06-20-2022, 07:34 PM
(06-20-2022, 07:26 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Mavs defensive coordinator Sean Sweeney knows what he’s working with, as he coached Wood in Detroit. During their last season together in 2019-20, the Pistons had an OK defense with Wood on the floor and a very good one when he played at a four spot next to another big man."
I noticed something similar to what Franko is talking about in that last quote. Either Powell will get more minutes than anyone is predicting or we will have another center on the roster before much longer.
Yes, I've seen a few people I respect suggesting that Wood can play the 4.
I'm not dead-set-against it, and I can see it against certain teams, in certain situations. I just don't think it's the main think they were thinking when they made this trade.
I do agree that there's a reason they didn't include Powell and instead used so many smaller contracts, and I don't think that reason was only about clearing roster spots. I don't think the Mavs are quite as down on Powell as this board is.
It's going to be interesting to see how it all works out, for sure.
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