06-16-2023, 08:53 PM
(06-16-2023, 08:39 PM)Jason Terry Wrote: Bump. This is awesome
Thinking it over now…….. It’s hard to come to terms with what the mavs will probably do vs. what they should do.
Will we really do a complete 180 and emphasize drafting in a real way vs being the team most willing to throw away picks over the last decades?
I have doubts. It’s clear that trading down is the best move. If they trade out though……i would have issues with that. We need some type of youth movement
Will we stay away from the flashy names and go directly to adding the best fits? I have my doubts
Will we look for value instead of being narrow-minded? I have doubts
Will we actually target defenders? Do they finally see this as a problem? I have doubts
I really want to believe
Much of this depends on what we think of Nico and how much we are able to let past wounds and disappointments go. Nico is the relationship guy and part of relationships is AAU coaches and college coaches (and G-League coaches) and any host of people with a good eye for talent. We turned the 37th pick last year into someone who is arguably a top 10 guy in his draft class. Something changed because it wasn’t that long ago we totally whiffed on two second rounders in the same draft that were higher than 37.
If we are willing to give Nico a little rope based on Hardy, then getting a top 10 talent doesn’t necessarily mean using a top 10 pick to do it. That’s an element of why I’m comfortable moving down (but not out) from 10 if it does other things for us (like rids us of some salary, gets us a veteran big AND permits us to make a value pick or two). It doesn’t have to be #15 for me either. What if 10 for 15 got us Capela for Bertans. Then we do the Bojan deal and get the first pick in the second round. Capela, Bojan and someone of the same value as Hardy with 31? We could call it a summer at that point…especially if 31 was a big wing who can defend and hit 3’s.