The DJ-cision as I like to call it ( i came up with that one myself
) has a massive impact on not only the Mavericks but also our 2016 first rounder owed from the Mavs as a result of the Rondo trade (which now looks like a fleecing) at the time I remember people criticising DA saying he should have got more for Rondo.
Will the pick convey? Let's have a look at the scenarios bearing in mind that the pick is top 7 protected until 2021.
Keep in mind that as a 50 win team they ended up with the 7 seed last year, they project to be significantly worse this season
For the pick not to convey in 2016 First of all its going to come down to ping pong balls, it looks almost certain that the Mavs will miss the playoffs in the loaded west.
Guaranteed playoff teams-Houston, San Antonio, GSW, Memphis, OKC, Clips
Knocking on the doorNew Orleans, Utah, Phoenix
Will be worse than Dallas or in the similar tierDenver, Sacramento, Lakers, Minnesota, Blazers
Question is are Dallas likely to have a bad enough record, last year the Pistons picked 8th with a 30-52 record. Could Dallas sink that low?
Right now it looks like they could, their starting 5 right now is :
Free agent PG/Harris, Wes Matthews (coming off an injury that nobody has ever come back from fully, Parsons, Dirk, and Free Agent Center
Its a pretty shocking state of affairs, I keep reading that Dallas wants to reboot now, how could they do this?
In order to reboot they need to trade Parsons and/or Matthews, which is unlikely to happen.
Their best option is to ride out the season and tank, get a top 7 pick and try and lure 2 max free agents when the cap jumps next year.
What do you guys think happens with our pick?
As things stand without the Mavs making significant moves, do we wind up with this pick next year?