I can’t remember the last time I actually cared about who the Dallas Mavericks drafted. Growing up in the 1990s, I didn’t care because I was a kid and the team was bad. When the team traded for Dirk Nowitzki on draft day back in the summer of 1998, I didn’t pay much attention other than to think: “Who?” I remember when they drafted Devin Harris and Josh Howard and signed Marquis Daniels as an undrafted free agent. I cared enough then, but not as much as I probably should have.
In selecting Dennis Smith Jr., the Mavericks finally took the draft seriously
