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[Scott41theMavs]

Fully agree. I remain on the skeptical side here. We have little to no safety net from 2027 on going forward and will be severely limited in our ways to improve the roster further / replace guys as they age out (Kyrie? Timmy? Can Kleber keep the recent play?)

I think ultimately we haven’t gotten enough talent for what we have moved out in terms of draft assets over the years. Things just add up in a bad way. Owing another 1st to NY for KP here, an unprotected pick swap for Grant there, throw in the 1st we moved for Kyrie, now PJ. That’s a lot. The Cleveland-comparison hurts but i would not be surprised to see things end like that.

Lowe: „it feels like they are always chasing their tale“ in regards to all the picks we’ve moved for guys like Grant, correcting the Brunson mistake by going for Kyrie, now paying to move on from Grant just a few months later.

Also Lowe: „The team looks good on paper“ but he raises concerns about the asset management part of modern day NBA roster building as we somehow always end up „paying a premium“ throughout all these moves & the correcting of mistakes.

Hot sports opinion - if they get Dinwiddie (whom they will almost certainly not be able to keep in the summertime, not to mention losing DJJ), and if they gel, this year might actually be their best opportunity to win a championship. 

In any event, yesterday's moves, just like the summer moves, were Lindsay-savvy. It's not like PJ and Gafford won't have reasonably significant trade value if the Mavs choose to move on from them. Unless PJ absolutely poops the bed, which to me does not seem likely given his motivations to succeed here.

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I totally agree that winning is best strategy to keep Luka. But what if PJ turns into another GWill story? There are less and less possibilities to recover from such a mistake. Lets be realistic. Mavs are current 8th seed. Certainly in a position where making playoffs is not totally certain. What do you do if they don't make it? How do you recover from there?

As long as Luka is healthy, they will make the playoffs.