After an offseason of rebounding once again in Dallas, most people around the league would agree that Dallas didn’t do too bad considering their circumstances after the first initial days of free agency.
But even with the addition of Harrison Barnes and Andrew Bogut, ESPN seems to think Dallas won’t make the playoffs next season.
In releasing their early projections for the Western Conference, ESPN is predicting eight other teams to finish ahead of the Mavericks next season.
Golden State, San Antonio and the Los Angeles Clippers are common locks as the top three seeds in the West next year, but after that, it gets interesting.