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

[SleepingHero]

Only Cleveland, Minnesota, OKC, New Orleans and SA with a lower grade

Boston? Detroit? Portland? Houston? New York getting an A- because they signed Kemba Walker while Boston gets a lower grade because they had to trade Kemba?

This writer seems to have an inconsistent judgment when it comes to grading.

I agree the Mavs had a C+ offseason. We didn't get any super flashy names and while I think the Bullock and S.Brown signings were important, they didn't fix the most glaring issues. On that same token, all these other teams had inflated grades while he graded the Mavs the most realistically. Boston does not deserve a B- for taking on Richardson, trading away Kemba for Horford, and signing Schroeder. 

Detroit shouldn't automatically get a B because they lucked their way into getting Cade Cunningham. Their entire offseason consisted of trading away Plumlee and signing Olynyk to an overpriced deal (3/37 is overpriced for a 3rd string big). That's an incomplete until we see how Cade looks or C if you really want to include adding the number 1 pick.

He gives the Blazers a B, but ends his piece with "it's not looking good." So which is it? Are they not looking good or did they have a better offseason than 11 teams? The Blazers had one of the more messier offseasons of recent memory, and outside of adding Nance Jr. they didn't get anyone of note either. Their own superstar even said so. 

Further, it seems like he's really knocking the Mavs for hiring JKidd, while simultaneously praising the Blazers for getting Billups. 

A mess of an article. I don't expect anything less from Bleacher Report.

EDIT: I just realized he gave the Lakers a B+ and Chicago a B. That might be the most egregious of them all.