07-07-2022, 03:34 PM
(07-07-2022, 02:15 PM)Mavsfan12 Wrote: This is my take as well. I think that the wood trade was BRILLIANT, that the draft night trade to snag Hardy was a very good move - possibly amazing, and that the McGee signing was a solid stroke that filled our glaring need. JB leaving for nothing was disappointing, but he was an UFA and shit happens. I think the damage was done earlier in the process. The one thing that has me scratching my head is the Dragic situation. So, yeah, incomplete pending what the Mavs do to address that situation and whether they can continue to turn some (MORE) ill fitting pieces into better ones via trade. That said, if this were the end of moves, I would be pretty happy and ready to go for the season as a more balanced team. Solid B so far. If you think it was a disaster, you are being dramatic, imo. Maybe just in a grief cycle. I don't like losing an asset for nothing, but we also gained one out of almost thin air, so it balances out. How many of us would have traded a pick just to remove all of those players off our roster with NOTHING coming back? Just to clear roster spots?
We are definitely on different pages regarding this offseason. If we do nothing else I would have a hard time giving it anything better than a D. Our own FO set the bar making retaining Brunson their top priority, and they failed. Wood might be decent replacement for Brunson, but there are some red flags that need to be navigated in order for that to be the case. If he does turn out ok, then we are back where we were with Brunson regarding him potentially walking. And he was not free. He cost a first round pick. I would be super pissed if we paid that pick just to dump expiring players that could all be waived. That would be paying a first to avoid tax.
The Hardy pick was fine, but it is what it is, a mid second lotto pick that likely will turn into nothing. Most folks on here were very disappointed when his name was called.
Not impressed with signing a mid 30s backup center to 3 guaranteed years well over the vet min. There is a real good chance that contract becomes a negative asset within a season.
As of right now we have a gaping hole from a playmaking/creation standpoint. If we are done it means we are going into the season with two players than can pass the ball and credibly run an offense. We made this same mistake last offseason (another D for me) and didn't rectify it until a mid season trade that gutted our frontcourt depth. It seems like we really struggle to maintain reasonable center and point guard depth at the same time.
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