2020-2021 AROUND the NBA: Archived

[ItsGoTime]

I believe both you and Kammrath have valid points and are 100% correct from your perspectives.  

Perspective 1 (reward) - I agree that Oladiopo is an unquestionable upgrade and possibly comes at a discount.  He checks many of the Mavs needs boxes (defense, creator, floor leader, 1st-3rd option depending on the lineup) and much like Hardaway, I believe Luka coupled with Rick’s floor spacing will have a very positive impact on his offensive game so I would be much less concerned with his “one” breakout season.

Perspective 2 (risk) - I also agree that there are valid concerns around injury risk and whether the Mavericks are in a position to accept that risk.  The thought of potentially having two max players (2/5 of your starting lineup) as high risk players is definitely a gamble.  For me, it’s a no brainer without the injury risk as I think we would see the best Oladipo.  However, since that is not our reality, I will trust that the Mavs will do their due diligence if they choose to go in that direction.

Two positions, both valid (in my humble opinion ?).

Post 2, quickly becoming a must read!!!!!!