THE CRUCIFIX: Cato: Wood isn't thrilled w/ his role...Will depart in the summer

[Mavs2021]

Now, you're confusing me, for real. 

I get that the odds change based on the pick range, but it still feels like you're arguing just to argue. 

The role players aren't a lost cause. They're just role players. If (for example) Wood proved to be much closer to what the more optimistic among us hope, the entire roster would look much better overnight, imo. I mean, look how much worse losing one player has made things. 

And regardless of whether or not you agree, there is literally no chance they're going to tank, so it's all moot. 

I'm sorry, but I think it's for the best to get this stupid, awful KP think 100% in the past, regardless of whether or not they're going to do smart things with the picks moving forward.

But a top 8 pick this year is worth much more than two projected late picks in 2024/2026, so I don´t get this "get it over with argument". Even if you miss out on Wembanyama/Scoot and do not want the Thompsons, Whitmore, Whitehead, Miller or Smith Jr. I bet that teams rank these guys MUCH higher than any of these future picks that become available to us for a trade.

Especially since you get them NOW as opposed to a 2026 player. GMs need to win sooner than later. Nobody is going to pat you on the back for the 2026 pick turning into a superstar in 2028, when you got fired in 2025. Make a pick this year (with 7-8 projected All-Stars), dump the soon-to-be-over-the-hill or/and injury prone $180M catastrophe waiting to happen on the Mavs, watch the rookie put up 18/5/5 and you look like the genius.