TRADE: Tyus Jones to DAL | Branham to CHA

[Mavs2021]

Because it shouldn’t be entirely clear.  If the 30th pick and the TPE buys you a good starter, then I do that in a second.  Heck, I might add our fake first in 2030 and other things depending on the quality of the player we are talking about.  This love affair with garbage firsts over real NBA players who might actually contribute something is just silly.  So, the third string designation of Middleton/Pick is supposed to be an “or” depending on how you fill the starting forward role and what it takes to do it.

There is literally no way that a five way combination of AJ Johnson, C. Martin, Jones/Nembhard, Middleton + Bagley should take priority over the 30th pick. None whatsoever. If you are convinced that you picked the BPA at #30 in a generational draft, then that pick should have at least a 10% chance to be a Jae Crowder,  a 2% chance to be Desmond Bane, a 0.1% chance to be Jalen Brunson. We are just at the beginning of the Flagg journey. Every 1st round pick has more value than a veteran minimum guy over 30.