The Dallas Mavericks stayed on the sidelines as teams made moves ahead of the NBA trade deadline, but signed power forward David Lee once he cleared waivers in an attempt to bolster their front line and add some scoring prowess to the second unit.
For a five-year stretch in the not so distant past, Lee was a double-double machine, averaging 18.7 points on 52% shooting and 10.4 rebounds a night. He also is an underrated passer, chipping in over three assists a game for a season on three occasions. Injuries and the emergence of Draymond Green in Golden State ended his time there, and competing for playing time against a group of young big men in Boston ultimately led to the end of his tenure there just seven months into it.