With Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis, the Mavericks have a young and talented offensive duo for hopefully years to come. Following that logic, you’d assume the Mavericks need to surround those guys with defensive-minded players that came make up for those players’ shortcomings as they carry the load on offense.
Porzingis is a great rim protector and Doncic’s size bails him out of tough match ups, but if those two are going to be picking and popping the Mavericks to greener pastures, conventional wisdom says you should probably get some defensive players to cover their tracks.