12-15-2022, 07:38 AM
I think the bigger problem is Mavs failing at vast majority of the moves they did after they traded for Luka. Majority of rotation players are still from Luka rookie season.
- reportedly could have taken 20 mil contract instead of giving up a pick for Luka. They valued cap space more to spend it on DAJ
- KP trade
- Mavs sending Barnes away for free (his worth was measured in at least one FRP) a season later - didn't capitalize on TE generated by him and failed the max cap space 2019 offseason where Wright was their prized aquisition (could have used the cap space for assets, if Kemba walked on them). It cost 2 SRP to get Wright and 2 SRP to send him away (too lazy to check exact numbers, but this is how I remember it)
- Powell extension (ok player, but way overpaid)
- mostly failing in 2020 draft with 2 high SRP
- trading Curry for Richardson (not that Curry would fit on this team, but unfortunately JRich didn't neither)
- didn't capitalize the Richardson TE because money
- didn't capitalize near max cap space in 2021, opted to resign THJ to what is now a negative contract
- WCS contract
- Sterling Brown
- Trey Burke
- KP trade to Washington - best player in the trade was KP (and owed less money) and Mavs paid a pick to do it. Still waiting for impact of the increased flexibility two smaller contracts allegedly bring
- Brunson disaster
- McGee
List of good deals is much shorter:
- Bullock (sort of, at least last season)
- DFS and Maxi extensions
- Green and Hardy picks look to have potential. Much better players were drafted after Green, though.
In my opinion, sure getting to WCF last season was nice, but it was fools gold. This core is far from contending, especially since they lost Brunson. Mavs biggest problem is in the strategy. They continously have extremely short term look, spending assets on fringe improvements while they should likely be gathering them for the big move, at least in first couple of seasons with Luka. In one of the crucial offseasons after GM and coach left, Cuban chose to go with a nobody GM instead of at least trying to go after the best. They can still salvage this, but their next move has to be an absolute hit. Have no doubt, every move they try to make will be costly. League knows very well Mavs are desperate. Similar to Lakers - everyone knows they have to do something and everyone will extort them to the maximum.
Mike Piellucci on Twitter: "Nobody wants to hear this in a game like this, but @DaveDuFourNBA hit the nail on the head from our show on Monday (with something I’ve said before, too): a lot of the talent problems start with Luka being so good that they couldn’t tank their way into a supporting cast." / Twitter
- reportedly could have taken 20 mil contract instead of giving up a pick for Luka. They valued cap space more to spend it on DAJ
- KP trade
- Mavs sending Barnes away for free (his worth was measured in at least one FRP) a season later - didn't capitalize on TE generated by him and failed the max cap space 2019 offseason where Wright was their prized aquisition (could have used the cap space for assets, if Kemba walked on them). It cost 2 SRP to get Wright and 2 SRP to send him away (too lazy to check exact numbers, but this is how I remember it)
- Powell extension (ok player, but way overpaid)
- mostly failing in 2020 draft with 2 high SRP
- trading Curry for Richardson (not that Curry would fit on this team, but unfortunately JRich didn't neither)
- didn't capitalize the Richardson TE because money
- didn't capitalize near max cap space in 2021, opted to resign THJ to what is now a negative contract
- WCS contract
- Sterling Brown
- Trey Burke
- KP trade to Washington - best player in the trade was KP (and owed less money) and Mavs paid a pick to do it. Still waiting for impact of the increased flexibility two smaller contracts allegedly bring
- Brunson disaster
- McGee
List of good deals is much shorter:
- Bullock (sort of, at least last season)
- DFS and Maxi extensions
- Green and Hardy picks look to have potential. Much better players were drafted after Green, though.
In my opinion, sure getting to WCF last season was nice, but it was fools gold. This core is far from contending, especially since they lost Brunson. Mavs biggest problem is in the strategy. They continously have extremely short term look, spending assets on fringe improvements while they should likely be gathering them for the big move, at least in first couple of seasons with Luka. In one of the crucial offseasons after GM and coach left, Cuban chose to go with a nobody GM instead of at least trying to go after the best. They can still salvage this, but their next move has to be an absolute hit. Have no doubt, every move they try to make will be costly. League knows very well Mavs are desperate. Similar to Lakers - everyone knows they have to do something and everyone will extort them to the maximum.
Mike Piellucci on Twitter: "Nobody wants to hear this in a game like this, but @DaveDuFourNBA hit the nail on the head from our show on Monday (with something I’ve said before, too): a lot of the talent problems start with Luka being so good that they couldn’t tank their way into a supporting cast." / Twitter
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