05-24-2021, 02:18 PM
(05-24-2021, 10:43 AM)StepBackJay Wrote: So there's something to be said for continuity. I think Rick would decide the best starting 5 where starting PF/C next to KP would be the biggest question again. THJ seems to me to be the starter going forward so then you try to fill some holes on the bench and run it back. For sure it would be great to have a defensive upgrade but Green long-term needs to be part of the answer there. The other piece is KP either getting back to form or be traded.
Mavs can try to pick up another defensive guy for like BAE (Avery Bradley is my favorite target if you could get him for that price). There probably isn't a sure thing 2 way player guard or wing that Mavs can get. That's why we need Green to grow into a regular rotation player.
There is a fine line between continuity and stagnation. I understand the desire/thinking to bring THJ back, but I just don't see a starting core of KP/Luka/DFS/THJ being good enough defensively to contend, and by bringing THJ back you have greatly limited any chance to improve that core in the last free agency period they can operate in for a while.
This all assumes we are not trading KP. Trading KP changes everything. Then you can get a defensive rim running center and possibly a 2 way shooting guard to offset the defensive limitations of Luka and THJ.
Regardless of what we do, it's hard to see the LM fit. He is a poor man's KP in every way. There would have to be some major changes in the roster for that to make any sense. I would probably rather have Theis right now as we could really use some toughness in the frontcourt.