09-08-2022, 07:53 AM
(09-07-2022, 10:54 PM)mvossman Wrote: Thanks for the breakdown. Agree with just about all of this and that first point could be my sig.
One of them said the Mavs don't have a Khriss Middleton yet. Two years is a long way away. I hope it doesn't take that long, but the Mavs can't be wrong on this move. I keep thinking a player like Paul George would fit like a glove. I just don't think we will be able to get a player at his level or better. Although maybe that changes if a player is close to free agency or has a really bloated contract like Bradley Beal.
In the meantime, I think it is fair to judge how this team builds around the edges. I think the Clippers are a good example. Terrance Mann was a second round pick. Reggie Jackson was a castoff. Zubac was a castoff. Supposedly they like their young players in BJ Boston & Jason Preston. Batum and Wall (we will see about him) were veterans looking to re-establish their value when they signed with LAC. It is almost to a point they have too many playable players. But I think it is fair to use this as a grading scale for the Mavs looking to build on the edges until they can make a bigger move.