There is a summer tradition for Dallas Mavericks fans: mercilessly refreshing twitter, turning on notifications, and waiting for the NBA Free Agency hurt. Just to feel something, to feel alive. It can be chronicled further back, but since the Mavericks won the 2011 NBA title they have amassed a trove of headline-grabbing misses in free agency.
The strategy was rather simple. Aim for the highest paid free agent, wait for him to pass on the Mavericks, then sign a collection of short term contracts to keep cap space free, and hope the next summer something changes.