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

[SleepingHero]

Players who murder the Mavs but rarely show out like that against other competition.

Some things to think about that shows Buddy is the real deal. Fastest player to 800 career made 3's (beats Curry out by 9 games). He shot 40% from 3 on close to 10 attempts a game this year (41% career 3pt shooter on 7 attempts a game). Kings were a +2.6 better on offense with Hield on the court. (-2.7 on defense though, but that entire team had issues that could skew these numbers).  Durable. Only played less than 80 games once in his career and that was this season (72/75 games played). 


Some stuff that dampers the Buddy hype train:
Defense is pretty bad. Not worst in the league, but below average for sure.
Only really occurred this year, but some attitude issues. Had an issue coming off the bench because he felt he was better than that. But I don't blame him for fighting with Luke Walton on his role. 
His contract is pretty expensive. He's a top 5 shooter in the league, arguably top 3, but even still 20 mil is ALOT for a dude that needs to be setup for everything and doesn't play a lot of defense. He'd be Klay-lite if he could just defend. 

The thing is, the only reason why he's available is because SAC has an equally solid starting SG in Bogdon (who is another player I'd want the Mavs to nab). Given his restricted status, it'd make it tough to get him without overpaying. SAC cannot afford both, and there is overlap in their skillsets. Which means Buddy could be had, and his value is at an all time low. SAC fans were throwing the idea around for THJ+18 for Buddy+12 straight up in August. That's how low they perceive Buddy's value.