07-11-2022, 04:02 PM
(07-11-2022, 02:14 PM)Fuerza1 Wrote: 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.
Hindsight and all but it's why the KP trade was so foolish and I think better front offices wouldn't have pulled the trigger, even if injuries weren't a concern. Luka would never let you be a bottom feeder after his first season, but they should have taken more time to figure out what fit best around him and then hope to hit on those picks in teens his first few years.