01-11-2026, 07:20 AM
(01-10-2026, 10:36 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: These Utah and Washington top 8 protections are a disaster for the Mavs. No chance they will finish above the Mavs, cause that means legit concerns to drop to 9th. There is no excuse for the Mavs to finish above the Grizzlies, Clippers or Hornets either. Realistically the Mavs should finish with the 7th placed odds, maybe 6th, if the Pelicans could get their crap together for a month during Tank season.
I would argue that the difference of ending up 6th or 9th is probably not worth complaining about. Consider where we were slotted last year in the lottery... and where we ended up. Also consider that the lottery picks after the first 5 seem like a real crapshoot in this draft. They are all pretty good, but nothing really stands out.

