MAVS NEWS: Luka Is Hurt, But is Trudging On | DLive's Mom Passes Away| Maxi OUT

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The situation is definitely a lot more precarious than many people realize. Losing Brunson is such a massive blow. Our only real opportunity for upside on this current roster is the hope that Wood plays at an all star level next to Luka and that Hardy turns out to be a Brunson or Tyrese Maxey level prospect. Everyone else are nice role players but more or less at their peak and all are at best properly paid (DFS/Bullock/Maxi), somewhat overpaid (Dinwiddie/THJ) or at worst wildly overpaid (Bertans). Wood and Hardy are the only ones we can really hope will significantly outplay their contract unless you think Green or Ntilikina are set to break out. Combine that with limited draft capital and no real projected cap space until like 2024, when Luka will be entering into his 7th year, it's looking kind of bleak.

Totally disagree.

This team was close to a 50 win team when Brunson was a benchwarmer, THJ was the starting 2 guard, and KP was in and out of the lineup. 

If we take today's Mavs and compare them to 2 seasons ago we got:

Luka/Dinwiddie/Frank              Luka/Brunson/Burke
Bullock/THJ                            THJ/Richardson/Reddick
DFS/Green                                DFS/Green
Wood/Maxi/Bertans                  KP/Maxi/Melli
McGee/Powell                          Powell/WCS/Boban

To me there are already CLEAR upgrades from that team that posted a 47 win pace despite the fact KP played in almost half the games. The wing rotation has filled out. Wood should be a more reliable KP without attitude issues (I'm praying at least). McGee is a solid 10mpg guy but Maxi is the real star of the show. AND the Mavs still have Dinwiddie who proved to be a valuable 6th man. Probably most important though is that the team has a coach that the players are happy to play for. 

Looking at our current roster getting another wing and Dragic should solidify it.