07-11-2022, 02:14 PM
(07-11-2022, 12:28 PM)hakeemfaan Wrote: That’s the sad part. The fact that the Warriors even despite being a dynasty over the last decade have young players around their stars with much higher ceiling and potential than the Mavs. There is no excuse for that.
Look at Wiggins. A former #1. They get him because they go and sign D’Angelo. They knew D’Angelo might not be the best fit but went and signed him knowing they could move him. Meanwhile the Mavs would only look at fit and cost and never sign a player like D’Angelo stating how his flaws make him unworthy of that contract.
After the Warriors won it all in 2015, and were on pace to 73 wins the following season, the prevailing thought was: "this is the perfect time to tank and rebuild since the Warriors aren't going away any time soon. By the time we finish 'rebuilding,' Warriors' peak will end."
Fast forward 6-7 years, and Warriors look as scary as ever with a strong youth talent pool and several other assets to tinker with.
All the Mavs have to show for it is Luka Doncic, a hell of a lottery ticket, but that's about it. It's still a team game at the end of the day and the pieces/assets remain underwhelming.
The future looks bleak, imo. Yeah, the Mavs will still be good because Luka conquers all like Dirk, but the ceiling is middling at best.