11-22-2024, 05:58 AM
(11-21-2024, 04:52 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Mavs really got lucky with Kyrie considering the busts that all the other old folks like PG13, Lillard, Beal and KD turned out to be. Only naming KD, cause he can´t stay healthy due to age and once that happens Phoenix nose-dives right back into play-in territory.
Trading for guys over 30 is a complete recipe for disaster in the NBA today. You only get guys that other teams don´t want anymore and you have to give up huge assets. Compare that to Houston signing Brooks and FVV. Not the fancy names, but can still go and bust their asses every night.
CP3 with Houston and Phonix was success, same with Holiday for Milwakee and Boston. Both were 30+ when they were traded. Jimmy Butler was 30 when he played his first game for Miami.
Lillard is playing well for the Bucks, but they need a healthy Middleton and Giannis. If the trio is healthy, they are good enough to compete with anyone in the East, assuming that Doc doesn't hinder them.
Beal could have been half decade younger, abd would still be a bad trade.
He is an undersized scoring guard who can put up numbers on a bad team. Why would you want that to play with Booker and KD. This had nothing with age, but awful construction of the team.
Let's see if Houston achieve anything before setting them as an example.