Over the summer, every Dallas Mavericks fan was begging for the team to take their backcourt problems seriously. Kyrie Irving was set to miss significant time with his torn ACL, and everyone knew that they needed to trade for a high-level guard to help hold them over until Irving returns.
This was also a common criticism of media members in written articles and conversations over the summer, as elite shot creation is a must in today's NBA. Every team needs players who can create their own shot, set the table for others, and get a bucket when no one else can, and it seems like the Mavericks pushed all of their chips to the middle of the table in favor of their double-big strategy rather than properly utilizing their assets and trying to build a more balanced roster.