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Originally Posted by Dallas41
Found this on MMB and this is a big issue after trading DFS especially if they run into the Clippers 1st round
MMB
Tim Hardaway Jr. and Christian Wood are poor fits with the Mavericks' new backcourt. Both are offense-first players, but that is the last thing Dallas needs with Doncic and Irving averaging over 60 points per game combined. The Mavs need 3-and-D wings, an upgrade at the five, and a third playmaker. Without those pieces, Dallas barely raised their chances of escaping the first round of the playoffs, despite having two of the ten All-Star starters on their roster.
The trade market lacks sellers, so finding those missing pieces will be tough and costly. Counting on internal growth from Josh Green and improved play out of Reggie Bullock could cover their 3-and-D needs, but it would force both players to push near 40 minutes a night in the postseason. They will be worn out by the conference finals leaving Dallas one option short.
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Don't necessarily agree they would be history in the playoffs because they lost DFS. If the offensive combo of Kyrie, Luka and Wood is so multi sigma great then they can overcome defensive deficiency since offensive variance on the great side is always larger than defensive variance on the great side.