Trade & FA 2023-24: Stein-Ingram Trade Inevitable| LAL Want Lebron Back On Any Terms

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A brief post in favor of positivity.  

One year ago, the Mavs were composed of Luka Doncic and a bunch of role players.  We had lost Jalen Brunson and our future looked somewhat depressing.  Apart from Luka, we had one promising young player with Josh Green.

Then the Mavericks made a surprise trade for Kyrie Irving.  Kyrie is draped in red flags but we still acquired him at what seems like a great discount.  He has been terrific since arriving here and has been really professional.  He also re-signed on a very reasonable contract.  We acquired a second star who seems to play well with Luka but also excels in the Luka-less minutes.  Great success thus far by the Mavs front office.

Then, this summer, we acquired Dereck Lively.  Our late season struggles paid off. He has been one of the league's top 5 rookies.  He is probably already our 3rd or 4th-best player.  He is still 19 years old.  That's looking like our 2nd best draft pick of the millennium.  Another great success by the Mavs.  

We also acquired some solid role players in the offseason including Grant Williams and DJJ.  

We all obsess over acquiring better players to fill the holes on our roster. We especially want a better backup center and a big wing. Regardless of how this season evolves though, I think the last 12 months have been really successful. The growth of our roster and team have been very encouraging.