05-06-2022, 09:00 PM
(05-06-2022, 01:27 AM)omahen Wrote: I think you missed my point. I wasn't trying to imply we should go after George type. But Luka and KP combined cost us far less than what Clippers paid for George alone. Yet Clippers still traded for 4 rotation players in next 2 years and signed one by FA. Mavs have more or less same team with Bullock and Dinwiddie the only changes in the regular rotation. Mavs have plenty of assets.
Clippers only paid 3 pucks of their own not 5.
Why? Because they have build assets of draft picks before going all-in.
AFAIK we never received a future first since Cuban took over, maybe I am wrong but I am sure that it didn't happen since I followed this team in 2008.
So, that was already an advantage for Clippers assets.
Then, Clippers got Kawhi for nothing and PG was his Robben, so their time was "now" since then and till Kawhi legs are officially done in the NBA.
Trading 1st is normal in that.
The Mavs misses their Roben, and trading a 1st kills our trading assets in case a Roben became available.
Going for a Covington and not waiting for a Lilard is a mistake.