2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

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Failure is a bit strong but yes I do.

You can add MLE level players every offseason.  Mavs had $30 million in cap space and the most impact player(s) they added cost less than $10 million.

In hindsight it looks like their plan was Kemba and Danny Green first, and then Delon, Seth and Bobi (or guys in that range) if they missed on Kemba and Green. 

Do you think they failed because they missed on Kemba and Green? Do you think they failed because it looks like they didn't prioritize Brogdon and Pat Bev? 

"Failed" is so binary, so it's hard for me to use that term, especially with Delon and Seth looking like great additions. This is a hard one for me to sort out, but here are some ramblings:

Things that didn't go how they wanted: Missed on Kemba and Greeen.

Things that didn't go how we (I) wanted: Seems like they didn't try on Brogdon and Pat Bev

The reason for missing out on players and/or not targeting players should be considered, in my mind. Danny prioritized playing with LeBron and AD over playing with the Mavs. Kemba went to a flagship franchise to run the show where a supporting cast was already in place. It's hard for me to call those failures because the choices of each player make sense. With Luka's current trajectory the Mavs may become a team that guys like Danny would pick, whereas someone like Kemba may be happier being able to run the show rather than be a secondary ball handler. 

I took points off the off-season score for not targeting Brogdon and Pat Bev, but I don't know the Mavs' reasons for not doing so. So it's hard to evaluate. 

And then, I'm happy with how they recovered. I think we have a stable of young, improving players on good contracts. And the team is exceeding our expectations. 

Those are my thoughts, and I don't really know how to grade the off-season based on them.

EDIT: After I quoted you, you edited your post to be something that I pretty much buy.

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Delon doesn't want to start, Curry isn't a starter, Bobi isn't a starter. We needed 3 starters and should have gotten at least 2. Delon could figure it out, and show he's possibly 1. I don't think the other 2 will, except for out of desperation and/or no other better choices. There were lots of starting material guys out there, so yes, I think the biggest FA class the league has ever seen producing 3 non-starters to this point is a failure.

The team playing better than expected is besides the point of upgrading your talent in the offseason.

My thoughts:

• I can't agree with saying that "how the team is playing beside the point".
  
• You're creating the rubric (regardless of how it jives with the team's plans) and then grading the team based on it, which is a bit arbitrary, but it's what fans do.
  
• Delon has delivered starter quality play. Seth has shown starter quality skill. I think the Mavs already viewed Powell and DFS as starter quality. Whether Delon and Seth are starters in name, or not, depends at this point on what needs to happen in order to create the most productive lineups for the team. Player minutes in the 20's and larger rotations are a trend that facilitates the trend of playing at a faster pace. Some teams are constructed in a way where "starter" is way less meaningful than it used to be.