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

[Scott41theMavs]

@"cow" sorry, just assumed you were after an on-ball type, due to Brunson's inclusion.

Yeah, if you re-sign Burke and trust him, I can see it. I like Nesmith, but I'm not sure I like him enough to do that. I might do it for Haliburton (Ringer has him at #10) or Vassell (Ringer #11) though.

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If Nesmith is your guy, I think there's an outside chance he's actually there at #18. If he's not, I don't think you'd have to move up that far to get him.

I just don't understand rating a guy that high who isn't good at defense. If he falls to you and you believe in your heart of hearts there's no one better, I s'pose. But move up to take him? Nah.

I guess I'm looking for a guy with an elite skill. Middle of the round feels okay for Tyler Herro comp.

I'm just skeptical of drafting a guy who doesn't play defense for this Mavericks team. We need one-three starters (depending on how you evaluate whom we currently have). Until Luka becomes a plus defender, we're going to need for all of those guys we add to be very good to great defenders. As I've said before, if we're not going to get a starter out of this draft (e.g. Saddiq Bey), then we are probably best off trading the pick for someone who will be. That said, if they don't think they can get a starter at 18, I would rather they move up to get someone who will be, especially for the value of those on rookie deals.