(02-14-2024, 08:13 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Woj says the warriors made a push for Lebron at the deadline.
In the article I found this part funny. I would never even waste my time dealing with Morey.
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Dunleavy Jr. was the second team executive call to Pelinka on a possible James trade, sources said. After seeing James' murky social media post of an hour-glass a week before the trade deadline, Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey called Pelinka to probe on a James trade and was immediately told that James wasn't available. In fact, Pelinka responded by asking Morey if Joel Embiid was available, sources said. And that ended that brief conversation. These sorts of bold trade calls are historically a common practice for Morey, who also called the Phoenix Suns and asked about a trade for Durant prior to the deadline, sources said. When told no on Durant, Morey then asked about the availability of Devin Booker and Bradley Beal, too. Unsurprisingly, those were no's as well, sources said.
I think it would be a good thing if the Mavs had a GM like Daryl Morey, i.e., someone who is willing to grift and do all the dirty work without caring what it looks like, so long as his organization and roster improves.
I prefer Rob Pelinka to Daryl Morey though, because I think Pelinka is the best overall GM in the NBA currently. Pelinka seems like the Luka Doncic of GMs, i.e., someone who is not stuck to one particular path and can overcome any obstacles through their talent, including internal organizational sabotage. If Luka and Pelinka ever got together on the same franchise, I would love to see what they could do as a team.
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If the Mavs had a GM like Pelinka, then Spencer Dinwiddie might upgrade them on his scale from Mama Bears to Papa Bears.
As an aside, I also think the Mavs need more aggressive beat writers. Journalists who do more than sing the team's praises or suck up to the Mavs FO... holding them accountable, calling them out, and all that Jazz.