Dallas Mavericks fans will look back on the last year as the time the organization went from rebuilding to competing. It started with trading for Luka Doncic on draft night. The Mavs sealed their second building block on Jan. 31 in a blockbuster deal to acquire Kristaps Porzingis.
The two trades cost the Mavericks four first-round picks, but it gave them two All-Star level talents under 25 years old. That is a massive shift for a team that has missed the playoffs three consecutive seasons.
There are questions about Porzingis, though.