PLAYOFFS ROUND 1: #4 DAL (4-2) vs #5 UTA (2-4) |

[mvossman]

I think the problem is, you can't really choose when the opportunity happens. If it is this offseason, you go for it. If (for example) Beal says he wants to be traded to Dallas, you pull the trigger, not ask him to wait till 2023.

Besides, with each passing year Mavs will be more desperate and every seller will know that - prices will go up.

I agree with this to some degree, but there are not that many guys out there that I seriously consider giving up my 27 and 29 picks for, and I don't think Beal is one of them.  I think he is kind of overrated and will likely cost more than he is actually worth.

Also, this does not feel like a desperate team.  It feels like a team that is slowly getting better (despite some significant offseason failures) and needs one more quality good fitting piece (and an owner willing to spend the tax) to be a contender.