Because of the CAP situation, this will not bear fruit any time soon, but I do think Nico/Kidd are going to be more attractive for future free agents than Rick and Donnie. It will help that Luka will be entering his prime and we should have an outside chance at a championship every year. Benchmarks for the next year are:
-Can we retain JB?
-Can we make a good draft pick?
-Do we do something with THJ?
-Do we extend DP and Maxi?
Is our team better this year? That's an interesting question. I'm going to lean towards yes. The core players (Luka, JB, God King) are all improved but I've been lowkey impressed by Bullock in the two playoff games. Jury is out Spencer. He was great after the trade but I don't think he's performed close to that level so far in the playoffs. Maybe that's good news for the Mavs if he can figure it out and turn it up a notch. Bertans is whatever. I don't think we really miss KP much like I don't think we really miss THJ, though I think THJ could be useful in spots this series with Luka out.
-Can we retain JB?
-Can we make a good draft pick?
-Do we do something with THJ?
-Do we extend DP and Maxi?
Is our team better this year? That's an interesting question. I'm going to lean towards yes. The core players (Luka, JB, God King) are all improved but I've been lowkey impressed by Bullock in the two playoff games. Jury is out Spencer. He was great after the trade but I don't think he's performed close to that level so far in the playoffs. Maybe that's good news for the Mavs if he can figure it out and turn it up a notch. Bertans is whatever. I don't think we really miss KP much like I don't think we really miss THJ, though I think THJ could be useful in spots this series with Luka out.
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