IthacaBarrel
Shaky Potatoes
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They have to s+t Kyrie. Some team will take him. They can get some value back from him for a team that wants to just sell tickets and maybe make the play in.
They should still have their stretch provision.
And besides Kyrie, they have six guys that will be UFAs.
I think Cuban has basically the first 20 games of the 2023-24 season before Lukas agent makes a call to him to trade him.
They don’t need fake superstars (to your point about the FA class), they need solid players and a balanced team and they can be top 4 in the west.
When I watch the Mavs I really have no idea how they thought they would defend anyone after the Kyrie trade. They were terrible on defense before the trade. Zero wings period but really zero wing defenders which is where they need the most help. You almost need a solid 2 wing defenders to be successful these days. Then they need a big that can defend as well, it's mind blowing. And there is a reason that Wood has been on 5-6 teams in as many years. J Kidd can't stand Wood either which doesn't help. Kidd is just not a very good coach either. Kyrie is never healthy either.