06-25-2022, 04:25 PM
(06-25-2022, 01:08 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Yeah but we hope it´s Lavine or Beal, when the most likely outcome is Irving. And honestly I´d prefer Westbrook over him. If the Knicks sign Brunson, I´ll make a wager on Irving to Dallas.
The funniest part is that, if we had signed Collins instead of THJ last summer, we could probably trade him for Ayton right now. Hell I´d argue that Markkanen and a pick could probably get you Ayton. Ayton and Luka are always very friendly/respectful toward each other. That´s why I said last summer that we should sign a young player, who has re-trade value rather than THJ.
I'm trying to be respectful, but I'm on vacation and had many drinks, so I apologize if I fail. I get your constant negativity as this FO has made a lot of mistakes, but sometimes you manufacture failures that were not realistic options. You regularly complain about our failures to sign restricted free agents (Allen, Markkanen, Collins) when there was no reasonable route to do so. You also tend to fixate on players who (with the exception of Allen) are anywhere from bad to terrible on defense (Lavine, Randle, Markkanen, White) for a team that really needs two way players.
If the Nicks are signing Brunson, they are not giving up Randle and the Mavs are not taking Fouriner. I don't see a convoluted trade for Coby White either. The suggestion that he might be better than Brunson in a couple years seems crazy. He is one of the worst defenders in the NBA and that does matter.
I don't see the Mavs going after Lavine, Beal or Irving. This is not the time for that kind of move, and none of those guys are the two player that we need to spend all of our assets on.
I do like your idea to go after Harris. A good tax MLE target.