Mavs Moneyball · Feb 24, 2017
With Nerlens Noel, the Mavericks suddenly have a future
On July 8, 2015, the Mavericks franchise was dead. As Austin Ngaruiya said, the Dirk Nowitzki era was over.
That was the day DeAndre Jordan signed a contract with the Clippers after verbally agreeing with the Mavericks five days prior. It was the culmination of the downfall of the work Dallas had done to finally restock the team’s assets after emptying out the roster after the 2011 title to pursue star free agents.
