I'm not sure anyone realistically expected Cuban to not have a hands-on approach when it comes to basketball operations. How hands-on he is and if he learned from past mistakes is TBD. It might be the honeymoon period with Cuban, Nico, Kidd and Finley, but they do seem to have a more unified front. For a LONG time it felt like Cuban, Donnie, Carlisle, Finley and later, Bob were all marching to beat of their own drummer.
-Not drafting Giannis (2013)
-Rondo trade (2014)
-Jalen Brunson rookie contract (2018)
-Dwight Powell extension (2019)
-Dennis Smith Jr. fallout (2019)
-Delon Wright trade (2019)
-Josh Richardson trade (2020)
-Drafting Josh Green (2020)
It really makes you wonder if there was consensus with MBT1.0 on the big moves like Parsons, Barnes and Porzingis. It also seems like a miracle that they managed to trade for/draft Luka and grab Jalen later in the same draft.
MBT2.0 errors in contrast seem far less impactful.
-Sterling Brown signing
-Boban resigning
I'm not the biggest fan of KP trade mostly because of Bertan's albatross contract and it felt a little like we kicked that contract problem further down the road, but that is largely MBT2.0 paying for the sins of MBT1.0. Ditto for Jalen Brunson walking.
I'm not really sure which camp to toss the THJ resigning onto as Nico was brand new on the job, but at least they structured his contract smartly.
Further, it's hard to judge MBT 2.0 as they were given a massive hole to dig out of after a decade of incompetence. They have done some good things around the edges:
+Bullock signing
+Wood trade and I'm comfortable saying that considering the players that were sent out were largely dead weight save for Burke.
+DFS extension
+Maxi extension
+++Luka extension
=Dinwiddie/Bertans trade. At worst this was a wash but considering how far we made it in the playoffs, it's hard to not call this a short term success.
=McGee. I'd consider this a plus if not for us giving him 3 years. He is a major "fall off a cliff" candidate.
=Drafting Hardy is a TBD
It will be interesting to see if MBT2.0 manages to hold onto their FRPs this season and what they will do with a full compliment after next years draft should they hold onto them.
That's a long winded way of saying the jury is still out. It does feel like things are trending in a positive direction even if they are hitting singles instead of home runs but you have to be realistic with what they can accomplish with limited assets. Around the edges is probably as good as it gets until MBT2.0 can build any semblance of a war chest.
And this is all coming from me, who is REALLY negative about Cuban and the future outlook of the team. I will say that I'm a little disappointed in Nico. His strength was supposed to be in player relationships and I don't think that has paid any dividends at this point.
-Not drafting Giannis (2013)
-Rondo trade (2014)
-Jalen Brunson rookie contract (2018)
-Dwight Powell extension (2019)
-Dennis Smith Jr. fallout (2019)
-Delon Wright trade (2019)
-Josh Richardson trade (2020)
-Drafting Josh Green (2020)
It really makes you wonder if there was consensus with MBT1.0 on the big moves like Parsons, Barnes and Porzingis. It also seems like a miracle that they managed to trade for/draft Luka and grab Jalen later in the same draft.
MBT2.0 errors in contrast seem far less impactful.
-Sterling Brown signing
-Boban resigning
I'm not the biggest fan of KP trade mostly because of Bertan's albatross contract and it felt a little like we kicked that contract problem further down the road, but that is largely MBT2.0 paying for the sins of MBT1.0. Ditto for Jalen Brunson walking.
I'm not really sure which camp to toss the THJ resigning onto as Nico was brand new on the job, but at least they structured his contract smartly.
Further, it's hard to judge MBT 2.0 as they were given a massive hole to dig out of after a decade of incompetence. They have done some good things around the edges:
+Bullock signing
+Wood trade and I'm comfortable saying that considering the players that were sent out were largely dead weight save for Burke.
+DFS extension
+Maxi extension
+++Luka extension
=Dinwiddie/Bertans trade. At worst this was a wash but considering how far we made it in the playoffs, it's hard to not call this a short term success.
=McGee. I'd consider this a plus if not for us giving him 3 years. He is a major "fall off a cliff" candidate.
=Drafting Hardy is a TBD
It will be interesting to see if MBT2.0 manages to hold onto their FRPs this season and what they will do with a full compliment after next years draft should they hold onto them.
That's a long winded way of saying the jury is still out. It does feel like things are trending in a positive direction even if they are hitting singles instead of home runs but you have to be realistic with what they can accomplish with limited assets. Around the edges is probably as good as it gets until MBT2.0 can build any semblance of a war chest.
And this is all coming from me, who is REALLY negative about Cuban and the future outlook of the team. I will say that I'm a little disappointed in Nico. His strength was supposed to be in player relationships and I don't think that has paid any dividends at this point.
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