2022 NBA Draft: #37 Jaden Hardy (6' 3", 6' 9" WS) to DAL | two 2nds to SAC

[Chicagojk]

Yeah, it will take 26 (at least) to get into the Turner conversation. Mavericks were not mentioned among the interested teams, however. 




This actually makes sense to me. If you value the draft, but DON'T want to cut someone semi-valuable and eat some guaranteed money (that you'll have to pay tax on) in the process, finding a way to turn this year's pick into a future pick is not a bad idea at all.

https://twitter.com/_TradeDeadline/statu...3958520834

A couple of things:

1) I will judge the offseason on the whole...just like last year.

2) I really dislike trying to compare GS to Dallas having expensive rosters.   GS may get their 4th title soon and already have 3 young guys they will eventually grow into rotation players.  They already have their young core.  Dallas does not.

3) Pick 26 is not a sure thing.  In fact, you are more likely to miss on it.  But if you never take these picks serious, you will never get them right.  Dallas better be doing the work on these prospects...and it should have been a year long process. 

4) While pick #26 has better odds of not working out, it is your GM's job to find the player who will.   No one bats 100%.  Pick 26 could turn out to be the low cost Dinwiddle replacement in two years.  Or maybe the low cost Bullock replacement in two years.  Or the low cost Maxi replacement in 2 years.  Etc.   If Dallas wants to get out of the tax, finding young players on rookie deals is easiest route to do so.   

5) I agree that picks to the 20's to the 40's are all over the place and it is the eye of the beholder.   Hopefully our beholder has a good eye!