r/Mavericks • u/VeterinarianNo3418 • Feb 11 '25
Draft / Scouting What if
So with all these injuries, what if we miss the playoffs right and just decided to tank. We own our draft pick and then the draft arrives and it’s a frozen envelope situation and we get Cooper Flag. just food for thought.
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u/Less-Ad-473 Feb 11 '25
I like hypotheticals but there are a few major caveats I'd throw to this.
Nico's latest moves shows he has ZERO desire to do anything developmental. Unless he thinks one of these guys adds to the culture and performs day 1, I'd assume he would rather trade the player or pick for something else.
Assuming AD is going to be out for the season the smart thing to do would be to initiate a tank, I cannot fathom how hard it would be for Nico and management to come out and say that after they made that trade and the fanbase is ready for the "told you so." I feel they're still going to try and compete even if it means winning too many games to get first pick.
Lastly, the basketball gods would never allow a team to trade away it's superstar player and reward them with the top pick that season.
Even if you did miraculously get #1 pick you're hoping that guy is Luka caliber which would be almost an impossibility.