Archx wrote:dirkforpres wrote:Archx wrote:Jazz are apparently also interested in another top10 pick. Mavs are projected to take Lively and apparently there is some interest there.
Would still rather try and make it work with Atlanta at 15 with Capela or Collins attached, but Utah with 16 and more wouldnt be terrible either. I do worry about Lively becoming another Willie Cauley-Stein, so assuming Hendricks isnt available, I wouldnt be opposed
Yeah but re-signing Kyrie means win now. No rookie at 10 will be good enough. We know whatever Stein says is like 99% true, he's literally Cuban's mouthpiece. He started the campaign about Capela+15th for Mavs 10th, etc.... So until he starts reporting something else, i'm still believing Mavs are trying hard to get Capela at this point.
As they should. Mavs have the leverage in any deal for 10. Capela and 15 for 10 and Bertans or Collins and 15 for Bertans and Javale should be the only 2 options if Atlanta truly wants Lively. If the Mavs have to throw in a future 2nd or something to get it done, thats about as much extra as id be willing to part with.
Its not about putting a rookie next to Kyrie + Luka as much as it is about the fact that its a highly coveted prospect that any interested team has to acquire the 10th pick in order to get. If they trade higher than 10 for Lively, then it means that Hendricks or Black fall to Dallas and im sure Cuban and Nico would be more than happy with that scenario playing out as well... But if Dallas ends up staying and picking Lively, then at least we finally have an exciting C for the first time in a decade. Not the worst outcome either way.
The only bad draft outcome is if they package the pick with Hardaway for a vet that doesnt move the needle like Smart or Bojan.