07-24-2023, 03:17 PM
Even presuming a trade that sends out THJ, why on earth are the Mavs interested in Nowell? Oubre made no sense either. We presumably start three guards if THJ is traded - Kai, Green, and Luka (who is a three or four on defense, depending on the matchup). We have Hardy, Seth, and Exum off the bench. Right now, even with the moves they have made and presuming THJ and McGee aren't part of the future, they still have three glaring needs, imho: 1) another defensive big wing, 2) in the event that they don't trust Holmes, a starting center to bring Lively along developmentally, and 3) if they don't trust Exum, and presuming they don't believe Miles is ready, a third point guard for times that either Luka or Kyrie is injured (neither Seth nor Hardy is a point guard). The second two are provisional as I have stated them. The first is not. It boggles my mind that DJJ is still floating out there and the Mavs haven't pounced yet - he fits our needs close to perfectly at low cost. I assume he's waiting for an unrealistic deal from elsewhere, because there should be zero hesitation from the Mavs to add him at vet minimum. In any event, note that "shooting guard chucker who is poor at defense" is not to be found on my shopping list.
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