05-29-2022, 03:01 AM
It´s so fascinating to me, how Mavs fans always look to give up assets for players that they could literally have had for free for the last five years. The point is to find the next Richaun Holmes before he got paid and developed some reputation.
Richaun Holmes was the 37th pick once upon a time. Christian Wood was undrafted and bounced around like 12 teams, the Mavs included.
Why are we always looking to give up 1st round picks and assets for players that are available every summer?
That´s just lazy scouting that leads to a messy cap situation like ours.
Holmes is 29 year old averaging 10/7/1. That´s his peak. That´s his prime.
Why do we need to trade for him, when we have/had much younger options available in free agency/trades that are already or will be better than him within the next 12-24 months?
Heck there might be one on the Kings: Damian Jones.
He´s an UFA C, who is 26 years and started 15 games for the Kings last year.
In those 15 games the Kings went 6-9, he played 28 MPG, averaged 14/6/2, shooting 73/33/73.
You want Richaun Holmes from the Kings. There he is.
Doesn´t cost you a first round pick. Probably will not even cost the full TP-MLE.
Around the fringes of the rotation it´s about finding the nobody Richaun Holmes was, not the somebody he is.
Richaun Holmes was the 37th pick once upon a time. Christian Wood was undrafted and bounced around like 12 teams, the Mavs included.
Why are we always looking to give up 1st round picks and assets for players that are available every summer?
That´s just lazy scouting that leads to a messy cap situation like ours.
Holmes is 29 year old averaging 10/7/1. That´s his peak. That´s his prime.
Why do we need to trade for him, when we have/had much younger options available in free agency/trades that are already or will be better than him within the next 12-24 months?
Heck there might be one on the Kings: Damian Jones.
He´s an UFA C, who is 26 years and started 15 games for the Kings last year.
In those 15 games the Kings went 6-9, he played 28 MPG, averaged 14/6/2, shooting 73/33/73.
You want Richaun Holmes from the Kings. There he is.
Doesn´t cost you a first round pick. Probably will not even cost the full TP-MLE.
Around the fringes of the rotation it´s about finding the nobody Richaun Holmes was, not the somebody he is.