While the business side of the NBA turned blockbuster Monday night and the Dallas Mavericks took a square shot to the chin in a 95-88 loss to the Miami Heat at American Airlines Center, owner Mark Cuban confirmed the Mavericks are monitoring the trade market and looking at ways to improve the roster long term.
Such is life in this stage of the transition to a new-look Dallas Mavericks in the soon-to-be post-Dirk Nowitzki era.
And while the speculators spun more rumors over local radio and social media on his future status in Dallas, forward Wesley Matthews maintained his usual professional posture despite the Mavs losing for the fourth straight time and seventh time in the last eight games.