I agree that the Mavs aren't very far from moving up the ladder a bit. And I see lots of ideas for adding this middle-value player or that, to bump up their odds.
But I don't think any of them really matter that much. In fact, I think they are cart before horse, although "a bit better" is certainly better than running in place.
To me, all that REALLY matters is finding another top level 2-way player, a difference-making wing (because that's where today's game is played), to go with Luka. They thought KP was that guy - is he? If not, go get him somewhere. Use whatever you have, to get that one guy.
In comparison, no other issue (or target) is even close to being that important.
And if Cuban can't get that done (history tells us he can't), he needs to hire the guy that can and get out of the way. Because, on a somewhat regular basis, we see the top GMs making aggressive moves that get something like that done, and that work out.
But I don't think any of them really matter that much. In fact, I think they are cart before horse, although "a bit better" is certainly better than running in place.
To me, all that REALLY matters is finding another top level 2-way player, a difference-making wing (because that's where today's game is played), to go with Luka. They thought KP was that guy - is he? If not, go get him somewhere. Use whatever you have, to get that one guy.
In comparison, no other issue (or target) is even close to being that important.
And if Cuban can't get that done (history tells us he can't), he needs to hire the guy that can and get out of the way. Because, on a somewhat regular basis, we see the top GMs making aggressive moves that get something like that done, and that work out.