2023 DRAFT: Mavs take Lively, OMP, sign Mike Miles to 2-way, sign Jordan Walker

[omahen]

So...

Are the Mavs in "win-now" mode?

If you thought that Luka's window of opportunity was small, how about when we re-sign Kyrie to big dollars?

I'd argue that the front office believes they've secured two very rare franchise building blocks, and their remaining holes are much easier and cheaper to fill.  So win now?  Yes.

In a win-now scenario, draft picks have minimal value.  First, it's a crapshoot whether you'll actually draft a contributing NBA player, regardless of how great your player evaluation team is. And second, it's really rare to have a first-year player contribute much, even if they end up being a superstar someday.

For those reasons, I predict they will trade their pick.

Draft pick plus neutral-to-slightly-negative player/contract for reliable, productive player.

They are definitely in win now. Irving is not a long term building block. Even if we brush aside all of his problems he had in previous teams, he is 31. Mavs window they decided to do is max next three years. Unless they SnT Irving for another, more long term building block. But I think this is not likely. 

As for draft pick, I would agree most likely scenario is a trade. But, I could also see a world, where nothing good is available and Mavs just keep the pick.