(05-02-2022, 12:19 AM)F Gump Wrote: Graham is 6-1 - you think he's a C or something? His one position is PG and the Mavs have Luka, JB, SD, Burke, and Ntilikina already. He's not being discussed as a strong defender (bball ref ratings say he's bad), and his offense is simply putrid. He was the flavor of the month for some as a FA, where his track record was not so good but some thought he only needed a new team, so NO gave him a strong contract, and he has proven he's simply not that good. He is the small PG without a shot, which is an awful recipe for what you want in a PG.
More importantly, there's no place to insert him in the Mavs rotation. You have better options for PG and he doesn't have a skill to even be a specialist for you. He's already 27. He's undersized. On every level, it's not a guy who would help.
His offense is significantly better than you are making it out to be. He had an off year this last season, but the prior two years he was hitting the 3 at better than league average with a high volume. On top of that his assist to TO ratio was roughly 3 to 1. That is a very valuable combination in a player.
His size is a concern, but I don't know why we are bringing up guys like Luka and Din, who are big enough for wings, and Burke and Frank who are not good enough to worry about. His fit with Brunson is a problem. Not sure how many minutes you want both of them on the court (Rick would have loved it).
The point is that you are taking on a contract somebody doesn't want to get a guy you do want (Hayes), and you are buying low on a guy. Even if he gets you nothing it might still be worth it to get Hayes.