07-02-2021, 11:08 PM
Look at all the "stars" in the league- Lebron/AD, Kawhi, Luka, Jokic, Dame, KD/Harden/KI, Embiid, Butler, etc. All guys who are sitting at home right now.
There's no question that stars are good and necessary to have, and there's no question the Mavs need to improve their talent level significantly, but the idea that we can only win by signing Sammy Superstar seems a bit off. There are guys like Collins out there who might become stars, and if not, they are already very good, young players. Also the vast majority of superstar acquisitions come from trades... in order to make trades, you need good players already.
So yes, pursue Plan Powder, but... the powder needs to be good players. Cap space has extremely limited value. Teams will always prefer getting good players.
If you can get a superstar to agree on a deal before free agency, great, but if not... go get good players. Get them now. Fill this team with talent.
There's no question that stars are good and necessary to have, and there's no question the Mavs need to improve their talent level significantly, but the idea that we can only win by signing Sammy Superstar seems a bit off. There are guys like Collins out there who might become stars, and if not, they are already very good, young players. Also the vast majority of superstar acquisitions come from trades... in order to make trades, you need good players already.
So yes, pursue Plan Powder, but... the powder needs to be good players. Cap space has extremely limited value. Teams will always prefer getting good players.
If you can get a superstar to agree on a deal before free agency, great, but if not... go get good players. Get them now. Fill this team with talent.