TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[Mavs2021]

IMHO, players like Poetl are great...when you get them before they get paid.

Bingo. And that usually means young and it certainly means player potential evaluation.

There is nothing the Mavs suck more at or BETTER SAID are simply not interested in even entertaining in free agency. They always go for the "proven" players.

Somehow they still midjudge those half the time, because just like they cannot recognize the young talent about to climb Mount Everest, they also cannot recognize the old farts dangling from a ridge about to fall into the abyss.

These f*ckers signed 34 year old JaVale McGee for more money than BolBol, Jalen Smith or Thomas Bryant. Even guys like Hartenstein would have been within reach with some strong pitch from Mr. Shark.  

Even contract length aside and without McGee exceeding all negative expectations it was a dumb signing strategically.