TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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I understand that most Mavs fans feel that Dallas desperately needs a 3rd playmaker. But neither their words nor their actions indicate that the Mavs agree.

I think that's bad info, amigo.

For those who say that the Mavs have not been speaking of another playmaker as a priority, those root Mav comments originated BEFORE the Mavs found out that Brunson was gone. At that point, with Brunson penciled into the mix as an expectation (as the top goal), a big, and a backup wing, were the primary remaining off-season goals.

The Mavs haven't commented on their priorities since. Some media have simply assumed the same list as before, and spoken of the focus as that original list. But imo, to think that their needs haven't changed (nor should have changed) when Brunson bailed is absurd.

Important to note, it's not like they have a REAL solution already figured out, either. In the interview with St Jean, he really had no answer on who would back up BOTH Luka and Dinwiddie other than "maybe we can do a bit of this and a bit of that, and somehow fill the hole." Do we really think this team can go a whole season with no real backup for TWO key players? A gaping hole like that doesn't exist anywhere else on the roster.