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Originally Posted by Bayliss
I'd go with James for this simple reason: even though he is 27, he has potential. The Vanilla Gorilla was a player I would have liked the Mavs to have gotten about 3 years ago. But his legs are shot and at this point in his career he brings not much. James may not bring much either but bigs take awhile to blossom (Ian being a perfect example)... and I'd rather take the chance on James.
Btw, glad the Mavs passed on Fab Melo. James in Summer League ran circles around him. Literally.
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It's not like you lose James if you let him play a season in Europe, though. "Bigs take time to develop" seems like an argument for signing a veteran and giving James a year of seasoning.
The flip side is that he's 27, so you can't let him season too long.
