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[DallasMaverick]

The kings have a good team.  They play a fun style of basketball.   I agree though, they appear to be a first round exit team at their best.   

One of the things we discussed at the trade deadline is making a move then as opposed to this summer.  It appears there are a lot of teams who are going to be aggressive and this may raise the prices.  The Mavs may have played a role in this as well.  Now every team thinks they are magically one piece away from breaking thru (hint, hint...You need that top 5 player first).   It seems like now you have the good but not great teams, who may do a panic trade.    The pick hoarding/cap space teams who may be strategic on a big move.   You will also have the desperate teams.   So it could be very well the Mavs could have seen a really crowded market for the players this summer if they decided to wait until this summer.

Overpays by other teams only help Dallas. We should hope for more Levine-type contracts!

I’m wondering what the value of Sac’s #13 pick really is. One of the weakest drafts in recent years. Seems like a great year for the Mavs to mostly stand pat.