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Old 05-27-2022, 10:28 AM   #51
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Originally Posted by mac222b View Post
Just a friendly reminder that Josh Green just turned 21 in November. At age 21 Dorian Finney-Smith was still two years from signing with the Mavs as an undrafted free agent. His first two years he shot under 30% from 3 and 31% in year 3. Year 4 was his breakthrough as he climbed all the way to 37.6 from 3 and 46.6 overall.

Josh Green is a hard worker with playmaking skills already that Dodo will never have. He’ll be fine. His shooting is coming around. Can guard 1-4. Near elite to elite athleticism. Sticking with my prediction that he will be a starter here for a decade. Year after next.
Just a friendly reminder back that lots of guys turn 21 that are athletic. Josh Green never showed anything out of the ordinary with regard to skills in college, international play etc so your assertion is speculative at best. There is really no reason other than the fact that he could do well in a decathlon to think he will ever be an above replacement level contributor in the NBA.

This snippet from Dmagazine a few months ago says it best:

The Dallas Mavericks knew the 2020 NBA Draft was big for the organization. Thanks to a trade with Golden State that ended up giving the Mavs the first choice in the second round, the team would essentially have two first-round picks (Nos. 18 and 31). Before the night was over, the Mavs would also come away with another high second-rounder (No. 36). Through a few shrewd maneuvers, the front office had created a prime opportunity to bolster its nascent core with two—maybe even three—low-cost additions.

They wouldn’t get many more chances like this. The Mavs still owed New York a pair of first-round picks from the Kristaps Porzingis trade one year earlier, and whatever room the team had under the salary cap was about to be largely swallowed up by contract extensions. They couldn’t blow it.

Less than two seasons later, it is glaringly obvious to even the most optimistic observers: they blew it. And it is killing them.
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