10-29-2026, 06:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-29-2026, 07:03 PM by RasheedsBigWhiteSpot.)
I'm beginning to think Risacher's ceiling is "Matrix 2.0". He's got Marion's length, athleticism and defensive tendencies already. All he needs now is a reliable 3 point shot. If ZR can tailor his game to that, he'd be a perfect glue guy.
Speaking of Marion and Nellie, here's a fun fact:
Everyone knows about the Mavs/Bucks trade that got Dirk (I hate how it's always incorrectly told that the Bucks traded Dirk. He was always going to be taken by the Mavs). But the coup was getting another 1st in that draft, which was, in part, what landed Nash in Dallas. However, in Nellie's negotiations with Phoenix, the deal hinged on the 1999 1st that would also go to the Suns. Nellie fought for it to be Lottery protected. Phoenix wouldn't budge and they wound up taking Shawn Marion ninth overall. Nellie said after the Draft that if they had kept the pick that's who he would've taken. Can you imagine Marion on those late 90s, early 2000s Mavs? He was exactly the type of glue guy they were missing.
Edit: As I'm reminiscing about that era of the Mavs, my guy Shawn Bradley popped into my head. Just using the post to put some good vibes in the air. Spinal cord injuries are no joke. Doing it at 7'7" is unimaginable. Rock on, champ!
Speaking of Marion and Nellie, here's a fun fact:
Everyone knows about the Mavs/Bucks trade that got Dirk (I hate how it's always incorrectly told that the Bucks traded Dirk. He was always going to be taken by the Mavs). But the coup was getting another 1st in that draft, which was, in part, what landed Nash in Dallas. However, in Nellie's negotiations with Phoenix, the deal hinged on the 1999 1st that would also go to the Suns. Nellie fought for it to be Lottery protected. Phoenix wouldn't budge and they wound up taking Shawn Marion ninth overall. Nellie said after the Draft that if they had kept the pick that's who he would've taken. Can you imagine Marion on those late 90s, early 2000s Mavs? He was exactly the type of glue guy they were missing.
Edit: As I'm reminiscing about that era of the Mavs, my guy Shawn Bradley popped into my head. Just using the post to put some good vibes in the air. Spinal cord injuries are no joke. Doing it at 7'7" is unimaginable. Rock on, champ!