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[Scott41theMavs]

Nico stupidly made it worse. But DL's brittleness showed in his rookie year. 

I was putting up cautions before mid-season in year 2, when he had to miss a week or more for the 6th time. Lots of talent, but you never get it on the floor.

Of course that was just the tip of the iceberg. In the last 1.5 seasons since then, what has he played - maybe a dozen games?

Told everyone last fall that no extension is coming. No one believed it. Now i'll add one more caution -- unless he plays a ton this season, I don't see the Mavs chasing him as a FA in 27. They might make him a RFA, but I think at best they will be reactive, not proactive, towards more years.

I'll take that as a "thumbs down" to Mavs2021's "liability" take.