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

[DanSchwartzgan]

My favorite source for scouting videos is releasing his Coulibaly video at 11pm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTgTyA04dWg

Thanks for posting that.  You watch the first half and it's OMG, he's amazing.  You watch the second half and you wonder if he can overcome the offensive limitations.  

That hardest thing on these defensive studs with underdeveloped offensive games is projecting their shots.  Coach Spin had an article from a few months back where he noted that no NBA finals team had a non-center starter who couldn't hit 3's at an average clip (or something like that).  

This guy has all the defensive wings going early, Ausar Thompson to the Jazz at 9 and Lively to Dallas at 10 in his latest mock.  After that its:

Dick/Orlando
L. Miller/OKC
CoulibalyToronto
Bufkin/Pelicans
Wallace/Atlanta (Why Atlanta might be willing to move to 10 in a trade up)
Clowney/Utah

I go through all of this because Clowney is a big riser on his board and who I picked in the prediction game for Dallas to take at 15 or 16 in a trade down.  Small Ball 5 and a PF if he develops his shot (and the shot actually looks good).  I think there is a lot of upside here if he's an average NBA 3 point shooter.  But, you won't project that based on FT%.  You have to look at the form.