05-07-2023, 12:24 PM
Chiming in on the Jrue talk, I remember on the old board when the Mavs had a chance to move up in the 2019 draft there was a lot of discussion to trade for Jrue from NO if they moved up. Now should be a decent time to look back on that. I think what I remember is mostly correct.
Pretty much unanimous to draft and keep Zion if they lucked into #1 as he should be a perfect front court fit with Luka. Now it's not looking so obvious with his constant injuries.
Most of the discussion was on what to do if they moved up to #2. Majority said trade it for Jrue. I was one of the few that said I would draft Ja cause he had superstar potential. Not sure what the best move here would be now honestly. Luka was way too good early and had a championship window during his rookie contract. Ja is also already a superstar but the fit with Luka may not be perfect? Who knows what he would be like playing with Luka though.
Definitely can't trade the pick for Jrue now as he is a declining asset and already brought up that retirement talk. Could have literal 0 value after a few years instead of appreciating. Not sure who the new Jrue would be. Maybe OG or something like that if the #10 pick is enough to get him. Is #1-4 worth trading for someone similar to OG? I think the ideal scenario is trade back a few spots from top 4, get a win now player like Turner, shed bad contracts, and also draft Hendricks/Wallace. Need some rookie contracts to work with.
What are the thoughts on Jrue vs Zion/Ja in 2019?
Pretty much unanimous to draft and keep Zion if they lucked into #1 as he should be a perfect front court fit with Luka. Now it's not looking so obvious with his constant injuries.
Most of the discussion was on what to do if they moved up to #2. Majority said trade it for Jrue. I was one of the few that said I would draft Ja cause he had superstar potential. Not sure what the best move here would be now honestly. Luka was way too good early and had a championship window during his rookie contract. Ja is also already a superstar but the fit with Luka may not be perfect? Who knows what he would be like playing with Luka though.
Definitely can't trade the pick for Jrue now as he is a declining asset and already brought up that retirement talk. Could have literal 0 value after a few years instead of appreciating. Not sure who the new Jrue would be. Maybe OG or something like that if the #10 pick is enough to get him. Is #1-4 worth trading for someone similar to OG? I think the ideal scenario is trade back a few spots from top 4, get a win now player like Turner, shed bad contracts, and also draft Hendricks/Wallace. Need some rookie contracts to work with.
What are the thoughts on Jrue vs Zion/Ja in 2019?