Newy Scruggs, sports anchor at NBC5 in Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS-TV), answered questions in a recent live chat. Here are some highlights, edited for clarity:
Depending on the moves the Mavs make, could they be a playoff team next year?
Newy Scruggs: "The West will be stacked. If Dallas gets in the playoffs tell me who gets booted out who made it last year? The Clippers and Spurs won 48 games and were the last two teams to make it to the playoffs. Dallas won 33 games, so can they make enough moves to improve by at least 15 games?