GAME 5 Playoffs 2024: Dallas Mavericks (3-1) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (1-3)

[dirkfansince1998]

I haven't cross checked the ages, but I feel like Dallas is actually YOUNGER than Minnesota, and by a considerable margin. 

Kyrie is oldish, but Conley is older. 

I feel like KAT, Anderson and Reid are all older than anyone else in the Dallas rotation, but I might be wrong about that. I mean, I know KAT is, but maybe I just feel like Anderson and Reid are because they look older to me, don't know. 

Regardless of the direct comparison, it's interesting to me that people (national media, other fan bases, etc) are acting like this is just the fruition of the momentum since Luka was drafted, when in reality they have almost completely remade the team since the WCF run two years ago. Outside of Kyrie and Kleber, I'm not sure they have a rotation player over the age of 26. THE MAVS are a young team.

Not sure what I would do. They can build around a young core of Edwards, McDaniels and Reid. But I think any potential improvement from younger guys is going to be offset by the decline of Conley and Gobert.
Do you trade Gobert? KAT? When their value is probably close to rock bottom. Try to retool like the Mavs and look for cheap guys that can earn rotation minutes (like DJJ or Exum). Or run it back with the same crew.