The Rapid Deterioration of the Dallas Mavericks

Dallas finds its future in question after a disappointing season devoid of any positivity and questions around its star players

Success in sports is such a fragile thing. One day you are on top of the world, and then the next thing you know everything comes crashing down and you go through years of futility and a lack of success. There is perhaps no better illustration of this delicate balance than this year’s Dallas Mavericks.

On paper, the Mavericks should be a title-contending team. They have one of the best players in basketball (Luka Doncic), a player that is considered to be one of the best scoring guards we have ever seen (Kyrie Irving), an owner that most people respect (Mark Cuban), and a coach in Jason Kidd that has a winning record in seven seasons as a head coach in the NBA. And yet, the Mavericks are a mess, and they have missed the playoffs merely a year after making it to the Western Conference Finals. So how did we get here? A string of bad decisions has haunted Dallas.

Trade After Trade

To understand the sense of urgency that the Mavericks operate with, it is important to understand the…