08-04-2023, 07:58 PM
(08-04-2023, 10:40 AM)surfpuckmd Wrote: THJ is both a better offensive player and better defensive player than Marvin Bagley. This would be a tanking move rather than a winning move. We need players who can hit open 3-pointers and play solid defense next to Kyrie and Luka. THJ can do both. Bagley can do neither. If we want a scoring big off the bench, Christian Wood would be a much better option as he is a good 3-point shooter. Also, if Jason Kidd didn’t like Christian Wood, he will like Marvin Bagley even less.
I would be surprised if the Mavs would go after a player like Bagley. He is not the type of player they were targeting this summer. I was wondering if he potentially is a really buy low type of player who in two years he has really turned into something. Maybe not. Maybe in 2 years he is begging for a job from an nba team.
There is no doubt Hardaway is the better player. Hardaway is a really solid player. Good even. My issue if he is on the roster this year, he is going to get minutes over Hardy. He will also probably finish several games over Green. Hardaway is better than Hardy now. He is also probably better than Green. So maybe he should play over both of them. But it appears the Mavs made moves this summer not thinking Hardaway is in their plans. While he is better than both, there is an argument the better long term strategy would be to throw both in the deep end and see if they can swim. That may not be the right move, but I expect Hardaway plays a good amount of time if he is on the roster this year.
If traded, what is the market for Hardaway? I don’t think he gets Capela without draft picks. Same for Bojan. Next offseason, he would be an attractive expiring but not sure what type of offers he brings. So would you move him for a high upside type player who hasn’t really shown much yet? Not sure if I would, but I was just interested in looking at guys who could pop over the next few years who are potentially available for a low cost.