The Dallas Mavericks are still in the very early stages of their rebuild. Dennis Smith Jr. appears to be the team’s only sure thing heading into the foreseeable future. The Nerlens Noel experiment looks to have failed, and the rest of the roster is in flux. The Mavs have an opportunity to add one of the league’s premier complimentary pieces before surrounding their young point guard with other go-to options.
The first part of the intrigue here is that the Mavs and the rest of the NBA have gotten themselves a clear look at what DeMar DeRozan is, and more importantly, isn’t.