2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[vfromlmf]

Full transparency, I picked Mavs in six before the series. I didn't predict Biyombo but I figured the Suns would play Ayton and McGee nearly 48 minutes and the Mavs would exploit the matchup. 

As expected, Dallas generated open threes and once again, math won.

Consider this ... Ayton is the only player to average 15 points, 10 rebounds and shoot 65% in NBA postseason history. But it wasn't enough. When will the rest of the NBA (much less this board) catch on? News flash: there are no big centers left in the playoffs. MVP caliber bigs KAT, Jocic, Embiid were all exploited. I'll go so far as to say the Mavs won because Phoenix played Ayton, McGee and Biyombo. 

Dallas certainly doesn't need to spend assets to go get Turner, Collins, Capela, Holmes or even Gobert or Ayton. Just keep doing what you're doing. 

At this point my offseason plan is resign Brunson, draft the best player available and keep developing Green & Ntilikina. Maybe you offload some salary and add another versatile wing defender like Taurean Prince, but I'm honestly curious how THJ will look when he comes back. He'll fit into the five-out concept perfectly if he just commits to the defensive end and knocks down open threes.