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Originally Posted by spreedom
I don't know the numbers behind this, but from what I've seen Tucker's best matchup defensively is 3/4 combo types... and he can play SG on offense if needed. He's mostly going to be camping in the corners and waiting for open looks. Fits a huge need IYAM.
If Okafor is healthy, he is instantly the best center on the roster. Not some deep bench player.
Hayward isn't much of a defender and his shooting percentages have dropped across the board every year... sure, he'd get better looks playing next to Dirk and Ellis, but he's still mostly a volume scorer at this point. That doesn't fill much of a need. Tucker is basically the opposite... plays great defense and is a killer from the corners. And he'll probably cost about half of the guaranteed money that Hayward will.
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Yah.. but you said the keyword "IF" about Okafur. Which means having him be a down the bench player wouldn't hurt to try for cheap.
Tucker isn't a starter. I see him merely as a role player. Mavs have enough of those already. He's also undersized for being 6'6... Which is also why I would prefer front office gave big money to Carmelo, Deng, Parsons, Hayward, or Ariza instead. Dallas clearly needs an starting SF who can help carry the load offensively.