05-18-2023, 07:56 AM
(05-18-2023, 07:41 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: I think you are spot on when it comes to the Mavs point of view. Get the best possible outcome next season. And in my opinion that is the problem. You cannot undo years of incompetence and bad decisions in a single offseason. There is no shortcut. You cannot skip basic roster building moves. And any attempt to do so will only make things worse.
I can agree with that. But, I think Mavs are under big pressure from either Luka directly or his representation. For example, I don't think those Utah interest rumors are there just by chance. They have a top 5 player and they are wasting his years. I don't think they have a luxury of building patiently, they wasted that option while it was certainly there. There is also zero guarantee that the slow way would actually be successful.
I am affraid, Luka will be out of Dallas in 3-4 years max, no matter the results in this period. I can't see Irving stay committed (sane) for longer than one or two years and his trade value will be likely very low due to his age and size of his contract. So whatever Mavs do, they will not build a long term contender. Their chance is a quick title, then things will likely start getting worse with Luka eventually going out. However, the alternative is probably only, that Luka goes out quicker and Mavs can start from scratch.