It's Time To Talk About The Future of The Dallas Mavericks.. 

Yeah I just wonder if we need another piece or just more experience. What helped the Celtics this year is their acquisition of Porzingis amd Jrue.

@@Truthorfib a Trey Murphy type of player

@@Truthorfib I think Kidd needs to experiment more during the regular season, I would love to see Hardey get big minutes to develop more confidence. He has the talent and the team needs to find out exactly what they have in him regardless with Kyrie aging. I also look forward to Lively taking on a bigger role also, experiment with him, let him shoot during the year and experiment more as a scorer. I’d like to see the Mavericks go after Naji Marshall from the Pelicans in FA, after all a few additions wouldn’t hurt either. I for sure don’t want to see THJ being this teams 3rd leading scorer again. Really excited for the future of this team, I don’t understand the panic within some people.

@@getlikecoopExperimenting during the regular season was precisely what Kidd got flak for this past season, since some people complained that the Mavs could have won more games and got a higher seed had he not experimented so much. I don’t expect him to stop any time soon though, it’s through his experimenting during regular season that Mavs got all the way to the finals in the playoffs this year. Looking forward to seeing odd rotations all season long next year lol.

@@kpopcrab5733 that seemed more of random shuffling more due to desperation, I think with things more established now that there’s a larger margin for error that he can get away with and he can truly let select players explore their abilities.

So happy for him and the Mavs but as a Pelicans fan so hurt that we missed out.

He can, he just needs to bust it out. Once that happens, the mavs will have that spread out offense that will benefit luka and kyrie

He already has one

His first 3 pointer was magnificient net only 3 pointer.

Dirk can teach him

I agree.

I agree, my only rebuttal to this would be DEN, OKC, and MINN are all trending up too

They might fall off due to contracts limiting what they can add to their roster. Luka is going to have a massive contract extension, I'm not sure if it's due next season or the season after. Also, they might not extend Djones jr, which will hurt them. If they find another guy like him, with better above the break 3-point percentage AND cheaper, then they'll be fine. The only cap they can kinda move/get rid of is Tim hardaway, but it's not like they're going to flip him for some superior piece to add to their roster. Their best outcome would be to resign Jones, trade away hardaway, and both PJ and Jones try and improve their above the break 3s over the off-season. The problem is, Celtics exposed Dallas's weakness when they put Tatum on Lively/Gafford. It really did throw a wrench in the Mavs schemes to get those 2 involved. And this a copy cat league, so other teams in the west will try the same formula when facing Dallas, by putting a strong forward on Dallas centers.

​the new apron rules and contracts are going to tear those teams apart. Okc does have more draft picks to bounce back if they pick right though

@@berserkmonk5331no way you said trade PJ and jones😭😭 their defense is the only reason we made it this far. Very few better players for their roles in the league

@@treyworsham8252 nah that won't trade PJ, but he has to improve his above the break 3s. Djones was signed only for this year, so they're either gonna pay him a good contract, or he will be able to test the market in free agency. And I agree, they helped the Mavs tremendously this past season.

🔥 jersey choice, sky is the limit for him

Nice idea. I might have to pick up a couple as well

I'm grabbing a Luka and Ky Jersey next season

Yeah no clue wtf that remark was about, like what???

Right, if not for Wemby entering the same year as him he’d get a lot more shine. But still, I expect people to start to realize how good he is in the seasons to come so long as he stays healthy. Dallas finally has some dynamite at the center position

He beat wemby when they faced off. He's already a lil bigger than wemby so once they start developing lively might be too strong for wemby outright.

Lively > Wemby Wemby "dpoy" with 22 wins. (Yes, Gobert got it in the end). Lively owned OKC and played very good most of other playoff games. Had no idea he is that good during season.

​@@jkepic25Lively > Gobert's overrated ass

@@jkepic25 DPOY is a regular season award tho. And let's be honest here, at this point of time Lively is still just a low term role player who has very little impact in the playoffs.

When we got basics spelling dirk as durk lol

@@nmano7044 to understand yet question reveals the real village idiot

ONE of? Sure, fingers crossed. THE? Cmon, do you people not get that we never know what reality will throw at us?

np more on the way, I was mad sick the past week.

@getlikecoop hope your feeling better. Get your rest bro, I'll always watch when I see the upload :)

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Lebron will come to Dallas for his 5th ring. (hot take)

Claxton has shown stretches of games at a level that is better than what we've seen from Lively, I agree though It should be noted that Lively just arrived

I see your point but from my point of view lively is better he is younger and more skilled Claxton only has defence over him and lively possibly has potential for a jumper

If they were both at their peak I'd take Lively right now, he does things that Claxton just can't and this was in playing limited minutes for a lot of the year.

@@SNO-Bigfoot claxton avg more than him and more than him per 36. And claxton lead the league in FG percentage last year. He also doesn’t have Luka and kyrie giving him easy lobbies or pass offs. He had Spencer and Dennis 💀

@@SNO-Bigfoot not saying he’s not gonna be better in the future than claxton but if we talking bout rn Claxton>Lively

Brother, Dante Exum is 30 years old, it’s too late for him

he is like wtf was that haha

That is modern NBA basketball. Catch and shoot is the game now. The game was played with in the arch before teams start having more then on player that can shoot the 3 pointer. Now it's played outside the arch with players just standing most of the play at the 3 point line.

