2021-2022 MAVS NEWS: 4th in West | WCF loss [ARCHIVED]

[KillerLeft]

Since the Mavs can't convey a first-round pick until 2027, I could see some GMs going for it. Get the asset now, worry about 2027 when it comes around, who know if I'll even be here then, type of thing.

In a vacuum, I think a 1st is rich for Dragic. I think he's great, but he's 35 and on the last year of his deal. If he was 30, I'd say go for it if you get the sense you can retain him on a reasonable deal. But, even though I think he very well could be worth that type of investment the first year, you don't get very far giving away 1sts for one year of work. 

...and that's in a vacuum. 

For the Mavericks, specifically, it would be an horrendous idea. They need to clutch their assets tightly, only giving them up in no-brainer situations, because they have so few of them. 

But goodness gracious, I again ask: If a deal to acquire Dragic wasn't in place, how did we arrive at a place where the best plan is hoping to get him somehow? I legitimately thought they had a 3-way trade worked out about 10 minutes after Lowry agreed to sign with the Heat. If not, I don't understand why they didn't go after someone else.