2026 NBA draft thread

[michaeltex]

But that's not what I've been saying, is it? I would hope I don't have to write a dissertation in each and every post to keep someone from misconstruing this discussion. 

The Mavs will be in the roster-building game. They will be trying to win. Their window to being the best in the NBA will follow the arc of CF's career. You can do ALL those things without going all-in with your future assets this season. I trust they will hire an Expert GM who is smart enough to understand what all of us here understand. (Presti, please.)

Let me add that doesn't mean they should NEVER have or trade for a veteran player who is "on the wrong timeline." From here to the top, it should be a game of amassing more assets as you go. One of the reasons I want Presti is because he, more than almost anyone else in the NBA, understands that.

I would add that it is important to develop a culture of winning, which has not been present for the last two seasons. This team now has a 19yo heart who has said he's tired of losing, so you determine who among the current contracts is on board and who is ready for their next team.

Matthews, Jordan and Harrison were all shutting out Luka during his rookie year and the MBT cleaned house to open a path for the team to grow. That may include some older players, which isn't saying much since Coop's only 19, that may bring key contributions in the interim and contribute to growing the winning culture.