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[Mavs2021]

Frank Ntilikina

McKinley Wright

Tyler Dorsey

A J Lawson

Sterling Brown

If we include other positions, the list gets even longer.

The big issue is to properly identify (evaluate) which of these guys to sign, if any.

That is true to a certain extent, but this is obviously also a numbers game.

They had to a chance to pick between Hartenstein, Bryant, Smith, BolBol and I´m sure 2-3 other young centers. I have no idea, who´ll be the best of the four, but chances are they are all in the league on merit next year and literally the only reason McGee will be in the league next year is the Mavs moronic contract.

So yeah obviously talent evaluation is a big part of it, but so is always having 3-4 main roster spots, plus the two way deals reserved for these kind of young players at all times, whether it´s the fallen types or actual fresh own draft picks.

Guys like Pinson, McGee, Burke are just a waste of time and a roster spot. Mavs could have signed Hartenstein, signed WCS instead. Mavs could have signed Hartenstein again, signed Boban instead. Mavs could have signed Hartenstein again, signed McGee instead. And please not the technicality of the contract size again. A starting spot next to Luka is a license to print money for a center. Maybe he does not take the small paycut. I think he would have. Certainly BolBol and Jalen Smith would have jumped at this opportunity. More current money, better situation and better projected future earnings. BolBol had to sign in Orlando, who have WCJ, Bamba, Isaac and Mo Wagner.

I applaud them for taking a chance on Frank, but where is this year´s Frank? You Frank six times in two years, you might hit once. You Frank once in two years, odds are against you.