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

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I would challenge this.  We don't have a single PF on this roster, there are certainly guys (Walker, Hendricks, Whitmore) that have a chance to be there at 10 that would absolutely start from day one based on our needs, for better or worse.  Could be wrong but I do think the idea that a rookie wouldn't start kind of ignores how garbage we were are certain phases of basketball last season.

This. Kessler was the 22nd pick. Anyone here want to argue he was not better than Powell or McGee last season already? Let alone how good he´ll be going forward.