02-09-2024, 12:00 PM
(02-09-2024, 11:59 AM)mvossman Wrote: The first we gave up for Gafford was crap. It cost a pick swap. If you do the math, we paid a pick swap for Gafford and Omax.
I'm not sure PJ was expensive so much as getting of GWill ASAP was expensive. That was a costly mistake. Given your pro PJ stance, wouldn't you expect a rebound such that his market value might approach a first round pick again? Teams like picks, but sometimes teams like players. OG didn't cost a single first. There is an argument to be made that having 2 firsts and a couple 25 year olds on good contracts might be a better position than 3 firsts and crappy contracts.
This is the best argument for optimism, in my opinion. The Mavericks have several players under 27 who are going to continue to improve, and who could potentially be worth quite a bit in the coming years. That’s very true.