2021 FREE AGENCY: Markkanen wants out of CHI | DAL "definitely interested"

[Arioch]

And just in 6 months, the Bulls have put together a better Big Three/Four than anything the Mavs had tried recently 

Not even close to true. If KP had gotten back to NY-KP form or been able to maintain Bubble-KP form without another season-ending injury, then Luka/KP/THJ is better than anything Chicago has put together--evidence being than even with KP being a disappointment, Mavs were in the playoffs last year which is not true of Chicago or anybody they added.

Now, KP has been a disappointment and the Mavs have yet to demonstrate they can rectify that (by Kidd rehabilitating him or by trading him and moving on), but it's certainly not the case that the Mavs didn't try.