Dallas looking to trade pick #13

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  1. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Realistically, who do you think we can get?

    And, it's not just Marion, it's Marion and an additional lottery pick. We could grab another young asset, or combine the 10 and 13 to move up. This team isn't competing for a championship any time soon. I'm fine with accumulating young talent, supplemented with cheap vets, as the team grows. This move gets us another young asset (or a better young asset of if it's packaged with the 10), and preserves our cap flexibility for next summer's much better free agent class. Plus, it addresses our two biggest weaknesses from last season (poor defense and an anemic bench). A combination of Dieng, Caldwell-Pope, and Marion, plus retaining Maynor and not giving up anyone significant, easily gets this team to the play-offs - which is a step forward, while getting younger and preserving future cap space.

    Big picture, it's a lot better than overpaying for an over the hill center that isn't going to get us any further in the playoffs and would severely limit our future options.

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    Boob-No-More, Jun 19, 2013
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  2. Rastapopoulos

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    No, Shawn Marion. And who else do you think we're going to sign?
     
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    I guess I don't need to defend my statement, as others have already done a good job of doing so.
     
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    LOL, "think like a criminal" - I like it!
     
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    to true, and it's only one guy with a name from the old O-live days, "DaLincoln" was a made up player that some believed - it was pretty funny at the time"
     
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    Hmmm, all have some valuable points..I dont hae any ideas on realistic options, but I do know I dont like Marion, 10 or 13 or both? meh..I dont think we get a guy that fills our need for ready "now" players. Best optin to trade pick/picks?
     
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    Or even a young center on a bad contract (McGee/Jordan). Marion and the 13th pick is something I'm much prefer over wasting cap space for at least two years on one of the underperforming/overpaid centers.
     
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    If we trade for Marion and 13 while keeping 10 gives us a lot of options. We can trade 10 and freeland or 13 without freeland for Gortat and we suddenly have a good starting unit with a good player coming off the bench and a lottery pick/leonard/claver behind him. Would allow us resign maynor as well.

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    I don't think we'd have the space to add Marion, and Gortat
     
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    I'd be jealous of their draft.
     
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