Newy Scruggs, sports anchor at NBC5 in Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS-TV) and radio host weekly from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on NBC Sports Radio Sirius XM 213/202 and NBCSportsRadio.com, answered your questions Wednesday. Here are some highlights:

Question: Mavs are at the mercy of teams picking before them in the draft. What if ALL the premier point guards (Fultz, Ball, Fox, Smith Jr., Ntilikina) are gone when they go on the clock?

Scruggs: If the five point guards are gone, Dallas would be wise to just take a player that can help the club. Lauri Markkanen of Arizona could be on the board at No. 9. He is a 7-footer who can shoot and the Mavs have been successful with some guy from Germany with that skill set.

Jayson Tatum of Duke would be a heck of a pick if he fell to ninth overall. He is a forward who can create his own shot.

I don't see Josh Jackson of Kansas falling to ninth but Paul Pierce fell on his draft day and Dallas wouldn't turn down his talent.

Maybe the Mavericks will trade up to secure one of the top point guards. I love Dennis Smith of N.C. State.

Question: Frank Ntilikina and Dennis Smith are available. If you're the Mavs, who do you take at No. 9?

Scruggs: Smith is the choice for me. The guy played for an average head coach at N.C. State and the team he had to work with last year was never able to come together.

Smith is a playmaker and has the kind of moxie Dallas fans will like.

I want to see Smith against Steph Curry, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, Ricky Rubio and Mike Conley.

Dallas has to go get a young point guard and Smith is the guy I'm all over. I'd move a piece or a pick to try and make sure he isn't lost.

I remember in 2013 when Atlanta took Dennis Schröder in front of the Mavericks, who had the next pick and selected Shane Larkin.

The Mavs need to secure Smith.

Question: Mavericks could have had a good shot at the No. 3 pick with just one more loss. What are your thoughts on teams tanking at season's end?

Scruggs: I am not going to cry over spilt milk on the way the Mavericks ended the season.

I just hope they can draft point guard Dennis Smith Jr. at nine. That may not happen. Plenty of other teams ahead of Dallas need a playmaker at the point.

If they take Frank Ntilikina of France, they will have done well to address the need.

Dallas can't become a serious contender without a top point guard. Just look at their playoff history with Derek Harper, Steve Nash and Jason Kidd. Dallas has to get a point guard in this draft.

Question: In your opinion, what's the worst lottery blunder in Mavericks history?

Scruggs: Taking Detlef Schrempf in 1985 over Karl Malone, Charles Oakley and Joe Dumars was the club's worst lottery move.

Karl Malone is a Hall of Fame. Oakley was an outstanding player for the Bulls and Knicks. Dumars was a NBA Finals MVP for the Pistons.

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