2017 NBA Draft

[rimrocker]

Originally Posted by saclare

I'm intrigued with who we could get at the top of round 2, as well. Of course, like with the above, much can change up until the draft, namely who declares in respect to the depth and top of round 2. But guys like Graham, Hicks, Kennard, Bryant, Kingsley, J. Jackson, it could get interesting...

If OG Anunoby is available for our 2nd rnd pick we need to take him even though we are loaded at that position.
Another intriguing player would be Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk if he comes out. A junior at Kansas but only 19 (actually younger than Josh Jackson) and could be a long-term solution at SG.

[saclare]

Originally Posted by rimrocker

If OG Anunoby is available for our 2nd rnd pick we need to take him even though we are loaded at that position.
Another intriguing player would be Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk if he comes out. A junior at Kansas but only 19 (actually younger than Josh Jackson) and could be a long-term solution at SG.

OG would be a steal at this point in the 2nd. He's more likely to go in the 20s.

[Melonhead]

Fultz
Harris
Wes
Barnes
Dirk?/?


On board with the starting 5, but that center...

[Bryan_Wilson]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

Fultz
Harris
Wes
Barnes
Dirk?/?


On board with the starting 5, but that center...

Honestly not sure if Harris is here next year with that partial guarantee. And I think even if we get Fultz he's going to come off the bench to start his career. The only time I really see rookie pg's start are for teams that have fully embraced a rebuild(multiple years). I'm still not convinced this isn't going to be just a 1 year "organic tank" and then back to free agency plans as usual. We are set up in a way that we could have under 10m cap space or over 30m cap space. But I do think that they will try to sign the players they target to be competitive first, and if they can't sign them then we might see them fully rebuild which Fultz would likely start then.

And while the topic of the starting 5 is up, I would like to say that a perfect fit to me for the Mavs in free agency next year is Serge Ibaka. He can play small 5 against teams today and he can be a stretch 4. So he spaces the floor, he can switch defenders well, and he adds some shot blocking. He can also roll to the rim well so in a pnr heavy offense he could roll or pop making him pretty good for this offense more than likely. He's also 27 and fits in well with Barnes age where he's not so young that he needs to learn how to win but not so old that the window is a short time. I'd be on the door for Ibaka instead of chasing some inevitable pipe dream of BG32 or something that we will probably try.

[Melonhead]

Originally Posted by Bryan_Wilson

Honestly not sure if Harris is here next year with that partial guarantee. And I think even if we get Fultz he's going to come off the bench to start his career. The only time I really see rookie pg's start are for teams that have fully embraced a rebuild(multiple years). I'm still not convinced this isn't going to be just a 1 year "organic tank" and then back to free agency plans as usual. We are set up in a way that we could have under 10m cap space or over 30m cap space. But I do think that they will try to sign the players they target to be competitive first, and if they can't sign them then we might see them fully rebuild which Fultz would likely start then.

And while the topic of the starting 5 is up, I would like to say that a perfect fit to me for the Mavs in free agency next year is Serge Ibaka. He can play small 5 against teams today and he can be a stretch 4. So he spaces the floor, he can switch defenders well, and he adds some shot blocking. He can also roll to the rim well so in a pnr heavy offense he could roll or pop making him pretty good for this offense more than likely. He's also 27 and fits in well with Barnes age where he's not so young that he needs to learn how to win but not so old that the window is a short time. I'd be on the door for Ibaka instead of chasing some inevitable pipe dream of BG32 or something that we will probably try.

Fine with me but we've been down the road of trying to convince free agents to come play in Dallas.

[Bryan_Wilson]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

Fine with me but we've been down the road of trying to convince free agents to come play in Dallas.

Yeah but Ibaka isn't the same kind of FA I don't think. Unless I'm criminally underestimating what the league thinks of him. He's not what DH12 was when we traded down and saved all our pennies for him. He's not LMA, Conley, or Whiteside type players where they were the best available at their positions. Depending on if BG32 and Milsap opt for FA.. which I think it almost a certainty, Ibaka is at best the 3rd on the list I would think. And it's not like we are trying to take him away from a contender, he's currently on a pathetic Magic team. I just want to convince him to join an equally pathetic team

[sefant77]

Originally Posted by Bryan_Wilson

And while the topic of the starting 5 is up, I would like to say that a perfect fit to me for the Mavs in free agency next year is Serge Ibaka. He can play small 5 against teams today and he can be a stretch 4. So he spaces the floor, he can switch defenders well, and he adds some shot blocking. He can also roll to the rim well so in a pnr heavy offense he could roll or pop making him pretty good for this offense more than likely. He's also 27 and fits in well with Barnes age where he's not so young that he needs to learn how to win but not so old that the window is a short time. I'd be on the door for Ibaka instead of chasing some inevitable pipe dream of BG32 or something that we will probably try.

yeah, not sure about that. I wouldnt be surprised if he is allready 30...