05-11-2021, 12:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-11-2021, 01:28 PM by HanspardsShowerVoice.)
(05-11-2021, 11:28 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Mavs FA Curse.
D-Will- doesn't sign, ankles degenerate and forces him out. His team goes nowhere even after making big splashes
DHoward- Signs with HOU, never gels with Harden, health slowly goes down and never looks the same
DAJ- Basically never makes to the WCF, everyone who forced him to stay eventually leaves until he's the last one left.
Whiteside- Gets his contract and then never lives up to it, now a bench player and almost out of the league.
Conley- Wastes away in MEM for 3 years with injuries and underperforming. Gets to UTA and underperforms as well looking done. Only now is having a career year.
I am entirely convinced that when the Mavs do get a triple AAA free agent the curse will be broken.
Even leaving the Mavs out of it, it's truly remarkable how often big FA signings disappoint in the NBA when they're not LeBron/KD caliber players given that it's a star/talent driven league. Things get really dicey when you overpay for age and/or overpay for guys to grow into roles that are much bigger than the ones they excelled at on their previous teams.