We’ve reached the point in the season where teams have played enough games to get a pretty good idea of where they’re heading. The Dallas Mavericks, sitting at 4-15 after 19 games, seem destined for a top-five draft pick next summer, unless they can manage to pull off more miracles like what we saw from Harrison Barnes in Memphis last night.
That’s ok, because
a) this upcoming draft has some franchise-changing talent in the top-five, and
b) the Mavs, despite currently having the worst record in the West, continue to fight hard every night, which can help build good habits for when the team is actually ready to win again.