Brandon Knight signed to a second 10-day hardship contract

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I don’t understand how you think everything has to change so drastically by bringing in another big.

Because they'd have to go back to defending certain actions differently based on who's in the game at center. Possible, but not ideal. More difficult to remember what to do if you're everyone else. Knowing where the help is coming from helps the primary defender to an enormous degree, and the other three guys knowing where/when they need to rotate to fill in for that help .2 seconds earlier basically IS the thing that separates Dallas from other defenses.

BTW: this point remains true even if they're bringing in a difference maker like Gobert. I think that's an example of a swing that might be worth it, but the Mavs MIGHT not. The number of established "names" at the 5 that would both be more palatable than Powell for fans and allow the Mavs to play the style of defense they have been for most of this season is shockingly low, imo.