11-04-2020, 02:37 PM
My reaction to the Mavs making #18 available:
You can make #18 available in an effort to...
1) move UP because you want a guy who you think could be a star and help much more immediately next to Luka/KP
2) move DOWN because you think you can get the same value later in the draft (which very much could be the case this year)
3) move OUT for a star
It also seems the Mavs are VERY active doing SOMETHING this offseason. Maybe they are legitimately exploring ALL options OR maybe they have something they have zeroed in on, but they aren't tipping their hand. So they are leaking efforts to basically do everything. Point being, some of this might be smoke screens.
You can make #18 available in an effort to...
1) move UP because you want a guy who you think could be a star and help much more immediately next to Luka/KP
2) move DOWN because you think you can get the same value later in the draft (which very much could be the case this year)
3) move OUT for a star
It also seems the Mavs are VERY active doing SOMETHING this offseason. Maybe they are legitimately exploring ALL options OR maybe they have something they have zeroed in on, but they aren't tipping their hand. So they are leaking efforts to basically do everything. Point being, some of this might be smoke screens.