TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[IamDougieFresh]

That's a neat way to embed the stat table there, you got to show me how to do that. 

So you're telling me their stats are almost identical? I give you that but raise you  that Ayton has been a 1-5 defender his entire career and was the starter on a team that went to the Finals 2 years ago. Wood, while a superior offensive player, isn't in the same league there. That I think is the major difference between them. Ayton gives you surefire defense without losing much offense. 

Mavs don't need* an offensive superstar at the 5. But they absolutely do need a guy that can protect the rim and catch lobs consistently and not be hunted off a switch. Ayton wouldn't catapult the Mavs into contention instantly, but a Luka+Ayton foundation absolutely would set them up WAY better long term than a Luka+Wood combo in my mind. 

*While it'd be nice, I don't think it's a requirement.

My thinking is that if we come to a deal on a Wood extension, he will cost about half as much. When you add whatever we would have to send to PHX, it is obvious to me that we should roll with Wood. Of course, dirty Mark and the boys could mess up the Wood situation, but we will have to wait and see.

For the table: Go to basketball-reference com -> player comparison finder on the right -> put in the players you want to compare (you can do single seasons, full career, group of seasons) -> hit export data above the table -> use the html table option as it seems to work the best on this site -> copy paste the whole thing into your post.