04-11-2021, 11:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-12-2021, 12:07 AM by dirkfansince1998.)
(04-11-2021, 11:17 PM)Jason Terry Wrote: Seems like it would be J Rich opts in and DD gets the 22.7 million left and becomes 6th man and backs up 2-3-4 depending on matchups. We would lose Hardaway and the full MLE. 3pt shooting would be a problem. Maybe a decent shooter would take the room exception?
Mavs also need to think about the front court rotation. WCS and Powell are 3rd string bigs. Maxi is a lot better in a 25 minutes per game role. KP is injury-prone. Is Melli the solution? Not likely. More likely a cheap backup for Maxi.
Luka is one of the best pick and roll ballhandlers in the league (maybe the best) but the Mavs lack a reliable pick and roll partner for him. KP cannot screen and refuses to roll. Boban is not quick enough. Powell can screen but lost his athleticism. WCS cannot screen and has stone hands. Maxi is a pure stretch big.
That´s the problem with guys like DeRozan. You need to more than just him to upgrade the wing rotation. At least one defender (in this case JRich) but if the defender cannot shoot you need one more shooter (rE). Basically wasting the entire available caspace to upgrade one position.