11-04-2020, 03:40 PM
(11-04-2020, 02:37 PM)Kammrath Wrote: My reaction to the Mavs making #18 available:
You can make #18 available in an effort to...
1) move UP because you want a guy who you think could be a star and help much more immediately next to Luka/KP
2) move DOWN because you think you can get the same value later in the draft (which very much could be the case this year)
3) move OUT for a star
I'll disagree once again.
I think they're making #18 available because they're
a) impatient to spend 3 years developing a role player
b) not confident in their ability to find such a guy at 18
They'd rather have the sure thing now and would trade that pick for a much less than a star.
Neglecting the draft has been their MO now for a long time except when they've had an opportunity to get a franchise player.