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

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To be completely serious, JHS was a guy that was being mocked around 18 who I thought was completely undervalued. I have several ahead of him. Here’s my thoughts for the Mavs as of right now. Obviously subject to change as we get closer to draft time. Personally, I’m operating under the assumption that Kyrie is back.

It seems that most mocks have the top 5 of Wemby, Henderson, Miller, Amen, Whitmore. Also, I’m seeing Black to the Wizards at 8 very frequently.

In my opinion, if Walker or Hendricks make it to 10, you pick them. They are both players who fill a position of need who are ready to contribute right away. They will be on cheap rookie contracts for years. The Mavs should only trade the pick in this scenario if the deal really favors them.

If they are both gone, the first thing I’m looking for is a favorable trade back that keeps us in this draft. Some (definitely not all) of the players who I would be interested in are Lively, Leonard Miller and Olivier-Maxence Prosper.

I like the last part as I think Miller and maybe Lively will be better than most of the top 10. Hendricks seems like a bust. I hope they don’t take him. Low efficiency at the rim.