When the Dallas Mavericks didn’t move in the 2023 NBA Draft lottery, it was cause for excitement. Then, reality set in.
The consensus among the NBA draft junkies was that this was a draft with solid top-nine picks and then a crapshoot everywhere else. Of course, the Mavericks had the 10th pick, it only makes sense for a team that lucked into Luka Doncic and has made mistake after mistake in team-building since the 2018 draft. The thought process among Mavs fans and media more in-tune with the front office was that perhaps Dallas should look to trade the pick for a win-now player, whatever in the heck that means.