Since the Mavericks traded for Kristaps Porzingis back in January, it has been a long eight months waiting for the new era of Mavericks basketball.
The Mavericks patiently kept Porzingis on the sidelines as he recovered from his ACL injury. Dallas has played a lot of bad basketball over the last three years and this season has by far the most excitement in some time. And now, Dallas kicks things off against Oklahoma City in Tulsa Tuesday night.
Preseason basketball is far from an exact science, but I’ve done this before as a nice primer to help myself stay focused.