02-14-2024, 07:08 PM
(02-14-2024, 07:00 PM)Winter Wrote: The Mavericks have a ticking clock known as Luka Doncic. It's fairly remarkable that we have this player, and I really believe this is the time when you go all out. I posted last year's roster on another thread and it's scary how bad it was.
Would you have been happier doing nothing at the TDL? To me, that would have been criminal. I understand our poor history at managing assets, but I can't bring myself to complain about future picks when we don't even know what they mean in terms of talent. What we have now is what's important to me.
No. I'm a huge Gafford fan and had pitched several mock trades for Gafford. I think he is exactly what our roster needed. I think that was a really good deal and made sense for both teams.
I like PJ Washington just fine but I think we overpaid. I would have made that deal if it were the 2027 1st, top-10 protected. Otherwise, I would have preferred we held onto the pick until the summer. PJ has a lot of potential to be good but was not good this season prior to the trade. I think we could have acquired a more clearly ready starter with multiple first round picks this summer. It may still work out. I think the 2023-2024 version of PJ Washington wasn't worth such a lightly-protected pick.
I think Grant Williams may have looked less hopeless next to Gafford than he did next to Dwight Powell. That combo was just too small and was badly beaten on the boards.