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Mavs draft regrets of 1980s: Roy Tarpley teased Mavs with talent but ultimately was among biggest failures

It happens to every team.

Sometimes, it's fate dealing a crummy batch of cards to you. Other times, it's a self-inflicted wound, like not paying enough attention to what's available.

And, of course, sometimes stuff just happens.

Whatever the case, there are always drafts when a team looks back a few years later and would give anything for a mulligan. With this series, we'll take a look at the five biggest NBA draft regrets the Mavericks have from the 1980s, 1990s and from 2000s.

And yes, narrowing down those regrets in the '90s was challenging.