Earlier this week we posted a poll asking a pretty basic question: are you happy with the 2023 offseason for the Dallas Mavericks? The results were very one-sided.
Heading into the draft and then free agency, any Mavericks fan with a pulse knew how important it was that Dallas do something of significance. The problem was it appeared that they were boxed in.
When the Mavericks held on to their draft pick in the lottery, that clarified some of the paths available to them, but the immediate reaction from a significant portion of the punditry was that Dallas should trade the pick for a win-now player.