02-07-2021, 02:57 PM
(02-07-2021, 02:40 PM)omahen Wrote: Easy man, easy... While it might not be all doom and gloom after first 25 games for Mavs it is also very possible that Knicks results are a bit better than what can be realistically expected on a long term.
Knicks are not contending. None of their young players is showing real star potential. So we can assume the coach is getting near max from them. Based on this it makes zero sense to throw away draft assets for a mediocre vet rental. And it may happen, this vet rental will take minutes from Quickley, negating some of the things they have done very well this season.
Randle is one year older than Porzingis. Does that mean Porzingis is not a young player either?
23/11/6 with 40% 3pt percentage as a #1 option looks like star potential to me. Knicks have tried the tanking strategy. Now they are trying to portray competency to attract FAs.
Furthermore draft compensation is allegedly a 2nd round pick, so hardly an earth-shattering loss.
RJ Barrett has shown to be streaky, but if he can find some consistency he can become a real good player.
I think my biggest problem is that so many Mavs fans (myself included) always make these trades like "Team x should trade us this and that, look at their team...."
I do and that other team has a better record than us.
I agree that thanks to Luka we have a different trajectory/projection, but I´d also have to ask myself: why would I sign with this franchise?
For example Josh Green has shown enough glimpses and the other options have been pathetic enough that he should be playing 20 MPG for the rest of the season, because if he shows the necessary progress toward or even reaches the level of a plus defender it changes our whole roster building process going forward. Maybe we can let Richardson walk and try sign a secondary play-maker for biggish money, because Green will give us the defensive cover on a rookie contract for the next 3-4 years.