03-18-2021, 01:42 PM
(03-18-2021, 01:26 PM)HanspardShowerVoice Wrote: I do think there is a line of thought (not that I agree with it) that drafting non superstar players doesn't bring enough of a "reward" because it usually ends up in resigning players coming into 2nd contract before they've had a chance to really demonstrate their value. From a cap standpoint the league doesn't reward teams enough for developing and retaining their own players.
Denver is a phenomenal drafting franchise, and at the end of the day I think they're basically penalized for drafting, developing and giving those 2nd contracts to Jamal Murray, Gary Harris and Will Barton. I also think the Hawks in a bad way because they actually stockpiled too many young players at once, and now they've got to sort out who they're going to extend and who they're going to let walk before they even have a firm handle on what they are.
Seems to me like the someone really pounded the table for Green in the predraft process, the Mavs brass fell in love with him and they basically made up their minds they were going to take Green at #18 no matter how the rest of the draft developed (assuming they couldn't trade up to get a top tier player like Haliburton).
Denver has a really good team, much better than everything they could get on any other way.
And Atlanta was tanking like forever and just has one pick to much, which would be our, if not for the lottery.
We don't know what Green will be yet. The Mavs knew they won't have a pick this year and went for the projekt.