Mark Cuban proclaimed before the start of the season that, “Last year, we were probably 12 sprained ankles away (from contending), this year we are maybe three or four from competing, if the right guys sprain their ankles.”
Three or four starters from every other NBA Western Conference team could sprain their ankles, break their backs and retire from the game and it still would not mean Cuban’s team is any closer to contending than they are today.
Thirty games remain in the NBA season for the Dallas Mavericks, and the only mystery remains which lottery pick the team will “earn.