05-25-2023, 11:00 AM
(05-25-2023, 10:54 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: IF this is true and these teams, including the Mavs, are behind the 8 ball. I hope the Mavs don't panic. It will be hard not to due to their past mistakes and style of doing things in the past. But if they are stuck, the easiest ways to change that is the folllowing:
1) hit your draft pick. Either at 10 or trade down. Expecting immediate results is the short game, but you really want to find an attractive asset who can also be a part of your future core.
2) target a distressed asset. You need to be right here because typically this player is going to carry a decent salary.
3) uncover an hidden asset. This can be a young player, a player who has not popped yet or a second round/undrafted guy.
You can do all this offseason, but it will be asking a lot of this front office.
The problem with 1 is the Kyrie window. Can the Mavs really afford to wait two years for the pick to really develop? In that time Kyrie will likely find something to destroy the relationship with Mavs. Or he will simply start falling of the cliff. I am not totally against the pick, but they would really need to hit it big time.