Accurately Assessing the Mavs Recent Personnel Changes

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I think there is yet another conversation that needs to be had.  These are replacement level players.  One WCF appearance it is DFS/Bullock.  Another it is PJW/DJJ.  I think there is a reason we hear rumors about 3-4 guys and, at least in the Nico era, end up with one of them.  Then we hear how close we were to getting someone else on the list.  It is because they are largely interchangeable.  We don't ask much of them because we ask so much of our Super-star and our Star (whether it is Brunson or Kyrie).

I think you take our 2024 roster, slot them into the 2022 play-offs (whether it´s with Brunson or Kyrie) I think we win the championship. On the other hand the 2022 team loses to the Thunder, if they get past the Clippers. There are levels to this. The 3rd/4th best guys on championship teams are not limited borderline starters that you coach up (no disrespect to DFS/Bullock). They are former "stars" that slot into a supporting role.