03-18-2021, 01:38 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-18-2021, 01:39 PM by HanspardShowerVoice.)
(03-18-2021, 01:32 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: I think the reasoning was pretty simple. S Bey was thought of as a bigger wing defender and Green as a guy with elite defensive potential at the guard spot so they went with positional need over talent.
I am sure they talked themselves into the idea that Green was raw but had a higher ceiling offensively. What we have seen so far is a guy who is pretty good defensively as expected but is a total mess offensively and not usable on a good team. Bey on the other hand was ready to step in as a 3D guy right away. It's sad but Mavs probably wasted the pick.
The fly in the ointment for that theory to me is that they were trying hard to trade for RoCo before the draft who is in the bigger wing defender mold that Bey is. So I don't know what made them think that wasn't a need anymore after striking out on RoCo. Also, I'm pretty sure the JRich trade was already in their backpocket, so it's not like they needed immediate guard defense moreso than wing defense.