05-07-2022, 11:09 AM
(05-07-2022, 10:27 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: There would be a lot of great trade partners for Kleber in the middle of the first round.
Hornets #13
Cavs #14
Hornets #15
Hawks #16
Bulls #18
Wolves #19
All desperate win now teams with tight cap situations in need of a mobile defensive stretch 4/5. Though getting an additional first round pick by adding a bad salary + Kleber would be a great asset management, I just don´t think that´s how the Mavs operate.
This goes back to what I have been saying all along, Maxi is more valuable to us than what we would get for him in a trade. I doubt a team would actually give up a mid first for him, and I am not sure how much sense it makes for us to do that anyways? Are we not one of those cap strapped teams that want to win? We are already thin in the front court and even more so in the playoffs with Powell being near useless. The goal should be to bolster our frontcourt, not trade what we have away for a mid first.
I understand the desire to manage assets well, something this FO has always struggled with, but we are currently in the second round of the playoffs competing against the best team in the NBA. With Luka likely hitting another level as soon as next season, it does not feel like the time to step back in competitiveness for a moderate asset.
It does not help that our last pick in that range has not been a great result. I'm not really sure what Nico is going to bring to the draft room, but I am skeptical it changes all that much. Honestly I think the biggest value we got from Nellie was his eye for European talent and we might actually be worse now.