07-27-2023, 09:32 AM
(07-27-2023, 08:50 AM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: How much do you think Lively will contribute his rookie season? Sophomore?
My guess is by the second half of his rookie season he is contributing a useful 15 minutes a game. I think at some point in his sophomore year he will be a rotational player with minutes somewhere in the 20s (probably lower 20s).
To be clear, I am a big fan of Allen. If there was any chance to send a first to land either him or Claxton I was all over it, but my guess is both are a lot more expensive. There was talk regarding Allen possibly being on the block due to lack of playoff performance and presumably because he is not a great fit on the court with Mobley. But that was before the draft. I think its reasonable to suggest that the Mavs were more interested in spending big assets on a young center prior to the draft than post Lively, right? Its not that it would not be great to have Allen, but the long term value add is less. If we could not get a deal done pre draft, it would be harder now. You mentioned that things change, but I'm not sure anything has changed regarding Cleveland. Not sure how Harden, Siakam, Kat, Dame impacts Cleveland's situation? The only reason we are talking about Capela post draft is because of potential Siakam/Kat trade (and also because he will cost a lot less in resources and make more sense as stop gap center).
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