(08-02-2022, 06:14 PM)Hypermav Wrote: https://twitter.com/everydaymffl/status/1554580617114931203?s=20&t=-E67_bamC-AFo2gzz0Xicg
I turned off the podcast before this section. Was he mentioning shooters only? I could see this for guys who provide little value otherwise...even elite shooters. I would view Hardaway a tier above this though. Although this year will tell us a lot about his future value. Mavs made a pretty big decision on him last year...they appear to have at least some buyers remorse now. That is not a great sign. Hardaway of 2020 is worth that contract imo. He, like most of our shooters, struggled early last year. So we never got to see if he could rebound like the rest of the guys.
(08-02-2022, 04:32 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: I think it's undersold here that Luka and JB were buddies. I think they had their clashes at first, but by last season, they were close friends. The Mavs let one of Luka's best friends on the team walk, traded another, and refused to go aggressively after a third. Quite a bad look in these terms for the offseason. No way Luka feels as good about going into the season as he would have otherwise.
I should have mentioned this as well. Thanks. Obviously Luka is a big boy and knows about free agency and players moving on. But I hate him seeing someone close to him leave for greener pastures (or hoping for greener pastures). I just hate putting that thought in the back of Luka's brain. Even if it is a distant thought as of now. Now, I know the Mavs will treat Luka much different than they treated Jalen, but still.
We all better hope Jalen isn't a small part of the formula that brings exciting play back to the Garden.