12-15-2022, 06:07 AM
From Cato's article below:
If the Mavericks are offered something that will make them better next season, or the one after that, in exchange for a rotation player now, it’s growing more unreasonable to think this team can’t consider it because of the implications it might cast upon this year.
It remains true that any team with Dončić will win more games than it loses. It’s certainly true that this season, under any circumstance, can’t be punted or deliberately sabotaged. That won’t happen, and it’s never been under consideration. But neither can the idea that the Mavericks must maximize this flawed roster at the expense of the future to win some more games in a season that won’t end in a championship. That middle ground isn’t an easy one to find, but it’s almost certainly the team’s best path forward this year.
Why the Mavericks must seriously examine the present with the future - The Athletic
If the Mavericks are offered something that will make them better next season, or the one after that, in exchange for a rotation player now, it’s growing more unreasonable to think this team can’t consider it because of the implications it might cast upon this year.
It remains true that any team with Dončić will win more games than it loses. It’s certainly true that this season, under any circumstance, can’t be punted or deliberately sabotaged. That won’t happen, and it’s never been under consideration. But neither can the idea that the Mavericks must maximize this flawed roster at the expense of the future to win some more games in a season that won’t end in a championship. That middle ground isn’t an easy one to find, but it’s almost certainly the team’s best path forward this year.
Why the Mavericks must seriously examine the present with the future - The Athletic
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