06-24-2021, 01:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-24-2021, 01:04 PM by ThisIStheYear.)
The Heat trade debacle and miss on Kemba and then Green were setbacks for sure. Wright has been a very good role player before and after his stints with Dallas and wasn’t bad for a Plan D signing. Why he didn’t work in Dallas may have to do more with coaching and fit with Luka, but the Mavs certainly didn’t get reasonable value for him when they flipped his contract. In hindsight, because the Mavs struck out in free agency, trading Barnes also looks like a terrible decision. Maybe you take a do over on the Curry trade also (slight chance the Mavs could still turn that one around). So, all in all, it’s not really a single big missed opportunity, it’s just that the Mavs have failed on basically every small and middle sized decision they’ve made in the past two years. Pretty much every single one. That shit adds up. They need to start getting some decisions right. If I were Luka, I’d definitely be plotting an exit strategy after seeing how he’s now been left in the dust by his main draft class rivals, who are lesser talents, but who’s teams have already built championship contenders around.