If Dorsey turns out to be good, it will be tricky (contractually) to navigate him to end up as a long-term Mav role player. The ability (or lack of same) of Mavs FO will be on full display, as they try to navigate how to get it done well, and part of the challenge will be issues with the rules (limits in what kind of money the Mavs can offer, and how to use the ability to make him a RFA without necessarily having much ability to match offers).
If he continues to look good, the Mavs might be kinda forced to use him as value in trade, in order to get much benefit from having having.
If I was doing it, I would focus on obtaining the most precise evaluation possible in camp that I can get of him, and get a feel for his future. Much easier to say than do, of course. But if he looks VERY promising, the clock will start ticking down quickly, so before the rest of the league gets a read on him (and starts trying to woo his agent), I'd want to get him on board to being a Mav for 2 years. That takes an NBA deal, not two-way, and Mavs only have minimums to offer (with a 2-year limit). It's in CUBAN's best interest financially to have him stay on the 2-way until he's played 50 games (because 2-way salaries don't get taxed), but that's risky since the longer you wait, then the more Dorsey might show something of value, which then might make him want to decline any deal in favor of 2023 free agency. If he's good, what is given higher priority - Cuban pinching pennies, or the Mavs' future?
There's a big caveat in all this focus on Dorsey, which is that results in non-NBA settings can be very deceptive. He might be just a guy once he's here. In games with NBA players at every position, there are 5 NBA players trying to stop his offense (instead of an NBA guy here and a bunch of spares there) and 4 NBA players on his team forcing him to share the ball where they are better than he is.
How well the Mavs FO does on this one is going to be revelatory as to Mavs evaluating, developing, and negotiating skills these days.
If he continues to look good, the Mavs might be kinda forced to use him as value in trade, in order to get much benefit from having having.
If I was doing it, I would focus on obtaining the most precise evaluation possible in camp that I can get of him, and get a feel for his future. Much easier to say than do, of course. But if he looks VERY promising, the clock will start ticking down quickly, so before the rest of the league gets a read on him (and starts trying to woo his agent), I'd want to get him on board to being a Mav for 2 years. That takes an NBA deal, not two-way, and Mavs only have minimums to offer (with a 2-year limit). It's in CUBAN's best interest financially to have him stay on the 2-way until he's played 50 games (because 2-way salaries don't get taxed), but that's risky since the longer you wait, then the more Dorsey might show something of value, which then might make him want to decline any deal in favor of 2023 free agency. If he's good, what is given higher priority - Cuban pinching pennies, or the Mavs' future?
There's a big caveat in all this focus on Dorsey, which is that results in non-NBA settings can be very deceptive. He might be just a guy once he's here. In games with NBA players at every position, there are 5 NBA players trying to stop his offense (instead of an NBA guy here and a bunch of spares there) and 4 NBA players on his team forcing him to share the ball where they are better than he is.
How well the Mavs FO does on this one is going to be revelatory as to Mavs evaluating, developing, and negotiating skills these days.
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