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

[Scott41theMavs]

I'm with KL on T. Bey. Sure, he might be able to put the three ball into his arsenal one day but he hasn't to this point which makes it tough to project an NBA role for him on both ends of the court. I agree that the defensive/athletic upside is there, but if you suck at shooting then Carlisle will either force you to do it anyway (can be hard on a player's confidence) or plug you into the roll man-role and then you're suddenly competing with Powell or WCS for minutes. Good luck with that.

Or, they could work with him and develop him like they did DFS. Especially if they nail him at 31. J. Smith is going lottery. I take T. Bey over all of the other guys you mentioned, running away.

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My first rough Mavs' big board:

No Toppin, because he doesn't play defense? What about picking best player available? If he falls to 18 you pick him and run away smilling. Because if he delivers on offensive end what every one believes he can, you have a great trading asset on you.

You have Williams below T.Bey? Williams has perhaps even more NBA ready body, both are bad offensively. Williams is 18, Bey 22. Williams is a lotter pick in most mocks.

You have Okoru, arguably best 3-D wing in this draft, at 9, below S.Bey and Vassell? Mocks have him in top 10 at worst, some in top 5.

Re: Toppin: because the Mavs want to be in the competing business, not developing trade assets at the dynamic expense of wins. If Toppin falls to 18, it's because he didn't have that value. And of course he won't. He's more in the category of, "I hope the Mavs wouldn't be so phenomenally stupid as to waste assets trading up for yet another stooge who can't play defense." WRT your other comments, I did say it's rough.