2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[Scott41theMavs]

The way I see it, I would prefer it if we aren't aggressive in the trade market:

-We have a good enough roster to be a top 4 teams in the West IMHO, we need some organic development and improvements. But we have many good starting caliber players, and deep benches with 1 super star and another star (when healthy).

-There aren't many superstars available right now. Beal isn't going to be traded unless he and Russ looks awful together, they traded Wall with the idea of win now. Harden is probably the only superstar available, and he isn't really that available for a team like the Mavs.

-The trade market is currently inflated:
Jrue cost 3 first round picks, 2 pick swap when he has one year left. Worh mentioning he has made 1 All-Star appearance in weak East 7 years ago, not a single All-NBA appearance.
Covington cost 2 1st, and he has only 1 defensive team of the year appearance in his whole career.
Teams will want at least that type of compensation for there trading assets, they know that teams now are desperate considering how many contenders.
OPJ, Lavine, Gordon etc will cost arm and leg most likely.

-Other teams still have assets: Heat have those young guys they showed in playoffs, Denver has ton of assets too. Teams will want to take advantage of them even as leverage.

Mavs simply has depleted assets: We have no young, high potential player (except KP & Luka), we have traded our 1st till 2023 with protection till 2025. With 7 years rule I think we might not be able to trade more than 1 first round pick. And tbh we have Luka locked till 2025 so I won't trade a 2027 or so pick right now.

For all of that, I think we are better served in playing with teams we have, reloading our asset after paying our draft debt to the Knicks, maybe even trying to work a deal with them after 2021 draft to give them 2022 rather than 2023 and remove protection.
That doesn't mean don't test the market, there will be some good deal available sooner or later. But I am done trying to get a smaller upgrade tbh.
The team biggest need is another star, and not another starter.

Stars don't grow on trees.