12-13-2022, 11:41 AM
(12-13-2022, 11:19 AM)StepBackJay Wrote: I don't think Wood has a future here, even tho I like his skillset. I think his style isn't a fit and I don't believe he will be playable in the playoffs either.
Collins fits Mavs style and since he is overpaid he appears to be gettable without a first round pick.
Some kind of Wood-based package makes sense to me.
If you are able to not have to send a rotation player (which remains to be seen) your playoff rotation is probably:
Luka, SD, THJ, DFS, Collins, Maxi, Green, Bullock.
Mavs need a better long-term solution for an additional playmaker but I think similar to last year this lineup can make you competitive. Mavs need guys that can move their feet to run teams off the 3 point line and on the other end they jack up a bunch of 3s. For now their strategy to win is to hit a decent percentage of those and lean on Luka to play at an MVP level.
It will be really interesting to see how the Mavs view him. I think if they don't view him as a piece here moving forward that they will look to aggressively move him. I don't think they will keep like they did with Jalen. The question is can he get a guy like Collins or Vucevic (short term trial) for him? Or is it either a bad contract or minimal asset type of deal that you get back for him?