06-14-2021, 01:04 PM
(06-14-2021, 01:01 PM)mvossman Wrote: I am not a DeRozan fan, especially next to Luka. He can't space the floor, needs the ball to be effective, and is somebody you have to hide on defense even more so than Luka. I would much rather go after Ball or Collins before him. Those guys fit the timeline much better and are guys you could trade for, keep KP and still sign THJ (which I think this FO wants to do).
However, if they do go this route I think you are going to want to start that 3&D acquisition to help offset DeRozan's defensive deficiencies. You would be looking at KP/DeRozan/DFS/Luka/Green. You could stagger Luka and DeRozan so that he can run the second unit, which is something we really need. He would also be very helpful when the defense is over focusing on Luka. But I just don't see that team being good enough defensively to truly compete, nor an easy path to significantly improve the defense (maybe the KP for Turner and Lamb through Wizards trade mentioned earlier?).
If Voulgaris makes the decisions, DeRozan ain´t coming here. Given his fragile mental health, he probably doesn´t want to be here either.
I just can´t decide whether Voulgaris would like Lavine for his amazing shooting or hate him for his bad defense, though he´s pretty high on the DRPM rating this season.
Anybody want to change their answers whether Luka/Duffy should act as interim-GMs of the Mavs?
Lavine or BUST.