Stein: "Don't Worry About Mavs Moves"

[F Gump]

1 I wouldn't offer a pick unless the Mavs get a pick in return. We bemoan the Mavs lack of picks, and in the next breath try to get them to be stripped bare of having any. It's an illustration of the old expression of your money "burning a hole in your pocket" - ie, you can't wait to spend what you have, so you never have.
2 I think too many want to use the Mavs picks in the same way Cuban has - as the primary path to any trade - and imo that's a mistake
3 The players being discussed don't merit the loss of picks
4 If you can't get the perfect players, imo the worse answer is to massively overspend to do something and get the best of the meh solutions. But better, is to instead get short-term deals, hope to coach them up and see what happens, and try again in a year.