The most obvious takeaway from the Mavericks playoff run, especially the end of it in the Western Conference Finals against the Warriors, was simple — the Mavericks are close, but they just need a little more.
What that little more specifically is was up for debate. An upgrade at center? Another capable playmaker? More defensive wings? You could argue all of the above, but it mainly boiled down to the Mavericks just needed more guys that could do things, after they basically stretched a six-man rotation across an 18-game playoff run in about the span of a month.