A Very Active 2023 Draft Night For Mavs

In this episode, we react to the Mavs' moves on Draft Night. The first move they made was selecting center Dereck Lively from Duke at No. 12 in a deal in which they traded the No. 10 pick and Davis Bertans to Oklahoma City. The biggest surprise of their night came later in the first round in which they acquired Richaun Holmes and the No. 24 pick, which they used to select forward Olivier-Maxence "O-Max" Prosper from Marquette. We discuss how these moves showed a rare creativity we haven't seen from the Mavs' front office in many years, and why there is finally reason to believe they have a direction as they look to build a competitive team around Luka Dončić and hopefully Kyrie Irving. With free agency one week away, we also look at how these moves increase the Mavs' spending ability and look at what needs they still have left to fill. More detailed analysis of Dereck Lively and O-Max Prosper coming next week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mavsfilmroom.substack.com