Mavs off-season and draft 2023 thread

[sig]

Here is combine report on TJD's 3 point shooting drill. Real interested to see where his draft rankings are by the time draft comes.

https://www.si.com/college/indiana/b...ibextid=S66gvF

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by sig

Here is combine report on TJD's 3 point shooting drill. Real interested to see where his draft rankings are by the time draft comes.

https://www.si.com/college/indiana/b...ibextid=S66gvF

I bet his reaches 15-20 by draft night. Mobile bigs are the name of the game these days, and it's rare to have smaller centers block shots like he does.

If he can shoot threes every now and make them, then it's a no-brainer pick.

[tap2390]

I?m on board with TJD at #10. I honestly wouldn?t be that surprised if we took him over Hendricks/ Walker (if one were to fall) because he?s more of a 5 than those two.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by tap2390

I?m on board with TJD at #10. I honestly wouldn?t be that surprised if we took him over Hendricks/ Walker (if one were to fall) because he?s more of a 5 than those two.

Watching the Miami game last night, and I'm thinking this guy is nearly identical to what Bam brings to the table. And Bam was drafted 14.

And we might finally have one big advantage on our side with Cuban. He went to IU. And you know damn well he does weird stuff like that.

[Zeus]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Watching the Miami game last night, and I'm thinking this guy is nearly identical to what Bam brings to the table. And Bam was drafted 14.

And we might finally have one big advantage on our side with Cuban. He went to IU. And you know damn well he does weird stuff like that.

Bam at 14 is exactly why the Iztak article on nobody good drafted at 10 is disingenuous from a math/probability perspective. You can't just look at the 10th pick but instead you need to consider the universe of players that could be selected at 10 e.g. Bam could have gone 10th rather than 14, D. Mitchel could have gone 10 rather than 12, Kawhi could have gone 10 rather than 13, you get the point - there are tons of good players picked at 10 or after.

[tap2390]

I think the main concern with TJD will of course be his age (23.32 at time of draft). It is much easier for a 22-23 year old to dominate in college ball than a 18-19 year old. Dereck Lively is almost exactly four years younger than TJD.

Big men do take a while though, and having a ready-to-play two-way guy who has consistently improved and "has that dog in him" is really enticing. Especially when you consider the Mavs will basically have the ability to lock him up for the entirety of his prime with his rookie deal and his second RFA deal.

If we don't have a trade on the table when our pick is up, I almost expect us to draft TJD.

[rimrocker]

I must be missing something on TJD.
Most mock drafts have him projected in the 20s and he is only 6'8 according to some sources.
His age probably plays a part and he seems to be strong and tough, but I'm not sure he would be my preference at 10...maybe if we trade down.