Well the NBA draft is almost here. I am not sure what is the best draft option for the Mavericks, but I do know that by July 10 or much sooner they need to somehow find a new center, new 3 and d player both under thirty and keep Luka, Kyrie, Reggie, Maxi Josh and Jaden. And since they are not going to keep or try to sign Christian Wood maybe just maybe just maybe keep Dwight Powell as the back up center, but if the Mavericks do then they definitely need a solid center that is strong on defense.
No easy task to say the least. Tim Hardaway Jr. is not a high trade asset and even though I like Davis Bertans he is even a less attractive trade target.
Losing any of the above that I mentioned we keep just destroys any depth potential unless the Mavericks make some wild three or four player trade where we get back some players that are at least as good as Maxi or Reggie then they shouldn’t pull that string.
All of us Maverick fans are sweating what Luka may do in a year or two if this offseason doesn’t improve the team. So the Mavericks have one large quandary with a capital Q.
And oh yeah, they have to have a full roster and still try to maintain some cap flexibility. That Q just keeps getting larger and larger.
There are the infamous NBA soap opera rumors the Mavericks are in trade talks with Atlanta for John Collins while one article said the Mavericks want Clint Capela instead of Collins which if you hear the other soap opera rumor the Mavericks may want Williams from the Celtics then a fan can start to have hope, but all this is in the soap opera dreams of the NBA, but something has to happen without losing depth. Yet it is our right as fans to dream, even dreams that have a one percent chance of coming true. Scary but true that Capela and Williams is the closest route to getting what would benefit the Mavericks at the most practical level right now without getting into the wild and wooly fantasy trade ideas.
Capela and Williams would definitely add some help defensively and if the Mavericks keep Kyrie then you have 60 plus points a night between Luka and Kyrie easy so all you need is the other 6 players in the top of the rotation to average in the low double figures in points each night. Luka and Kyrie are great at assists so that shouldn’t be too hard. Ah yes the fans dreaming comes so easy.
The start of the madness is this Thursday and then carries forward the following week. The Mavericks offseason track record says “don’t get your hopes up” yet again we have the right to dream no matter the size of that capital Q.
Crossed fingers for now. I would say prayers too, but honestly this is only sports and there are much more important worries going on here on planet Earth that need our prayers so sports is for fun and enjoyment and remotes crashing through TV screens and nothing more.
Cheers
No comments:
Post a Comment