Retooling Nothing New for Dallas Mavericks
Just like last summer, this is shaping up to be a very busy summer for the Dallas Mavericks.
The Mavs are still in search of a top-flight talent who will make Dirk Nowitzki the team’s second-best player. But whether they can lure Dwight Howard, Chris Paul – or any superstar — to Dallas remains to be seen.
“The challenge is the same annual things since I got here,” said Donnie Nelson’ the Mavs’ presdient of basketball operations. “Whether it’s through the draft, trade or free agency, to get the most and
right kind of talent and give the talent an opportunity to come together.”
right kind of talent and give the talent an opportunity to come together.”
Meanwhile, if the Mavs do the unthinkable and miss the playoffs for the first time since 2000, why would they bring this same collection of players back next season and expect different results?
Nelson is sure the financial flexibility that the Mavs have will give them a leg-up towards finally landing that big fish.
“We’ve got flexibility, and in the past we’ve been opportunistic and it’s played well for us,” Nelson said. “We put two teams in the (NBA) Finals that shared only two common players (in Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry).
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