Mavs trade deadline and draft thread

[EricaLubarsky]

75 min

Can Wood Slanger be had for two seconds?

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

This feels about as close as you can get to a complete Mavs team. Starting 4, starting 5, SOLID backup 5.

Hopefully kidd plays Gafford

If he sits the bench behind Powell I'm going to blow a fuse

[rimrocker]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

My only fears with PJ:
1) He falls in love with pullup threes and we have three guys jacking it
2) He continues to suck defensively. His first two seasons he was well above average. Since then, he's given up. Hopefully he can get back the hustle.
3) At 6'7" he's not much bigger than GWill and can be abused by bigger PFs (although how many of those are there?)

What excites me:
1) Luka/Kyrie/Green/PJ can all score on the drive and can all pass and they'll always have Lively or Gafford to catch lobs so bigs don't collapse on the drive without consequence. Strangely lob threats make drives easier.
2) PJ Can put up 40+ pts and isn't as hesitant as GWill.

PJ has several inches more WS and a he'll of a lot more vertical leap than Williams.
Also faster and more athletic.
IF he plays within his role he will be fine.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

I have a soft spot for DSJ the same way people have one for DFS. Would love it if we could get him.

[EricaLubarsky]

Killian Hayes straight up waived

[Dtownsfinest]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

I have a soft spot for DSJ the same way people have one for DFS. Would love it if we could get him.

I have nothing for DFS but will always have one for Dennis. He?s a much better player now too. One guy I wish would?ve worked out here.

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by SMC0007

Gafford in theory is excellent. We will see how he feels playing behind DP. In all seriousness, if thats all we do, im fine with it. We are a lot more versatile now.

If Powell continues to get minutes with Gafford and lively here I'm going to riot 😂

They love Powell so we all better keep our fingers crossed he gets glued to the bench

[EricaLubarsky]

DSj is honesty perfect here.

Elite defense on guards, which is something we struggle with. Rebounds well for his size and more than anything always brings energy which is something we?ve lacked. He doesn?t score that well but if he?s playing next to Luka, all he needs to do is contain the opposing guard and make teams pay for doubles/cheats

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Killian Hayes straight up waived

Why did Detroit hang onto him for so long? He's been awful ever since they drafted him.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by Dallas41

If Powell continues to get minutes with Gafford and lively here I'm going to riot 😂

They love Powell so we all better keep our fingers crossed he gets glued to the bench

I think you both might be looking at this the wrong way.

What if Gafford plays over Lively?

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

I think you both might be looking at this the wrong way.

What if Gafford plays over Lively?

I think there?s a decent chance of that though out the end of this season

[Dtownsfinest]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Why did Detroit hang onto him for so long? He's been awful ever since they drafted him.

I think they tried to get something for him he?s not that far removed from coming into the league. They started him last night I guess to showcase him and no one bit. Looked ok too. Sasser already passed him up he looks like a nice find.

[Dtownsfinest]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

I think you both might be looking at this the wrong way.

What if Gafford plays over Lively?

I assumed he would. I assumed Gafford was gonna start he?s a legit 5 in this league. Pj can play some 5 too so gonna be interesting to see how these rotations go.

[Melonhead]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

My only fears with PJ:
1) He falls in love with pullup threes and we have three guys jacking it
2) He continues to suck defensively. His first two seasons he was well above average. Since then, he's given up. Hopefully he can get back the hustle.
3) At 6'7" he's not much bigger than GWill and can be abused by bigger PFs (although how many of those are there?)

Grant is around 6"3 if you go back to his college days listing at Tennessee, not sure how he was getting listed at 6'6. He's unathletic and chunky. I dont have a doubt PJ can play better defense than Grant. He can also catch balls near the rim and dunk.

PJ does like the catch and shoot 3, I would expect a 36-37%. Im cautiously optimistic, i think he will do what we thought Grant could do

[EricaLubarsky]

How we feeling with guards?

With Exum healthy and Green coming on strong (17-6-3 on 56/50/100 in February) do we need a guard? Will Exum ever be healthy again, though?

[Melonhead]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

DSj is honesty perfect here.

