(04-10-2023, 03:41 PM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: There are soooooooo many assumptions that you are making here and every time you try to advocate for draft picks and capital (which I am not opposed to at all) you cherry pick late round picks like crazy. Clint Capela was picked between Shabazz Napier and PJ Hairston. The 4 picks after Nic Claxton are guys who haven't even cracked a rotation.
Much like yourself, I am enamored with the idea of adding Taylor Hendricks to this roster, I think he is an opening day starter on this team based on our current roster. What surprised me though is that you went as far as saying that his floor is Jarrett Allen or JJJ, two all stars this year. It's a pretty wild assumption to make even if it does happen to become true and I think demonstrates that maybe you put just a little too much faith in the youngins (you also compared him to 4 guys who were 2 inches taller than him which kind of confused me).
There is a ton of validity to the fact that the Cuban and the Mavs have undervalued draft picks over the years and it's cost them dearly. There should be some acknowledgement that there is most definitely a world of overvaluing draft picks when you have (hopefully) two top end talents already on the roster. I'm in favor of using a top 10 pick if we get it, specifically because of Taylor Hendricks, but there is a ton of healthy conversation to be had around the idea of moving it.
I´m not against moving it, but it has to be for a player that I think moves the needle. Clint Capela does not move the needle. Last year in the play-offs he had a NetRtg of MINUS 25.1. He´s also a 64% career FT shooter. This season the Hawks defense is worse with him on the floor.
If we had a stacked asset base, then you can play both sides of the board, but thanks to our chief, we are down to two draft picks.
Paul Reed plays behind the league MVP. Here are his games this season, when he got 20+ minutes:
19/10/0 with 2 blks, 3 stls
6/8/1 with 3 blks, 2 stls
12/13/3 with 2 blks, 1 stl
16/12/1 with 0 blks, 2 stls
16/14/0 with 2 blks, 0 stls
2/3/0 with 1 blk, 1 stls
10/8/1 with 2 blks, 2stls
17/10/1 with 5 blks, 2 stls
So that is an average of 12/10/1 with 2.1 blks and 1.6 stls, which are basically Capela´s numbers.
Funny enough he started against Capela two games ago. Finished with the 10/8/1/2/2 in just 24 minutes and a game-high +16. Capela played 33 minutes and finished with 12/4/1/1/2 and -13.
Obviously Reed´s performance are much more volatile and he has horrible games, too. At the same time, it´s not really inconceivable that after 30-40 games, he´ll steady his production and give you what Capela does for half the price and with the #10 pick still in your locker.
And yes I am that high on Hendricks. I honestly don´t understand how he´s projected outside the top 5. I can see the timing and the strength in his shot-blocking that will allow him to play some small-ball center for 10-15 minutes per game. I can see his footwork and his movement, that will allow him to play SF/PF next to a legit big. He reads plays well. He moves well without the ball. I saw all that with Jarrett Allen, too.