05-24-2023, 01:10 AM
(05-23-2023, 11:30 PM)BigDirk41 Wrote: I love this for the Mavs, but I don't understand why BKN would entertain it. Is the #10 pick this valuable or maybe I'm missing something. Claxton is a young athletic big with potential already putting up solid numbers and DFS is a really good role player, 5th starter. I'm definitely all for it if this is on the table.
I think (or hope) the perceptions in BKN might be very different than here.
1 For them, DFS wasn't that valuable at all. He shot 35% overall, and 30% on 3s. That's the guy you want -- one the other team doesn't value highly, but that you have reason to see as potentially a better player here who fits in how he fills a need.
2 Claxton does have value to them, but he's about to want to get paid (summer 2024 free agent who is not extension eligible and will be UFA), and is a danger to walk. Since they aren't on the cusp of being a big winner any time soon, maybe they would opt for a younger cheaper talent with cost control (pick 10) to play for a leap in the standings further down the line.
3 The Nets don't have their star player to carry them very far in the playoffs (they were swept 0-4 in the first round), but 10 certainly gives them a way better lottery ticket than 21 does.