CIN-C-STAR wrote:I liked the move for Dallas and continue to like the move, but 14 ppg on what looks like unsustainable shooting doesn't stirke me as Dallas hitting the lottery.
I think he will be a solid player for them moving forward and they won't regret making the move they did, but I also think they are still in largely the same position they were in before and that's that they are another legit wing player or star center from contending and it's not clear how they get that player.
Ya pretty much came to say the exact same thing.
Liked the move, but it wasn't some great trade. Are Mavs fans still going to be over the moon about him when he is shooting 40% from the field and 30% from 3, instead of 60% from the field and 40+% from 3. That is going to be a drastic difference and one that is going to happen. He's 28 years old and in his 8th season, we know who he is as a player.
Again with that said, I like the move for them. He is a really good 6th man, but that is what he is, a 6th man and not an elite one at that either. But ya having a really good 6th man is something this team needed, especially with the moving of Brunson into the starting lineup.
And ya the biggest question mark with Dallas is still the same it has been since it was clear the KP thing wasn't working out. Who is going to be that 2nd star and how are they going to get him. Because they need that legit 2nd star to bump themselves into that next tier of teams.
