Catching up on this thread and lagging a little behind but the 18 month thing is scary not just because of the nightmares of plan powder but because of what happened with Gobert yesterday. Gobert is a pretty flawed star, on a really big contract (maybe the length is a positive for the team acquiring him), and was co-starred with someone that hated him. There was almost no chance he wasn't traded this offseason. Minny basically gave up 5 draft picks for him (their selection this year, 3x unprotected FRPs, 1x lightly protected FRP) along with two useful pieces in Vanderbilt and PatBev which could be use to collect even more draft picks. Did Minnesota just help rewrite the trade market? The popular question that quickly arose was "If Gobert is worth all that, what is Durant worth?". And the answer is that no team could amass enough picks/valuable contracts to make that trade but it certainly made getting Durant more expensive. So back to the 18 month plan. How likely are the Mavs to gather the assets needed in that time to be able to afford an impact player? Color me really skeptical. I think a good front office with our current situation would look to acquire assets and realize our window is a few years away. Not really Cuban's style though. Which leads me to:
I've mentioned this before, but based on Cuban's win now lust, the MBT really needs to learn how to build teams around the moneyball concept. Oddly enough, I think Wood and McGee are the perfect acquisitions for this strategy. And if we have our sights set on splashier players, we definitely need to turn over the rocks for players with red flags (head cases, medicals, fallen angels, etc.). Ben Simmons, since he's being discussed, fits that philosophy.
Carry on.
edit: And not giving Goran the final roster spot in my eyes makes sense as you only bring him in as a last move because once he is here, he needs to be here for the remainder of the season. Don't rock the Luka boat.
I've mentioned this before, but based on Cuban's win now lust, the MBT really needs to learn how to build teams around the moneyball concept. Oddly enough, I think Wood and McGee are the perfect acquisitions for this strategy. And if we have our sights set on splashier players, we definitely need to turn over the rocks for players with red flags (head cases, medicals, fallen angels, etc.). Ben Simmons, since he's being discussed, fits that philosophy.
Carry on.
edit: And not giving Goran the final roster spot in my eyes makes sense as you only bring him in as a last move because once he is here, he needs to be here for the remainder of the season. Don't rock the Luka boat.