As our editor Josh Bowe recently said, training camp is the most fun time for a fanbase. The mood in Dallas has completely flipped from pure disappointment to renewed optimism. When you have Luka Doncic on your team there are always going to be expectations. But after a great off-season, those expectations have moved up a wrung on the ladder.
This does not mean that the expectation now is a championship. Most likely the Dallas Mavericks are not going to win it all this year. It’s more plausible to expect this team to win a playoff series or at the very least be competitive if they end up playing a team like the Denver Nuggets in the first round.