08-22-2022, 08:04 PM
If the Mavs FO has learned anything from the Brunson fiasco, they will extend Bullock, Maxi, and Wood (assuming he works out well) before they get to free agency. The key to the roster building game once you have the superstar is amassing talent, not clearing talent for cap room. ESPECIALLY talent that can contribute on both ends of the floor, at a reasonable price point.
"Too much talent" buys you another star if you can find one who will be a fit at the right trade price for you.
Winning (not tanking, or kicking the can down the road to a future year) makes your talent more desirable to other teams.
They also need to AGGRESSIVELY develop talent to create an ongoing flow of ever-improving talent at the bottom end of the roster. Even if they have a good team, they have to find ways to make player development part of the equation. That's the only way to keep the talent pool sustainable as players age out of usefulness OR become unaffordable.
"Too much talent" buys you another star if you can find one who will be a fit at the right trade price for you.
Winning (not tanking, or kicking the can down the road to a future year) makes your talent more desirable to other teams.
They also need to AGGRESSIVELY develop talent to create an ongoing flow of ever-improving talent at the bottom end of the roster. Even if they have a good team, they have to find ways to make player development part of the equation. That's the only way to keep the talent pool sustainable as players age out of usefulness OR become unaffordable.