DRAFT: #18 [Green] & #31 [Terry] & trade for #36 [Tyler Bey]

[Mapka]

This kid might be Seth Curry on steroids one day. Really intrigueing player Imo

Seems like a really special shooter.....

....but why are we wanting to add more offense and another defensive negative to what the Mavs have? How does this get the Mavs closer to beating the best in the league?

'Cause big picture. If he really is Seth Curry on steroids then you just turn the original version into a wing on the trade market. I'm saying: you can always move pieces around later on.

But realistically, none of the kids we'll select will make the difference for us next year. So I remain a bpa-guy. Drafting for fit makes sense when you're really, really close (which we aren't).

That's the thing. I'm all for having young guys on rookie deals who can eventually contribute, but the Mavs have greater needs. My take is, you want as close to plug and play as you can get. This year's Herro would be great. If the Mavs don't believe that the guy they would get at #18 would crack the top 8 rotation in year one, then there's no way I keep that pick, because you can't afford to. Too many holes in this roster. Paradoxically, it looks like my biggest divergence from you is in terms of where we are. I believe that both of these are true: 1) we *are* really close, and 2) we have a lot of holes. Confusing? Cherchez le Luka.

I'm nearly there with you - I just don't see A LOT of holes.
Where in the rotation do you see the holes? And what shape do they have.
To me it's: 

Luka-THJ-DFS-KP-starterbutnotcentersizedHole

Brunson-Seth-Crowdersized Hole-Maxi-Powell

Burke/BurkesizedHole-Hole-Hole-Hole/WCS-Boban

We have 18#, 31#, the MLE, and Wright/JJax/Lee to fill these holes.

I'd love Crowder for the MLE as the Startersized hole. SBey as the crowdersized part and TBey/Bane in the Draft.