(05-24-2021, 11:16 AM)SwisherPrice Wrote: It doesn't matter who the Mavs drafted, they would not have seen much playing time this season, just like Josh Green. We would have the same unknowns about Bane and Saddiq Bey because their sample size of minutes this season would have been small.
G - JRich/THJ/Brunson or Burke (when going small)
F - DFS/Kleber (when going big)
And then you factor in that the team's best player Luka is also essentially a G/F that plays PG. I don't see how Bane or Bey would have gotten minutes either.
Desmond Bane and Sadiq Bey are light years better than Josh Green. Already they are one of the better shooters in the game, we are not just speaking rookies, but entire league. Contribute to wins for their teams, one of them (Bane) even in the playoffs at crucial times in the game. Its safe to say they will be great NBA players and their game has already translated. There is no way we can even trade for them at this moment.
There should be no doubt they would have got A LOT more playing time for Mavs than Josh Green, that has close to zero offensive skills and cant stay in the game. You take Josh Greens minutes and multiple that several times, because baskets on offensive skills and production end keeps you in games, its that simple.
All it would take is one game and several three pointers to make them get more minutes.
Mavs would be absolutely the ideal place for both these players due to their elite shooting and polished offensive and defensive skills and IQ. You dont leave these two players alone. Josh Green you can leave alone in the corner. Dont get me wrong I like the energy and effort from Greene, and he may develop. But no way is he close to player as Bane and S.Bey. They would play crucial minutes for Mavs in the playoffs and their skill set fit Lukas style of game.