DRAFT: #18 [Green] & #31 [Terry] & trade for #36 [Tyler Bey]

[Mavs2019]

I'm kind of against these projects like Poku for us.

Totally agree about Pokusevski. Mavs don't have the luxury to give him minutes to develop. And he doesn't look ready to contribute in some 2 years.

I am affraid S.Bey and Nesmith will be gone before #18 and Vassell even entered top 10 range in most of recent mocks I've seen. Everyone needs 3-D wings. But I would definitely trade up for him. Perhaps even for Bey and Nesmith. Mavs need players who can contribute right away. I am affraid only this kind of guys will see minutes and be able to develop.

 
Same age, same league:

Player A: 22.5 MPG,  46/31/72, 9.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.0 BPG

Player B: 22.6 MPG, 49/32/78, 10.8 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 3.1 APG, 1.8 BPG

Player B has better individual stats in every single category, Player A is Giannis.

If Donnie and Tony Ronzone give him their stamp of approval, he´ll be a Maverick.

That whole theory that overseas players need more time to develop, whlie college kids are immediate contributors is BS anyway.

Year 2 stats of current overseas raised players:

Giannis 13/7/2
Doncic 29/9/9
Jokic 17/10/5
Nurkic 8/6/1.5 blks (behind Jokic)
Gobert 8/10/2.5 blks
Sabonis 12/8/2
Valanciunas 12/9
Vucevic 13/12
Ibaka 10/8/2.5 blks
Porzingis 18/7/2 blks
Simmons 17/9/8
Markkanen 19/9
Saric 15/7/3
Gallinari 15/5/2
Rubio 11/4/7/2.5 stls

There are no magically late blooming Europeans. Show me one in the whole NBA. The best cases are probably Kanter, Fournier and Siakam, who played in Cameroon until age 18. He was 17/7/3 on a championship team in his 3rd year.

Make your argument that he´s going to suck. Fair enough. There is a much better chance of that happening than him becoming special, but not showing it for the first three years.

If you can play, you can play.

You all must have heard the Dirk is going back home story too often.   Btw he put up 17/8/3 in his 2nd season.