@@faervas1234that’s part of why it was so tragic to see the Celtics win it all with their mediocre brand of basketball. It’s just not fun to watch a team space the floor and spam a million 3 pointers. I’m praying that coaching staffs all dissect the film on the Celtics and find a counter to that awful play because I’m not sure I can keep watching the NBA if that’s what’s gonna win championships

A lot of people don't think that the Mavs will be back.

@@getlikecoopprolly the same people that said they would be a first round exit or miss the playoffs 😂

Well... I feel as tho that goes to OKC. But hey, if Mavs are the best team next year, I'll be happy for that

NAJI MARSHALL

We need derozan on a S&T

yeah maybe on offense but livelys defensive IQ is insane at such a young age. he’s gonna be a star very soon

It is a hot take. Wemby/JJJ/Gobert/Adebayo/Giannis/AD/Chet... there are lots of great defensive bigs in the league right now. He will get there eventually. I just dont think it will be next season.

I watched, and no he didn't, not even close to it. Sure he was impactful, but he wasn't near as impactful as he could've been. We'll just have to disagree on this one, I'd go back and argue that Anthony Davis was as impactful as he could've been in college and he went #1 with good stats. The college game hasn't been suited for a lot of big men to display all of their true skillset and that's okay.

Bigs are as important as they've ever been. The model for what they have to do has just changed. I mean, think about who the best players in the league are. A lot of them are bigs. Just because they shoot threes and pass and defend in space in addition to scoring at the rim doesn't mean they're not dominant.

I don't see that coming unless the start making rules changes like getting 2 point foul zone under the basket. Joker is the only players I have seen posting up in the paint with his back to the basket. Everyone is playing facing the basket. The WNBA is the only place I see that style of play.

Agreed, we would need a rule change. Unironically, I love international rules and wish they were the standard for the NBA. The international rules are so good for bigs, I can't wait to see Edey, Wemby, and Gobert all eating space soon. Also unironically, this draft is going to a great big man draft regardless of pundits saying that it's a weak draft overall.

Because Lively is better. Look at their on-off and plus-minus numbers. The Mavs are much better with Lively on the court. Gafford can really only protect the rim whereas Lively can do that AND guard in space. And on offense, Dallas doesn't really need their big backing guys down. There are better options.

Mavs need a 7ft3 center to bully in the paint rim protector rebound and stretch

Nothing is going to be easy in the west...

@@malevolentmonkey unless you are healthy Luka.

@@malevolentmonkey the Mavs handled it pretty well. They will only be better next year.

I wouldn’t say he’s one dimensional. He’s just playing the role that the coaching staff has asked him to fill for now. If you pay attention to his passing ability it is way above your average center like Gafford who struggles to do much other than finish at the rim. He is also an excellent 3 point shooter but the Mavs haven’t really used him for that - yet. I’d say his ceiling is a lot higher than most 7+ foot rookies, though not perhaps as high as someone like Wemby. IMO he was a top 5 rookie this past season

@@dpend He isnt an excellent 3P shooter. And thats coming from a 20+ years long Mavs fan who thinks Lively is the best thing that happened to the Mavs since trading for Luka. But hitting some 3's during practice or warmups doesnt make you even an average 3P shooter. Let him shoot 75% from the line, instead of 51% in the reg season and 60% in the PO. Then lets talk about regulary shooting 3's in real games. Just look up all the "summer training" videos of Simmons and how many 3's he makes in them. I also saw a shooting drill video of WCS years ago when he was on the Mavs, hitting like 10 3's in a row. Those shooting drills mean nothing in real game situations.

@@dpend Solid opinion. U might be right, It's hard to tell since we have no more footage of his skills besides the actual games that as u pointed follows a gameplan. I wanna see him shooting 3s, as good as he might be if he doesnt shoot he is not a shooter cause he is not rly even a threat.

@@AnsWerNasyour just lazy. You can find the video of him making 14 threes in a row in front of a gym full of scouts in his pre draft. Hes always had a pure shot. And one dimensional? So that makes no sense. He’s good at blocking, rebounding, catching the lob. The short roll pass, his touch around the rim. His bball IQ has been shown all season. Rudy Golbert is one dimensional. And yet he’s a max player. So once again I’d rather have Lively. He’s shut down Wemby and outplayed him, he’s shut down joker, he’s outplayed Chet, Rudy, who else? Yeah he’s a big with mobility that we haven’t seen.

@@iamchaunceman Welp a shootaround says nothing at all, if the staff is not making him shoot more is cause he is a work in progress, right now he has nothing to show for it; and I really am not hating I love the dude his effort is relentless, but as most players say u are as good as ur last game. I agree Rudy is one dimenssional, but of the things u mentioned: (reb, lobs, blocking) thats exactly what Rudy brings to the game. One dimenssional means what he brings to the offense is AT THIS MOMENT just the rolls after picks and lobs + making putbacks and whatnot, he only scores from close range. He has indeed a lot of mobility indeed, but "we haven't seen?" there is plenty of players of the new era with that build. Lively is good af that's clear. Will he be an All NBA player? (which is what I was debating about, never said the dude is bad at all lol) Nop, IMO he wont ever be an all nba, could even say not even all-star but that's harder to predict

Luka ball good enough to get to the finals in 5 months with the current team. Adding weapons to it will only make them better because that one less defender that can key on him and has to stay honest. Especially helps it would be a post player.

@@manegrindshard they added the best weapons on the market. I think they did wonderful. A better offense can make them a dynasty. You wanna be a dynasty or just get there?

@@mostmost1 so trade luka then ???

@@talliban7862 get a better offensive system.

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