07-15-2022, 02:47 PM
(07-15-2022, 02:33 PM)mvossman Wrote: This is assuming the Mavs are going the cap route. Like you, I am highly skeptical we will have success that way, and it will involve gutting the team in the process. I still think the correct route is trade. After the next draft, we will have access to all of our future picks. We don't have to pull the trigger right away, but that is our best shot at getting a number 2 and being a legit contender.
The second "star" talk has been going on for over a decade. It's become an imaginary friend in Cuban's 'beautiful' mind.
There are several issues with the trade route too.
1.) The roster can still get gutted.
2.) The Mavs may not have the highest offer if a "star" were to become available. Little to no assets.
3.) Trading a bunch of future 1st's sounds nice but you are not getting a needle moving star for just that package.
- At best, maybe a Jrue Holiday or DeJounte Murray level guy BUT who out here fits that bill? Even if you can land someone of that caliber, I don't see it turning them into championship contenders. Bucks already had Middleton and Hawks remain to be seen but at least they have Collins too.
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