TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[Tyler]

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.

That's a fair point about the timing of their statements. But it doesn't address their actions in telling Dragic that they had no need for him in anything more than a Boban-sighting role every few weeks. Maybe they have something cooking that nobody knows about, but Dallas certainly isn't acting like a team who feels strongly about getting another ballhandler.