When the Dallas Mavericks made the Western Conference Finals, Josh Bowe wrote a particularly fantastic column where he ended with the following note of reminder: “Instead of worrying about what can happen tomorrow, it’s time to appreciate what the Mavericks can do today.” That tomorrow has arrived in the form of free agency and while it projected to be a rather straight forward affair, there’s been one large bump that changes the impact of every other move. Let’s review:
- Before the draft, Dallas agreed to trade their 26th pick, along with Boban Marjanovic, Sterling Brown, and Trey Burke to the Houston Rockets for forward Christian Wood.