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

[khaled1987]

https://twitter.com/fishsports/status/13...1646880772

1) The Mavs cannot hide the fact they are trying to move up in the draft. You cannot have all those conversations and not have it leak through the OTHER teams.

2) However, what the Mavs CAN control is who they meet with and who they leak that they meet with. 

My take on this:

Fish, as always, is a mouthpiece for Donnie and DAL. They are leaking this info.

1) It is certainly TRUE info, they will meet with these guys.

2) It affirms they are trying to move up.

3) I would bet they LIKE Hal and Bey, BUT I bet neither are THE target. I think the real target won't have any connection to the Mavs until maybe the 11th hour. 


I still think this is all about Killian Hayes.

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P.S. I think these guys affirm the Mavs believe they can at least get to #10...Hal making me think they can get to #6 (which is where you might need to get to land Killian).

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Wig/2nd pick

This definitely fulfills the notion of taking on bad money for a star.....

I didn't open the link in Fish tweet, but based on tweet itself there is nothing that says we are using him.

Who teams meet isn't a secret,  players and agents will leak it anyway. Why not tell it to a reporter so he owes you a favour?
They could target one of the two, but will meet with 5 guys from top 10 and it is up to everyone to guess.
They simply can hide who they like, but they can't hide who they meet

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Bill Simmons podcast with Kevin O'Connor postulated Phoenix might want to draft an older PG who could take over for Rubio when he expires but is mature enough to contribute this season.  That kind of guy would be available still at 18.  

So, Jalen Brunson type of guy?