09-13-2020, 05:19 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-13-2020, 05:28 PM by Jason Terry.)
(09-13-2020, 05:02 PM)Mavs2019 Wrote:You draft the next jimmy butler and he will be an all star 5 years from now. A superstar 10 years from now. Even if you hit in the draft they usually take awhile to develop. Luka is rare(09-13-2020, 04:38 PM)omahen Wrote:And if you draft the next Jimmy Butler? It´s not about an "all bets on the draft" strategy. It´s about building a real contender core, not another 1st round exit machine with annual roster turnovers.(09-13-2020, 04:32 PM)Mavs2019 Wrote: The Nuggets performance against the Clippers shows us that we might not be as close as we think we are. We are exactly the 7th best team. You are throwing around assets for 2021 UFAs like Schroeder or Holiday, as if they´d make us contenders next season. We´ll need to nail the draft this season and FA in 2020/2021 to set ourselves up for multiple actual runs in the future. Our time is not 2020/2021. It´s 2021+.
And if you screw the draft, which is very likely? Than that pick is worthless, you still have Wright on your team, no max cap space in 2021 and you basically didn't improve. If you can get a player like Schroeder for Wright and Jackson, you do it. He makes us better. In 2021 we can resign him and Hardaway, dump both and sign Giannis, dump both and sign two other free agents or whatever other combination you prefer. This way is much more certain we will gradually become a contender than "all bets on draft" strategy you propose. Unless of course, Mavs are absolutely sure they have a draft winner.
You know when the time was to get Schroeder? When the Thunder traded him for Melo. It´s always the same with the Mavs and trades. Short-sightedness and late to the party. You don´t trade for guys like Schroeder, when they have 12 months left and their value is at an all-time high.
im with you we need to get young talent, but we’re ready to win now, so good young players ready to win now are even more valuable than draft picks
(09-13-2020, 04:38 PM)omahen Wrote:Exactly. We want that flexibility. Bring in the best players we can this offseason. Not sure if that’s Schroeder but having Hardaway and another high level players bird rights gives us options going forward(09-13-2020, 04:32 PM)Mavs2019 Wrote: The Nuggets performance against the Clippers shows us that we might not be as close as we think we are. We are exactly the 7th best team. You are throwing around assets for 2021 UFAs like Schroeder or Holiday, as if they´d make us contenders next season. We´ll need to nail the draft this season and FA in 2020/2021 to set ourselves up for multiple actual runs in the future. Our time is not 2020/2021. It´s 2021+.
And if you screw the draft, which is very likely? Than that pick is worthless, you still have Wright on your team, no max cap space in 2021 and you basically didn't improve. If you can get a player like Schroeder for Wright and Jackson, you do it. He makes us better. In 2021 we can resign him and Hardaway, dump both and sign Giannis, dump both and sign two other free agents or whatever other combination you prefer. This way is much more certain we will gradually become a contender than "all bets on draft" strategy you propose. Unless of course, Mavs are absolutely sure they have a draft winner.