06-20-2022, 11:41 AM
(06-20-2022, 11:36 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I think the player type that is most "off the board" with the acquisition of Wood is the Collins/Tobias Harris type. Not that we ever had enough to land Collins, but he'd be incredibly redundant here now.
I would agree with this if the Mavs seemed to think Wood was in the mold of Collins/Tobias, but I don't think they do. Instead I think they classify Wood like Turner, Gobert, Capela, etc. I think they would classify Collins/Tobias as a "big wing" that would help ease the burden on DFS.
I think Wood will be the lone big a lot/most of the time (whereas playing JC as the lone "big" would not work most of the time). I think the Mavs would be prioritizing a big if they didn't think that. And all the tea leaves I see point to the Mavs not looking for a big and instead looking for a wing.
I see JC and Wood being able to play alongside each other very well. They both can PnR and both can stretch the floor. But I see JC as a "big wing" and I see Wood as a "center/big."