(06-23-2021, 02:56 PM)F Gump Wrote: 1 Lack of a good salesman who knows how to sell a prospect and close a deal
2 Lack of good cap expertise, to perceive ways to manipulate the roster and create opportunity
3 Lack of expert evaluator who can recognize overlooked available talent to target before they are priced out of reach
4 Give up (and deciding it's not wise to be aggressive), because of 1, 2, and 3
I will be very simplistic. It is clear Mavs are an afterthought when it comes to attractive destinations. Free agents don't see it as an opportunity to win big. They don't trust Mavs are capable of building a winning roster, even when they had a guy like Dirk or when they have a guy like Luka. What is even worse is that even guys that sort of promised to go to Mavs (or Mavs thought they had them) change their mind. Kemba thought Boston is a better opportunity, Green thought Lakers were a better opportunity to name just two most recent examples. Neither trusted Mavs will build a contender.
The reasons for described could be because of all of the above, something more, it doesn't really matter. What I am certain is that the GM and consequently coach selection process as it is going on will not change that perception. Mavs will remain an afterthought. They can forget about top FA from this already poor crop. What they can realistically do is grab a second tier guy (for first tear money) and hope it works. Unless they will go for a value contract like Wright again...