2018 - 2019 Dallas Mavericks: Throw Some D's

[Jive Turkey 12594]

Porzingis deal is official. 

 

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Catdaddyhorn 3444]

One of these days maybe our front office will learn to quit with the pipe dream of pinning all our hopes on big time free agent acquisitions. Trading for talent, which admittedly they’ve been good at, and drafting is our only mode for success. The best way to trade for talent is to draft talent. 

Edited June 30, 2019 by Catdaddyhorn

[CBT 1282]

To be fair, the two biggest building blocks were acquired via trades.

[Pato del Muerto 52489]

25 minutes ago, CBT said:

To be fair, the two biggest building blocks were acquired via trades.

Including trading away draft picks. No 1 this past draft, no 1 in 2021. Tough to acquire talent via the draft if you rarely pick inside the top 30. 

Turns it into either/or for draft/trade. 

[D_Goose 489]

50 minutes ago, Catdaddyhorn said:

One of these days maybe our front office will learn to quit with the pipe dream of pinning all our hopes on big time free agent acquisitions. Trading for talent, which admittedly they’ve been good at, and drafting is our only mode for success. The best way to trade for talent is to draft talent. 

I might've missed something, I'll admit I haven't been following all of the rumors and chatter, but what big fish have they been seriously selling out for this year? I think when Donnie or Mark have been asked about Durant et al, they answer truthfully that they'd gladly welcome them but no where have I seen that they're going all out or hedging everything on them like in recent years. Seems to me like they have been pretty realistic about their chances with those kind of names this time around.

[Loch Ness Monster 3533]

Seems like if Kawhi goes to LA we have a decent shot at Danny Green?

Prefer him over all the rest of the guys left. 

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Post Oak 20209]

10 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

Please not Dragic

[CBT 1282]

Give me Beverly please god. It fits so fucking well. (I don’t hate Dragic as a back up plan.)

[Houston20 224]

Dragic to Dallas confirmed 

[TommyGufano 6021]

Moar Euros

[Happy Gilmore 1001]

Cuban trying to go for an all Euro starting 5? Got 3 of the 5 already... Giannis is a FA next year right? Pipe Dream I know 

[GabrielsHorn 2183]

Hope we go for Favors with the last bit of money. Would be a good way to round out the line-up

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Dr Fear 1268]

Dragic has one year left on his deal at $19 million.

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Post Oak 20209]

21 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

Please not Dragic

 

Edited July 1, 2019 by Post Oak

[futureman 22452]

1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Including trading away draft picks. No 1 this past draft, no 1 in 2021.

yeah I sure wish we had that #1 pick instead of luka. 

[CBT 1282]

God, it’s going to be so much fun to watch.

[futureman 22452]

36 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

Please not Dragic

would have liked beverley but dragic is still pretty good.  

[LTtxfan 49170]

37 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

Please not Dragic

ooops...

[SilasCoade 2622]

Dragic is a good move. Good player with only one year in his contract. If the team isn't getting it done you can trade his expiring contact to a team desperate for cap space. Having flexibility in another year or two will be big entering the prime of the Luka-KP partnership.

[Henry Hill 3156]

seems like a good move to bring him in on an expiring deal and see how he fares. can’t understate the impact it may have on luka’s development.

[futureman 22452]

 

[CBT 1282]

Holy shit, now it’s not Dragic.

[CBT 1282]

[Machinator 32099]

 

[GabrielsHorn 2183]

3 minutes ago, CBT said:

 

 

Wow,  that's an awful trade for us. Why in the world would we trade for Olynyk when he has three more years instead of Dragic who is an expiring?

[GabrielsHorn 2183]

And it gets worse:

 

Edited July 1, 2019 by GabrielsHorn

[TommyGufano 6021]

1 minute ago, GabrielsHorn said:

Wow,  that's an awful trade for us. Why in the world would we trade for Olynyk when he has three more years instead of Dragic who is an expiring?

He doesn't. But I am no fan of Olynyk

[GabrielsHorn 2183]

1 minute ago, TommyGufano said:

He doesn't. But I am no fan of Olynyk

You are right. I was reading the rotoworld contracts and didn't realize they haven't updated it to remove the 2018-19 salaries. Still, he has money this year and a player option for 12m in 20-21, which I'd imagine he would take. 

Still seems like the Mavs are doing a really poor job with their cap space.

[Loch Ness Monster 3533]

Why would we want Kelly Olynyk?

Huh

[Post Oak 20209]

47 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

 

Shit now I want Dragic

[Loch Ness Monster 3533]

Someone explain why we would sign up for multiple years of Kelly Olynyk at 12-13 million a year

[futureman 22452]

[gsoda3 3254]

Off the top of my head, olynyk is a good defender who can defend all over the floor, good corner 3 guy.... What else? What else makes him worth 12 mm?

[Henry Hill 3156]

this one is a head scratcher. should’ve been a ball scratcher.

[Post Oak 20209]

Is Derrick Jones even good at basketball?

[Voldemort86 2259]

1 minute ago, Henry Hill said:

this one is a head scratcher. should’ve been a ball scratcher.

I would rather them not have made this move at all.

 

seriously.....WTF?

[gsoda3 3254]

Jones is a good to v good defender with upside. Not bad for less than 2 million.

[Post Oak 20209]

1 minute ago, gsoda3 said:

Jones is a good to v good defender with upside. Not bad for less than 2 million.

Thanks

FWIW Fish is saying the deal as it is currently being reported is missing something.  The math (contracts) doesn't add up so to speak

I hope so

[Loch Ness Monster 3533]

Better be more to this trade. Might puke if I have to watch Kelly for 2 years at 12.5 million a year.

[Henry Hill 3156]

this gives us some bench depth i guess. sure seems like we could’ve done that with less of a cap hit.

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Hornstrader 179]

So we go into free agency with 2 young studs and $30+ million in cap space to try to surround them with 3 and D guys and all we accomplish is taking the shit from the bottom of the Miami roster to allow Miami  to accomplish what they want while we address none of our needs.

[Get ln My Van 927]

Classic Mavs offseason

[Post Oak 20209]

8 minutes ago, Machinator said:

 

Give us Embiid and the deals back on

[gsoda3 3254]

Pulling out of the Miami deal? Thank the Lord.