If you had asked most Dallas Mavericks fans 12 months ago what they would consider a success for the 2019-20 season, it would have been a resounding call for a return to the playoffs. Having not made an appearance in four seasons, with just five post-season wins since hoisting the trophy nine years ago, watch party plans that include playoff Mavericks basketball would be welcome relief.
But, like Alexander Hamilton once rapped to his future sister-in-law, “I’ve never been satisfied.”
So yes, it isn’t locked in yet, but the Mavericks will at the very least make an appearance in a play-in series for the eighth spot.