Elite defense on guards, which is something we struggle with. Rebounds well for his size and more than anything always brings energy which is something we?ve lacked. He doesn?t score that well but if he?s playing next to Luka, all he needs to do is contain the opposing guard and make teams pay for doubles/cheats

Of all the homecomings hes the one Ive wanted most. Thought for sure it would happen last offseason

[DevinHarriswillstart]

I'd trade Hardy for Smith jr if I knew he could stay healthy, but he always seems to get hurt.

[Melonhead]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

I'd trade Hardy for Smith jr if I knew he could stay healthy, but he always seems to get hurt.

True he does have his injury problems that seem to plague him every season

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Definitely won't miss Seth Curry. Been unplayable for a month now.

[EricaLubarsky]

40 minutes to the end of trades and we know what Wizards got (middle of three 2024 FRps OKc owns) but not what we have OKC

[SMC0007]

Luka
Kyrie
Green
PJ
Lively
Gafford

Looks so much better. Lets see how many ways Kidd can fvck this up.

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

How we feeling with guards?

With Exum healthy and Green coming on strong (17-6-3 on 56/50/100 in February) do we need a guard? Will Exum ever be healthy again, though?

ThJ and Hardy are ok backups for now. Exum is icing.

Id love to move Thj and Maxi for a guard/wing who can do more thanj Thj. Bruce Brown woukd be cool.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

40 minutes to the end of trades and we know what Wizards got (middle of three 2024 FRps OKc owns) but not what we have OKC

I'm a bit afraid of what we had to give up. Teams don't give up firsts willy nilly.

[saclare]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Good point Coopz made:

Lively has been told by Kidd to avoid fouls so his block/defense numbers have been pretty pedestrian. This will allow him to go harder and be more of a defensive force because we now have 12 fouls of quality centers instead of 6.

If true, what terrible development.

[EricaLubarsky]

Mavs tonight:
No Lively
No Exum
No Williams
No Holmes
No Curry
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No Washington
No Gafford

Knicks Tonight:
No Ononuby
No Brunson (?)
No Randle
No Robinson
No Quentin Grimes
No Malachi Flynn
No Evan Fournier
No Ryan Arcidiacono
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No Burks
No Bogdanovic

TDL makes for some interesting games.

[EricaLubarsky]

Doug Mickey-D to the Pacers!

Rick Loves him

[EricaLubarsky]

14 minutes. Still don't know the OKC details

[Thespiralgoeson]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

I'm a bit afraid of what we had to give up. Teams don't give up firsts willy nilly.

I am too, but overall I am very happy with this trade deadline. Losing a FRP does suck, but we upgraded not one but two spots on the roster. We desperately needed frontcourt depth. It's been our Achilles' heel all season. Getting a quality backup 5 is a real game changer, so we're not completely f***ed whenever Lively is not on the floor. I still would like some more size at the 4, but other than that, I think we have a pretty solid roster all around now.

Man, it's a really nice feeling to feel like the Mavs are a well-run organization. I don't remember the last time I felt that way.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

I'm not finding anything on what we had to give up. Did OKC really have too many picks that they just gave us one for free? I have nothing substantial on that front, but, if true, then Nico catapults to the top of GMs.

[EricaLubarsky]

Lopez to Kings

What are the Bucks doing?

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Yeah, and if you want to know where Dinwiddie's value is...

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/st...81671217643746

[EricaLubarsky]

And Kings waiving Lopez?

What

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

And Kings waiving Lopez?

What

Robin Lopez...

[purplefrog]

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The Mavs are swapping their 2028 1st with OKC?s 2028 1st to acquire the 2024 1st that will be rerouted to Washington

That clears things up... LOL

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by purplefrog

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The Mavs are swapping their 2028 1st with OKC?s 2028 1st to acquire the 2024 1st that will be rerouted to Washington

That clears things up... LOL

Yeah, so we've traded or swapped 27, 28, 29, 30.

Better hope this team works out...

[purplefrog]

Just read where Raptors are going to waive Dinwiddie...if true would be a good pick up for the Mavs after trading Seth.

[EricaLubarsky]

We swapped 2028 with OKC

Not bad

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Gafford costing a first doesn't surpise me. Centers are in high demand. Gotta pay the current rate I'm afraid.

[BPo001]

Originally Posted by purplefrog

Just read where Raptors are going to waive Dinwiddie...if true would be a good pick up for the Mavs after trading Seth.

I?m sure he will end up on the Lakers or another contender.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Mavs to pursue Dinwiddie per Stein.