05-23-2026, 10:56 AM
(05-23-2026, 10:20 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: This is where I am also. Part of why I like the idea of Ament, Lopez, M. Johnson or even Carr in that 12 or 14 range is I'd like to put a young wing between Flagg and Christie. The other part is I don't see that much space between the last PG of the bunch at #9 and guys like Philon, Okorie and Stirtz who you might get in the mid/late teens. I see trading down as an opportunity to beef up the youth movement. If you could tell me I'd come away with one guy from each of those lists instead of Burries or Flemings, I'm all over that.
The four players you mention are probably the same four players I would target in picking a player between 10 and 20. Lopez is a bit more of a risk, but I have to assume Schmitz knows him well.
I also agree that there seems to be very little separating the PGs in the area where we are currently drafting.
If they take Burries at #9, I would think they really like him. Otherwise, they might make more effort to trade down. But I can really see a scenario where the Mavs go all-out in getting another pick lower in that first round.