09-25-2023, 04:19 PM
(09-25-2023, 10:45 AM)surfpuckmd Wrote: I have similar thoughts on the center position. Dwight Powell receives a lot of criticism on this board but he has played well for us for a long time. He signed a discount contract to stay with the Mavericks because he obviously likes being on this team. Saying Lively has a chance to start before we have even started training camp is also an insult to Dwight.
You had me until this, which I had to do a double-take to realize that it wasn't tongue-in-cheek. Hopefully Dwight is a bright enough bulb to realize he isn't being paid minimum wage to be a starter, and that that was decided before contract negotiations even began.
If Dwight starts more than 10 total games this year, and that only in the event of injuries, that means we're tanking, and should be looking into Luka's trade market. Period.
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