Keyser Soze said:
The entire 11 roster, except for JJ Borea, was FA or trade - including Dirk, Terry, Kidd, Chandler, Matrix, Peja, Sevenson,
The first rounder given up has lotto protection - no big whoop
Lotto protected on a sliding scaletommie said:Keyser Soze said:
The entire 11 roster, except for JJ Borea, was FA or trade - including Dirk, Terry, Kidd, Chandler, Matrix, Peja, Sevenson,
The first rounder given up has lotto protection - no big whoop
But it's a likely top 15 pick. I think they need to start building through the draft. Nothing against Doncic. I think he falls to five.
Mitch Henessey said:
Doncic was the best player in the draft. They did what they had to do.
Keyser Soze said:
My point is, 20 is just a dude - it is the uber rare exception you get a real player there. You can always sign guys off the street of equal talent there. The only real thing is the guy off the street may cost you a little more cap space.
#2 might push a better pick/prospect down to the Mavs if a HS talent is chosen ahead.baylorrific said:
I'm in favor of giving up the protected 1 to get Doncic, but I have 2 concerns:
1. Why is his 3pt shooting % so low?
2. A mid 2020 or 2021 1st round pick might be more valuable than usual if that is the year the NBA eliminates the prohibition on high schoolers entering the draft.
Brian, not if Atlanta gets to keep the pick that year.Brian Ethridge said:#2 might push a better pick/prospect down to the Mavs if a HS talent is chosen ahead.baylorrific said:
I'm in favor of giving up the protected 1 to get Doncic, but I have 2 concerns:
1. Why is his 3pt shooting % so low?
2. A mid 2020 or 2021 1st round pick might be more valuable than usual if that is the year the NBA eliminates the prohibition on high schoolers entering the draft.
Late round picks are for sale in the NBA. If Cuban/Nelson cared about the draft they would/could move up easily. I just don't have faith they care enough about the draft outside the top 10.baylorrific said:Brian, not if Atlanta gets to keep the pick that year.Brian Ethridge said:#2 might push a better pick/prospect down to the Mavs if a HS talent is chosen ahead.baylorrific said:
I'm in favor of giving up the protected 1 to get Doncic, but I have 2 concerns:
1. Why is his 3pt shooting % so low?
2. A mid 2020 or 2021 1st round pick might be more valuable than usual if that is the year the NBA eliminates the prohibition on high schoolers entering the draft.
OsoVerde said:
Anyone heard what the Mavs plan to do with Motley this year?
maybe. it is a crap shoot predicting who will produce at a high level in the NBA.Mitch Henessey said:
Doncic was the best player in the draft. They did what they had to do.
that sounds great. who else has this guy scouted and predicted would be 12 year all star guys?Ashley Hodge said:
no brainer to make this move in my view. I play pick up ball with a guy that just ended a 16 year career in the highest league in Europe and he says Doncic is better than anyone in the draft. He has spent the last year scouting college prospects going to the NBA. He projects a 12 year all star type career for him. If you get a chance to get that kind of player, you have to do it at any reasonable cost.
he was MVP of the 2nd best professional basketball league in the world though. That is likely a high floor. Much better competition than college basketball.bularry said:
Your friends opinion is better qualified than mine and most others, but he could still be wrong Not like this kid is a Lebron type sure thing
Ashley Hodge said:he was MVP of the 2nd best professional basketball league in the world though. That is likely a high floor. Much better competition than college basketball.bularry said:
Your friends opinion is better qualified than mine and most others, but he could still be wrong Not like this kid is a Lebron type sure thing
They haven't drafted since Dirk.tommie said:Ashley Hodge said:he was MVP of the 2nd best professional basketball league in the world though. That is likely a high floor. Much better competition than college basketball.bularry said:
Your friends opinion is better qualified than mine and most others, but he could still be wrong Not like this kid is a Lebron type sure thing
I think he's gonna be fine. I don't see him better then a stud shot blocker/ rim defender AND a late first rounder.
My issue may just be that the Mavericks haven't invested in building this team via the draft since the championship. Maybe they are now and I'm living in the past.
We will know soon.
xiledinok said:
He's an outstanding player.
Utah Jazz Center, Rudy Gobert, sent out a message about what a terrific job the Mavs did on draft night and how the public didn't know how good a player he is.
Gobert was first team all defense and from France. He's already played against him. In fact, most of the foreign players in the NBA think very highly of him.
Mo Bamba has a better chance of being Manute Bol than Shaq. The Mavs need an offensive star that can set others up.
