05-30-2022, 03:48 PM
(05-30-2022, 11:27 AM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: My comment on the draft wasn't that past drafting woes should be of concern, but rather that Nico's inexperience with drafting should be. We don't know how good or bad our scouting team is at this point.
While this is certainly a valid cause for concern - and I agree it has to be a serious consideration in regards to whether the Mavs will get anything helpful from the pick if they use it - there is also the issue that the Mavs can't keep using the excuse that 'We don't draft well, so we should get rid of our picks.'
They simply MUST learn to draft well and develop the picks they draft. Part of that is actually drafting players. If they don't, they have no avenue to cheaper talent that is going to be able to fill roles on a regular basis ....and with Luka on a max deal, plus all the 10M-20M salaries on the roster, they can't make the dollars work without a steady stream of lower cost PLAYABLE talent. There needs to be a pipeline, rather than a one-off thing if they find someone.
Brunson and DFS have been those guys the last couple of years, but now they aren't going to be cheap. The Mavs need to find and add 2-3 replacements at the bottom rungs of the salary scale, minimum or just a bit more, who will be outplaying their contracts by a lot.
Re the existing cast outside the rotation -- Franky might qualify, he's a reasonably good candidate. Green probably is as well. I'm not sure about Chris and whether he has enough ceiling to be in your rotation with some more development. Burke fills a need, but he isn't good enough to force his way into the regular rotation, nor Brown, nor Bobi.