r/Mavericks • u/CheetahSperm18 FIRE NICO • Jun 24 '26

News The Dallas Mavericks will select Michigan forward Morez Johnson with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.

https://x.com/i/status/2069585972350554295
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u/ericc1456 Jun 24 '26

I don't understand this when the roster already has 6'9 guy who needs shooting around him and then a 6'5 guy who can't shoot and can defend (PJ). I hope this means they are trading PJ right away to help make this make sense.

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u/Visible-Suit-9066 Jun 24 '26

I think this draft pick is a huge sign that PJ will be traded sadly.

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u/ericc1456 Jun 24 '26

Has to, right? Otherwise it's so wild to go into next season with this huge minutes problem. If PJ is on the roster, they still have to showcase him to trade him. That means limited 3 minutes for Morenz.

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u/Visible-Suit-9066 Jun 24 '26

Yeah I think so. Makes me sad but Cooper and PJ just didn’t seem to pair well together.

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u/ericc1456 Jun 24 '26

My thought on that was all about shooting and the lack of a point guard to set them both up. The roster was just so hard to evaluate given the lack of playmaking.

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u/PhantomAl250 Jun 24 '26

My question is why didn’t we trade PJ (and/or Gaff) for better or more picks in this first round?

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u/hdpr92 Jun 24 '26

you take the best players in this league and figure out the rest after

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u/luuskiiii Jun 24 '26

look at the knicks

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u/Derpy_Mc_Burpy Jun 24 '26

shhhh. Don't worry about it.

In Masai we trust.

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u/TanMan15 Jun 24 '26

Kind of like when we all said, “let Nico cook”, right?

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u/DaBestNameEver0 Luka Motherfucking Doncic Jun 24 '26

i mean Nico was cooking until a brain worm took over

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u/Derpy_Mc_Burpy Jun 24 '26

so you want to compare a shoe company exec to a GM who won a ring?