DALLAS — Courtney Lee reached the NBA Finals as a Magic rookie, but has been in the playoffs just in four of his next nine seasons, falling short in each of his past two seasons (along with both seasons when he played for the Rockets) and advancing past the first-round just once since his rookie season.
With last week's trade to the Mavericks, however, Lee said he is on a team with a chance to make a run this season – the Mavericks were three games out in the loss column going into Monday's game – and with a legitimate chance next season when Kristaps Porzingis is expected back and the Mavericks have their dramatically-retooled roster together from the start of the season.