04-14-2026, 09:37 AM
(04-14-2026, 08:00 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: The problem is they barely ever tried. There is Bernard James, Satnam Singh, the Giannis brother, and they allegedly took Larkin, cause Dirk liked him*. They took Tyrell Terry, cause Bill Simmons and KOCrap hyped him up as the next Trae Young, without apparently ever speaking to a kid with anxiety issues. Another 1st round pick they traded for a suicidal guy with a substance abuse problem.
I don´t even think in many cases it was that difficult to find more suitable options just using common sense. 90% of the board wanted Saddiq Bey in the Josh Green spot. 100% wanted to trade up for Bane in the Terry spot. A large number wanted Maxey, too.
I think the ratio between effort to picks to results is actually pretty good, considering that Cuban hated the draft.
*To be fair to Dirk there is a small chance Shane Larkin will make the HOF one day for his international career.
Right.
Why do we even need a GM? Just come to this board, ask for a consensus, and the Mavs will nail every pick!