12-30-2020, 12:36 PM
(12-30-2020, 05:57 AM)omahen Wrote: Since we are back to being over the cap, his future salary is basically irrelevant from team building point of view, just for the Cuban wallet.
I believe both you and Kammrath have valid points and are 100% correct from your perspectives.
Perspective 1 (reward) - I agree that Oladiopo is an unquestionable upgrade and possibly comes at a discount. He checks many of the Mavs needs boxes (defense, creator, floor leader, 1st-3rd option depending on the lineup) and much like Hardaway, I believe Luka coupled with Rick’s floor spacing will have a very positive impact on his offensive game so I would be much less concerned with his “one” breakout season.
Perspective 2 (risk) - I also agree that there are valid concerns around injury risk and whether the Mavericks are in a position to accept that risk. The thought of potentially having two max players (2/5 of your starting lineup) as high risk players is definitely a gamble. For me, it’s a no brainer without the injury risk as I think we would see the best Oladipo. However, since that is not our reality, I will trust that the Mavs will do their due diligence if they choose to go in that direction.
Two positions, both valid (in my humble opinion ?).