2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[Branduil]

It is about options.  Nothing about having Holmes, Wood, Maxi and Powell forces you to play two bigs (especially in the playoffs).  But now you CAN play two bigs if you wish (and a better quality big than what you are going to get at the Vet Min).

Nothing about paying Dragic $6mm instead of SD $20mm keeps you from playing two PG's whenever you wish.  But, with a smaller financial commitment, if you want to play a single PG, Bullock, DFS Holmes and Wood (or Maxi and Wood or Maxi and Holmes), you can.

Are we sure Wood is a full time center?  If not, where are we getting a body we can play alongside him?

Are we sure Dragic is coming here for the minimum (I hear people saying they'd "prefer" it, but that isn't the same as it happening).  If not and if he's coming, then paying him $6mm to be the fourth PG makes absolutely no sense.  So, how might we make sense of it.

One of the ways to get better is to make yourself match-up proof by covering any kind of combination you might need for an entire 48 minute game.  Something like this does that and the cost is the spread between SD and Dragic (to the extent there is a spread) for a few backup minutes each half.

It adds options, sure, but it also takes away one of the biggest strengths of last year's team by removing Dinwiddie. Also, while you could say it gives you more options, you kind of have to start both Wood and Holmes with this lineup. Like I can't imagine Wood dealing with being moved to the bench well, and we already know what that's done to Holmes.

I don't know if Wood can survive as the lone big, but I'm 90% sure the Mavs' current plan is for him to replace Powell in the starting lineup from last year.

To me, the Mavs' interest in Dragic is as a quality 4th PG and mentor, which kind of matches up with what he was saying about himself. Will he choose the Mavs over other options for the vet minimum? We'll see.