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

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What did Simmons say?

That he doesn´t understand why they did this, when they need to win now or lose Luka soon. That they should have picked this guy or that guy with more upside. His co-hosts KOC and Tate Frazier, basically shut down all his draft suggestions, saying Lively might be a few years away, but he´s the right choice.

I don´t get why people are so upset about Lively´s offensive game. If Dwight Powell could defend, block shots and (off.) rebound, we´d celebrate him. I do not give a f*** whether Lively can shoot threes or not. Luka and Kyrie had no problem to score playing with McGee and Powell on the floor.

Remember when rookies Dwight Powell and Justin Anderson gave our retirement home a play-off push, just by playing hard and not being old. I think Lively and OMP can have the same effect, just like Green last year.