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

[SleepingHero]

The latest Ringer mock

7) Haliburton
10) Vassell
14) Hampton
16) SBey
17) Achiuwa
18) Nesmith
26) Bolmaro
30) Woodard

I am very much IN on Nesmith if he falls to #18. 

His shooting will IMMEDIATELY translate and I think he has the body, length, and athleticism to turn into a good wing defender if he puts in the work with improving his technique and footwork and effort.

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https://twitter.com/coopmavs/status/1321226236295843842

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The source in the story did not clarify how far into the lottery the Mavs are willing to go. To 14? to 10? to 7? Source didn't say.


The Mavs must REALLY like someone and if they fall they will go for them. That is SUPER exciting to me.

Trying to put the pieces together of the Mavs willing to take on salary for a star, and wanting to trade into the lottery to "win now"
The only teams that I can see that qualify both requirements are
Bulls-#4
Cavs-#5
Pistons-#7
Washington-#9
Spurs #-11
Kings #12 (kinda iffy on this one)
And Boston-#14

Of those, I can't see any of the top 10 guys really being willing to part with their pick for anyone not named Luka and KP. So I'm going to rule out all of those.

That leaves really the Spurs and Celtics. 

With the Spurs, Derozan and Aldridge both count as stars, and both are on big contracts. Perhaps the Spurs wouldn't mind going down to 18 if it nets them young guys on cost controlled contracts while simultaneously getting them off their bloated stuff? Both also expire in 2021, so they don't affect the cap space in the Giannis chase. Good plan Have it Both Ways contender.

Now Boston is the one I find the most interesting. The difference from 14 to 18 isn't that big to Boston. And they do have Hayward that qualifies as a star. Perhaps Boston likes some of our young guys like DFS? #14+26+Hayward for DFS+Wright+18+31? That'd be a win for the Mavs, especially if 14 nets them a 3-D guy like Bey.

I'm shocked that the Mavs are actually interested in the draft at all given all the smoke  signals saying that the Mavs were guaranteed to trade their pick to win now. I guess those smoke signals never said the Mavs wouldn't get a pick back in return!