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[ItsGoTime]

Yeah, the last time the Mavs acquired an old washed up 37 year old it didn't work out so well in the playoffs did it. 

Er, wait, what?

Because they gave up a probable low second rounder to get VC for 1/2 a year.

Er, wait, what?

To each his own. The Mavs signed VC for three years when he was 34. Most people said he was a crusty washed up vet. But he took and made one of the most iconic shots in Mavs history, a playoff game-winning buzzer-beater vs the hated Spurs. 

So this is actually a fun hypothetical ... rewriting history: If the Mavs had to trade the 31st pick in the 2014 draft to get Vince Carter, would you have done it?

It turns out the 31st pick was Damien Ingles ...

So, iconic playoff win or Damien Ingles? ... Easy, right? You take VC and the win. Ingles was a scrub who never played in the NBA ... 

But what if I told you, the 2014 2nd round held some hidden gems...

Joe Harris, Spencer Dinwiddie, Jerami Grant, Jordan Clarkson, Dwight Powell and NIKOLA JOKIC

So, do you choose A or B:

(A) Vinsanity and his iconic playoff game winner vs the Spurs 

(B) Keep the 2014 2nd round pick, so no VC and no iconic moment, but you do have a 1 in 6 shot at a rotation player & 1 in 30 shot at an MVP-caliber player

My comment was to get an apples to apples comparison. At the time of trading for VC, we wouldn't have known the outcome of the playoffs, just like we have no clue the outcome if we were to get Iggy right now. If VC was saying through the media that he doesn't want to play for any team outside Cali back then and his contract was up at the end of the year, is it smart to invest one of the best trade assets we had at that time to get him for the 3 months? I don't think so, many others agree, looks like you don't, I don't think it's all that unreasonable to have the opinion we have.

Also, we signed VC for 3 years when he was 34, when he was 37 (like Iggy is now) we didn't re-sign him and he didn't have any heroics in the playoffs with the Grizzlies. Apples to apples.