Despite winning 50 games for the first time in four seasons in 2014-15 the Dallas Mavericks had plenty of problems with the roster. There were the obvious issues with Rajon Rondo fitting in and the lack of front court depth that led to an almost season-long courting of grizzled free agent veteran Jermaine O’Neal, but most of the Mavericks’ troubles could be attributed to the fact that the roster featured few, if any, legitimate “two-way” players.
Think about it. Dirk Nowitzki will be hitting jumpers until he decides to hang ’em up, but he was never a spectacular defender and at 36-years old really started to show issues with his mobility.