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Originally Posted by Underdog
Been listening to some podcasts, have a few Mavs draft takeaways...
LockedOnMavericks: Apparently after the Kings game, Carlisle said the Mavs were going to try to win "winnable" games, then when asked what that meant, he replied, "ask Mark." In other words, Cuban is basically ordering him to tank... Isaac Harris is projecting the Mavs to finish somewhere in the ballpark of 4-21 over their last 25 games.
The Ringer: They think Marvin Bagley's lack of defense is going to hurt him longterm. Like, in 5 years he's just going to be another Michael Beasley, whereas a player like Mikal Bridges is going to have much more value around the league. For that reason, they think Jaren Jackson Jr would be a better fit for the Mavs (and more specifically, Dennis) than Bagley. |
I listened to last week's podcast on Jaren Jackson Jr & Luka Doncic. Just listened to this week's too. Really enjoying the Ringer's NBA draft podcast.
They compare Bagley III as a potential Brandan Wright clone.
Wright was just acquired by the Rockets. Here's what D'Antoni said about him:
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Coach Mike D'Antoni said recently-acquired center Brandan Wright will be "insurance, mostly" for the frontcourt depth.
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Wright's been out of the league since 2016. I know we all have fond memories of Wright with the Mavs, but he only played 65 or more games in a season one time in his career. He basically had a good 5 year run as a role player & that was it.