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

[ItsGoTime]

I think you are underselling the giant chasm difference in defense between the two.  Derrick is more than "a decent defender" and Coby has been terrible in that area.  He is young and may improve some, but he is not someone I would want to put next to Luka (or Brunson) right now due to defense.  He would be less of a current fit and more of a project.

I would be more interested in Derrick as legit potential starter next to Luka (and our point of attack defender) but am concerned with the injury history.

Interesting, do you see him closer to a Brogdon than Satoransky then? I hesitated to oversell any ability for either player, but have seen more of Derrick outside of Mavs games than I have Coby being a fan of the Spurs too (not that I have watched much more than Mavs games for either). I do agree that Derrick is the better player (currently and for our current needs), but it's hard to pass up that age and possible improvement from Coby. I think either player gives us the playmaking we desperately need to help Luka though. Would it be accurate to say they are basically the difference (on a lesser scale) from Dragic to Lowry?