Why are we always the Free Agent Janitors?

[J817]

Exactly. 

But eventually, there will be an entire generation of American players who have grown up watching Luka, just like the current crop of players grew up watching LeBron. He WILL be a draw, someday. I've never been more confident about anything. I just hope he's still here by then, and that the Mavs are in position to capitalize at that time.

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Well, I'm definitely not consulting any hard data, but I've spent time in quite a few cities, and Dallas/FW definitely feels less diverse to me than people here claim. I'm not trying to throw shade - I love it here. But, while the population statistics might tell one story (idk, actually) the CULTURE supports my opinion...in my opinion (lol).

EDIT: Just re-read my blurb and your quote - I should have written "culturally" instead of racially. That wasn't an accurate portrayal of my take, sorry.

I think your reaching a little bit with this point tbh. Yes, Dallas doesn’t have beaches or isn’t largest city in America (LA, NY or Miami), but it is the 4 or 5th largest media market in US. You also don’t see cities like Chicago, San Francisco or Philadelphia attracting big time FAs either. Excluding Phili, those teams built their dynasties through the draft. Golden State didn’t attract Durant until after Curry, Thompson and Green. The Mav’s problem is due to the FO’s incompetence in ignoring scouting and the draft. Thats it. There’s really only three markets in the country that can try that method in building a championship team and Dallas isn’t one of them. This whole narrative that Dallas isn’t culturally relevant to African-American players is a reach imo. Why aren’t FA’s rushing to play for Atlanta or New Orleans?