12-20-2022, 06:03 AM
(12-20-2022, 05:49 AM)Mapka Wrote: Green is injured and Hardy is clearly not ready.
Not sure what your expectation is.
Look at any Champion the last 20 years.
It's always a Veteran team hitting big on a low draft pick, a one season tank with a injured superstar or a hit on a go-all-in-trade.
You are missing the part that comes before the big trade or draft pick. Where teams build and develop a young core. To go back to the Warriors example. Did they trade for Curry, Green or Thompson? Nope. Developed a young core and slowly improved. That´s the part the Mavs have been trying to short cut. If they had done that in the past we wouldn´t be having this disucssion right now and the Mavs wouldn´t be low on assets.
It doesn´t matter if Hardy is ready or not. That´s the whole point of tanking. Get him reps and see if he can improve. Same for Green and to a lesser degree Frank. The one year tank scenario is exactly what the Mavs need to make up for missing assets and lack of overall talent. It´s not like the guys the Mavs could potentially sell are good enough to compete anyway. Use DFSs, Green´s and Kleber´s injury as an opportunity to retool. Give them extended breaks. That alone should be enough to tank the record.
Even if you are all in on a big trade an additional pick next summer is exactly what the Mavs need. It should be a no brainer win-win for both team draft and team trade.