Dallas Mavericks Draft Grades are the focus of today’s show as we take a deeper look at the selection of Dereck Lively from Duke, Marquette’s Olivier-Maxence Prosper and the trades of Davis Bertans and for Richaun Holmes. The Bertans trade was a salary dump when the Mavs moved down two spots in a deal with the OKC Thunder that allowed them to net Richaun Holmes Chat Sports host Harrison Graham breaks down every single pick the Mavericks made in the 2023 NBA draft and shares his Mavs draft grades!
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Dallas Mavericks NBA Draft Picks & Trades:
– Traded #10 pick & dumped the Davis Bertans contract to the Thunder
– Took Duke big man Dereck Lively at #12 overall
Dereck Lively scouting report from Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer: “Great finisher off rolls and cuts. He has soft hands for catching fastballs and the massive wingspan to catch passes above the rim. With bouncy athleticism, he’s a constant lob threat in the half court. Though Duke doesn’t run much pick-and-roll, that’ll be his primary way to contribute at the next level.”
The Mavericks have signed the following UDFAs:
– Mike Miles Jr. (G, TCU)
– Jordan “Jelly” Walker (G, UAB)
Like this video? There’s more where that came from:
– Dereck Lively II Drafted By Dallas Mavericks In 2023 NBA Draft, Trade Davis Bertans To Thunder – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPx8Wj6QtNQ
– Richaun Holmes Traded To Mavs + Olivier-Maxence Prosper Drafted By Mavericks In 2023 NBA Draft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ7UWSHTrUU
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Dallas Mavericks 2022-23 season recap:
Record: 38-44 (11th in Western conference)
Missed playoffs for the first time in 4 seasons
Leading scorers:
Luka Doncic: 32.4 PPG
Kyrie Irving: 27.0 PPG
Christian Wood: 16.6 PPG
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42 Comments
Grade the Mavericks draft! A, B, C, D or F
A+
MFFL
A
A+++++ and oh poor Dirk….you know he was sitting watching this draft and thinking to himself, maybe even out loud…WHERE WAS NICO DURING MY PLAYING DAYS??????????? Could possibly be one of the top 5 best Mavs drafts ever if everything pans out like we all hope it should.
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Hopefully we can flip McGee and a pick for something useful in the rotation. I'd be ok with a Lively/Holmes/Maxi/Dwight combo in the front court. Not very much offense there, but as long as they can catch lobs, and the occasional put back rebound, it's ok.
Don’t think they will have the full MLE now that they brought Holmes in. I know that was the case after the first trade. However, gets them closer though because his contract was cheaper than Bertans.
Lukas receiver above the rim.
shut it Harrison "maybe throw Josh Green in there" Graham
A
If I'm Nico I'm not done and I'm making some more calls one to the 76ers and I would offer them Maxi Bullock and THJ for Harris even throw in some picks if I had to then I'm calling up the Nets and telling them lets run it back by offering Green and Mcgee for Doe then calling up the Other Holiday bros Aaron and Justin sign them then I would call up old Frank and Theo tell them lets get the band back together and sign them then call up Drummond and be like opt out and offer him the same deal but with two more years then go after Lopez the other one Robin Lopez and sign him then sign Irving and after that just go after a forward preferably one who could play both positions then we're good and for our two way spots just sign Wright and AJ back they did great on the legends but anyways there this is the team I came up with that's realistic to make happen and a team that could co exist and bring a championship to us
A
A+++++++++
A Draft
Sacramento stopped playing Holmes after allegations of abuse of their child by his ex during custody dispute. He won custody of his child and accusations appear false. He is suing the sac news paper as well.
Omg we have two actually serviceable bigs! 🔥🔥. Man I wish HB would take the mid level. Kyrie, Luka, green, Hb, and Holmes/lively (eventually) would be a damn nice starting 5. Also, if Cle really wanted to do it why not take a swing and send thj for Levert? I just feel like it’s been great Tim but time to move on…
B-😊
What happened after the Kai sotto workouts? No chatter at all?😊
Holmes is the win now center while lively develops 😊
Cuban will let him develop for 3 years and let him go for nothing.
L L L L
Jason Kidd would still give Dirk a 10 day.☕
A IMO
A+ if they end up being able to land a solid free agent or 2 and retain Kyrie.
In my 40 years of being a Mavs fan, we have never drafted a center of this caliber (without question marks, looking at you Roy Tarpley). Never. The Mavs have been cursed for 40 years at center. We got lucky with Tyson Chandler. But we did not draft him. Fingers crossed this kid works out.
don't want Dwight for free
A , not A+, but a damned good night
Dwight Powell leadership???? Is he serious? Dwight Powell sucks
a
If Kyrie had re-signed with Mavs it would've been an A++.. but I'll go with an A
A+
KAI SOTTO 7'3" WILL BE MAVS STARTING CENTER GET READY MAVS. (PF) LIVELY
SUMMER LEAGUR KAI SOTTO 7'3" A.J. LAWSON
The clicking of the mouse is a little annoying guys
Is aj Lawson still on the team?
Holmes is better than Capela.
Watch his Jan 18 game vs the Lakers.
It was a decent draft but i dont see either as year 1 starters..Lluka needs help and Kyrie isnt the answer. They did good but what we all wanna know is how we gonna fix this team?
Golden State might trade for McGee….heat, suns maybe
im excited they just need some veteran wing depth
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I’m getting lively starter minutes off the jump. Get his feet wet and give him the experience to develop. If it’s not going well and costing us games go another direction but if not let it ride