07-05-2023, 08:19 AM
Mavs have a tough job on being able to land this plane. I am having difficulty finding clear matches on some of the RFA and trades. Trades tend to come out of left field, so I hope they have stuff working. I also want to lower my expectations in trades because you typically need to feel some pain when you acquire someone worthwhile in trade. mavs spare parts offer very little Mav Pain imo.
For me, the two biggest musts for the rest of the offseason are:
1) Find a starting level PF that fits what they have been looking for this offseason. IE guys who can impact games besides being a guy who needs to score. Hopefully this player is not a stop gap and is a guy we can view here out 2-3 years.
2) Is Holmes capable playing 25 minutes a night for a playoff caliber team? He may not be asked to play this much, but I think 25 minutes is a good benchmark. If the answer is no, Dallas needs to have a secondary move somehow.
Maybe you can find a nice spare part in addition, but that is secondary from finding a starting PF now and making sure you are comfortable with the center rotation.
While this probably won’t make us a contender, it does keep flexibility, gives Luka a shot with players who support him well and gives us an opportunity to search for that final move where we could float a player, pick, and possibly young player as the bait.
For me, the two biggest musts for the rest of the offseason are:
1) Find a starting level PF that fits what they have been looking for this offseason. IE guys who can impact games besides being a guy who needs to score. Hopefully this player is not a stop gap and is a guy we can view here out 2-3 years.
2) Is Holmes capable playing 25 minutes a night for a playoff caliber team? He may not be asked to play this much, but I think 25 minutes is a good benchmark. If the answer is no, Dallas needs to have a secondary move somehow.
Maybe you can find a nice spare part in addition, but that is secondary from finding a starting PF now and making sure you are comfortable with the center rotation.
While this probably won’t make us a contender, it does keep flexibility, gives Luka a shot with players who support him well and gives us an opportunity to search for that final move where we could float a player, pick, and possibly young player as the bait.