As the Wednesday deadline loomed for Dirk Nowitzki, Chandler Parsons and Deron Williams to decline their option years and trigger the free-agent process we all knew was coming for them, a more surprising bit of information surfaced.
Mike Conley, the Memphis spark plug who is the marquee name among free-agent point guards this summer, is at the top of the Mavericks’ Plan-A list, two sources said.
We all know how Plan A has gone for the Mavericks in recent years. But they have a position of need at point guard with Williams exploring free agency. And with several quality centers available in free agency, the Mavericks will have more options at that position.