2021-2022 MAVS NEWS: 4th in West | WCF loss [ARCHIVED]

[Scott41theMavs]

C’mon, man. Garbage? Really? I thought we were fans of the team rather than just one guy.

Because I'm a Mavs fan, I hope every one of last year's rotation players other than Luka and DFS (and perhaps WCS) is gone before we go to war in November.

Edit: To elaborate, I'm talking about seven players in particular: 
KP - Doesn't fit with Luka, might be unplayable if the defense doesn't get fixed, an injury apocalypse waiting to happen. Trade the man.
THJ - Cannot start on a Luka-led team because of his defensive deficiencies (loved his effort toward the end of the year, but still not good enough); retaining him at market value will gum up our ability to improve.
Powell - Great effort, actually better all-around now than he was before the injury (in all seriousness!) imho, but doesn't have the verticality he used to. Would be great to get out from under his contract.
Burke and JRich - Do you have to ask?
Brunson - Was exposed dreadfully in the Clippers series, can't start next to Luka in a playoff-competitive situation, need to get something of value out of him before he's due for extension.
Maxi - OK, here's the guy who's up for debate. In spite of his Covid-driven down year, from which he might be expected to bounce back, he's probably our most valuable trade chip (given the neutrality of KP) outside of Brunson (and DFS, whom I don't want to lose), so he's probably gone just from the good-faith effort to replace the other six.