05-31-2023, 11:12 AM
I think that the idea of trading pick 10 has to be considered in the context of who is available, and also still getting a USEFUL pick or two. Regularly punting on the draft is one reason the Mavs continue to be cap-choked every season. A team simply MUST get some cost-controlled talent that is usable, and if you keep trading away your best shots at those for higher priced players, you will inevitably end up short on talent. Which keeps happening to the Mavs.
So I would have almost no interest in a deal with no 2023 pick coming back. I doubt some super-ideal player is gettable that way, frankly. But I would be open to trading down from 10 to 21/22, for example, along with some swap of existing players.
As for the idea that there will definitely be a high demand, let's wait and see. The better trade downs happen because, in real time, some team's "draft player we simply must have" is available, but not especially wanted by the team with the pick. It doesn't always happen, however.
So I would have almost no interest in a deal with no 2023 pick coming back. I doubt some super-ideal player is gettable that way, frankly. But I would be open to trading down from 10 to 21/22, for example, along with some swap of existing players.
As for the idea that there will definitely be a high demand, let's wait and see. The better trade downs happen because, in real time, some team's "draft player we simply must have" is available, but not especially wanted by the team with the pick. It doesn't always happen, however.