Oaktown or toketown: Mavs try to be the road warriors

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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Yeah I shouldn't have included him. I just saw him on a bunch of draft lists at 21 where we are. He's got a quick jumper with good mechanics, but otherwise he's very limited. His ceiling is Bertans.

I think our best bet is drafting someone limited offensively and teaching them to set good screens and roll to the hoop. Powell's entire skillset can't be that rare. If all they can do is defend and rebound, they shouldn't be a lottery pick. Grab someone like that at 21, train them to set screens and catch lobs from Luka/JB/Dinwiddie and they can be a 10-15 year starter. We don't need Wilt Chamberlain to score 60. We just need a screener for Luka, an oop recipient to keep offenses honest inside, and a rebounder to make sure we don't give up 40-second chance points.

For sure on Baldwin, it seems some mockers are relying way too much on his HS rankings. He's not really performed in college to warrant a 1st round pick, much less at a smaller school. One would expect him to be dominating. His physical traits are intriguing, but I need better production at the next stage to rely on HS ranks and physical traits.

You hit it on the head. Don't need Bam or Ayton type, could easily get away with a bigger body type, Steven Adams ceiling. Set screens, rebound, and body other bigs in the paint.