(04-17-2023, 01:10 PM)Nowitzki Way Wrote: The Mavs have been terrible at this, and maybe for a long long time. They never seem to have big men prospects. My fandom starts in the early 90s with the 3 J's and i'm not sure i can remember any young big men that we tried to develop. 

Of course we have Dirk. But what else have we tried in the last 30+ years? Popeye Jones? Sean Rooks? Samaki Walker? Etan Thomas? Bernard James? The list is short and its bad.

(04-17-2023, 01:38 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Yeah, they have been terrible at a lot of things.    To add on to your point, the new front office made a point they want to surround Luka with length, but they have gone the other direction in their moves and have lost the length they had without replacing.   Even with their Two ways, they entered the season with a 27 year old shooting guard and a 6' point guard.   You would think they would look for length and keep rotating players out.   Did Dallas have anyone who fit this prototype on their G-league team (non two way?).   There was no curiosity looking  for players.   I liked what I see from Lawson but he is the type of player we need to get.

Quote:"The market for Anunoby was hot at the trade deadline and should grow in the offseason, executives tell Heavy Sports. The Grizzlies, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe, offered three first-round picks in a package for Anunoby, and it will take more than that to secure Anunoby this summer. Among the teams potentially looking to make a run at Anunoby: the Knicks, Warriors, Nets, Pistons and Pelicans."

(04-17-2023, 05:02 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Guess the Mavs can't feasibly join the Raptors firesale.

(04-17-2023, 05:04 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: I can't remember if I brought this up before, but would you trade pick #10 (if kept) to Charlotte for Mark Williams if they won the lottery?   The unknown is typically always more exciting, so I wonder if you could get a small tip as well?   I think I asked before about Duren if Detroit won the lottery.

(04-17-2023, 05:04 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: I can't remember if I brought this up before, but would you trade pick #10 (if kept) to Charlotte for Mark Williams if they won the lottery?   The unknown is typically always more exciting, so I wonder if you could get a small tip as well?   I think I asked before about Duren if Detroit won the lottery.

(04-17-2023, 05:09 PM)omahen Wrote:

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Personally, I would prefer a more proven center or I rather keep the pick and draft best player available.

(04-17-2023, 05:02 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Guess the Mavs can't feasibly join the Raptors firesale.

(04-15-2023, 01:57 AM)IamDougieFresh Wrote: Starters

Luka
Kyrie
Jalen McDaniels (MLE)
Hendricks (#10)
Turner (2027 1st + Bertans)

Bench

Hardy
Green
Bullock
THJ
Maxi
Dwight (VET MINIMUM)
JaVale
Lawson
Wright
1 more spot + 2 two ways

(04-19-2023, 09:04 AM)Jason Terry Wrote: Any ideas for who we should target for MLE? McDaniels seems like best case scenario. Jaxson Hayes is a guy to look at. That type of player, a guy who was behind others on the depth chart who could blossom into something real. 

We can’t miss this year on the MLE. They must be a 3-4-5 rotation player

(04-19-2023, 09:04 AM)Jason Terry Wrote: Any ideas for who we should target for MLE? McDaniels seems like best case scenario. Jaxson Hayes is a guy to look at. That type of player, a guy who was behind others on the depth chart who could blossom into something real. 

We can’t miss this year on the MLE. They must be a 3-4-5 rotation player

(04-19-2023, 11:27 AM)F Gump Wrote: It's about impossible you can get that caliber of player for big MLE contract price (11.5M more or less), much less for the TxpMLE of about 7M.

Consider - we're talking about 3-4-5 player for that exemption, when last season what it bought them was an almost-unplayable backup center. 

Sad to say, the Mavs already have been paying more than that number for quite a few players who are NOT a 3-4-5 rotation player (Wood, Bertans, Hardaway are more than that MLE level, and last season both Powell and RB were paid in that general vicinity), which again underscores the horrendous roster-building and payroll management we have had by Cuban as GM.

(04-19-2023, 02:29 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Scenario: I got on tankathon to get a draft order for when the Mavs get the #1 pick. It went: Dal-SA-Por-Det-Hou-Cha-Orl-Ind-Was-Uta-Orl-OKC-Tor-NO. My mind has me thinking about getting out of the horrible mess we’re in asset-wise. This 1 turn of events, if handled properly could very easily turn our fortunes in that sense. 

Three team trade:

Det gets #1 and Bullock

Orl gets #4, Bertans and Duren

Dal gets #7, Stewart and future FRP from Det, WCJ and a future FRP from Orl

Dallas then trades #7 for #21 and 22 and a swap of Oneal and DFS for THJ and McGee. We also get our pick back.

Then trade #21 and 22 for Toppin and our pick back

Kyrie/Green/Luka/Toppin/WCJ
Hardy/ONeal/DFS/Stewart

All our picks back +1 from Det and 1 from Orl. So 6 future picks in total that can be traded if needs be.

Aaaaand we’re back! Depth, youth, vets, leadership, picks.

(04-19-2023, 02:54 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: You really don´t like Wenbanyama. Or is it about injury concerns?

(04-19-2023, 03:26 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Add Wemby to our team this last year and we might make the playoffs, if he stays away from season ending injury. We still have few assets to improve from there. Add the team with the assets I created and we’re making the playoffs while having tons of assets. Better yet, see if you can do better in a trade down scenario. I’m already looking at a Wemby, THJ, Bertans and McGee for Claxton, Bridges, ONeal and our pick back scenario, maybe the 21 too so we can pick up Lively.

(04-19-2023, 03:36 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Personally I have Wemby´s trade value in the Luka, Giannis, Jokic range. And I think the mentioned package is still short of even considering it.