2018 NBA Draft

[Magnum_3_Ball]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Motley did get called up, the Mavs are trying to make a trade, and who the hell are you going to cut? The players who are winning games for us aren't the guys you can or want to cut... Noel didn't win this for us... McRoberts didn't win this for us... And I keep hearing about Barea, but once again, he shot 2-12 and had 3 TOs -- he's not the reason we won this game.

And, yeah, Sacramento sits vets to tank -- that's why George Hill is trying to force his way out and no FAs want to play for the Kings unless they're the only team left with cap space... If that's the franchise you want to model yourself after, then expect similar results.

FAs don't care about whether or not the Mavs tanked to get a top pick. JJ Redick signed with Philly this year, and they wrote the book on tanking. That's a non-issue. What will impact signing free agents is the difference between the Mavs drafting DeAndre Ayton and Wendell Carter Jr. That'll have an impact on whether DSJ re-signs with the Mavs when the time comes too.

Also, Barea had 11 assists last night. He had a big part in the Mavs comeback. Did you see the #s they showed on the telecast last night about how Powell plays with & without Barea on the floor? Barea should of sat last night.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by Magnum_3_Ball

FAs don't care about whether or not the Mavs tanked to get a top pick. JJ Redick signed with Philly this year, and they wrote the book on tanking. That's a non-issue. What will impact signing free agents is the difference between the Mavs drafting DeAndre Ayton and Wendell Carter Jr. That'll have an impact on whether DSJ re-signs with the Mavs when the time comes too.

Also, Barea had 11 assists last night. He had a big part in the Mavs comeback. Did you see the #s they showed on the telecast last night about how Powell plays with & without Barea on the floor? Barea should of sat last night.

Do you seriously think that winning one game with 30 left is going to be the difference between getting DeAndre Ayton or Wendell Carter? We only dropped from #3 to #4, and we still suck. We were at #4 a week ago -- pretty much nothing has changed. It's not like we just went on a 10-game winning streak. Chill.

[Magnum_3_Ball]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Do you seriously think that winning one game with 30 left is going to be the difference between getting DeAndre Ayton or Wendell Carter? We only dropped from #3 to #4, and we still suck. We were at #4 a week ago -- pretty much nothing has changed. It's not like we just went on a 10-game winning streak. Chill.

It's not about the win as much as it is about the Mavs showing they're not trying to tank. If they don't try to tank, then they could slide into a bad pick. I still think even if they don't try to tank they're so bad they'll end up with a top 6 pick, but even with a top 6 pick, there could be a big difference between drafting Ayton/Doncic & whoever you take at 6.

Would of been nice to lose to Sacramento too.