The Dallas Mavericks had a slow beginning to free agency. Besides the five-year, $158M deal the Mavericks and Kristaps Porzingis agreed upon, Donnie Nelson and Mark Cuban didn’t do anything which warranted praise on day one. Pending free agent moves left role players such as J.J. Barea in limbo while dominoes fall, at least for the moment.
Dallas fans thought they acquired Luka Doncic‘s overseas teammate, Goran Dragic, in a three-way trade with the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers. Unfortunately, for all parties involved, the cap space didn’t make sense, and the three teams were sent back to the drawing board.