05-28-2021, 02:59 PM
The 8 guys as KL mentions would probably start with:
Luka, THJ, DFS, Maxi, KP, Brunson, Powell, WCS and then I think you want to bring back J Rich or a guard replacement and then add one more veteran wing for depth who is someone better than Melli.
That gets you 10 guys you probably can play in the playoffs + your young prospects (Green, Terry etc) who will try to compete for minutes in the regular season).
Right now we are probably 1 guy short, at least in this series which is why Melli is getting burn. If DFS or Maxi get in foul trouble you don't really have a wing you can trust at the moment. I wish they would give Green a shot but so far that hasn't happened. I anticipate Mavs will fix that next offseason.
This year we traded some wing/big depth with JJ and Iwundu for extra shooting in JJR (+ Melli). Of course JJR is injured at the moment but he could come in handy later if Mavs need more shooting. Right now JJ or Iwundu would be more useful to burn some backup minutes behind DFS and Maxi. Melli has been getting burned. He's not a bad defender but this is a tough matchup for him.
Luka, THJ, DFS, Maxi, KP, Brunson, Powell, WCS and then I think you want to bring back J Rich or a guard replacement and then add one more veteran wing for depth who is someone better than Melli.
That gets you 10 guys you probably can play in the playoffs + your young prospects (Green, Terry etc) who will try to compete for minutes in the regular season).
Right now we are probably 1 guy short, at least in this series which is why Melli is getting burn. If DFS or Maxi get in foul trouble you don't really have a wing you can trust at the moment. I wish they would give Green a shot but so far that hasn't happened. I anticipate Mavs will fix that next offseason.
This year we traded some wing/big depth with JJ and Iwundu for extra shooting in JJR (+ Melli). Of course JJR is injured at the moment but he could come in handy later if Mavs need more shooting. Right now JJ or Iwundu would be more useful to burn some backup minutes behind DFS and Maxi. Melli has been getting burned. He's not a bad defender but this is a tough matchup for him.