Being nearly six months removed from the Luka Doncic trade, the Dallas Mavericks have done a great job of repositioning themselves to be contenders next season if Kyrie Irving is able to be back and himself by a decent time next year. Dallas clearly benefited from the basketball gods by getting the No. 1 overall pick and the ability to select Cooper Flagg.
The Mavericks will certainly take such a blessing after the pure and utter scrutiny that had been coming their way from February 1 all the way to the night of the NBA Draft Lottery, but this doesn't mean the Mavericks and general manager Nico Harrison will ever be relived of their organizational malpractice last trade deadline, as trading Doncic for a less than ideal return package will forever be coined as a generational blunder.