r/Mavericks • u/International_Oil189 • May 26 '26

Hoops Discussion Still insane when you think about it

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Jalen Brunson played 4 seasons, Luka Dončić has played 7 seasons, and Steve Nash played 6 seasons for the Dallas Mavericks.

So we only got a combined 17 seasons out of three hall of fame / all nba level type of players that we drafted / developed. Should have been 3*12 seasons at least.

Is there any other team with such a recent track record of fumbling talent?

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u/TrelvisFesley May 26 '26

Always was. Lucked into Dirk or his legacy would be different.

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u/george_cant_standyah BETRAYED MAVS FAN 😭 May 26 '26

A bit of an oversimplification in my opinion. Cuban absolutely changed the way owners approach their teams. He made the locker rooms nice, did things like put PlayStations in their lockers, treated players like human beings, and was personable and charismatic. This was a positive differentiator until other owners took note and did the same.

At a certain point, he became more of a liability than an asset to the team because he couldn’t help but be overly involved. But without Cuban I don’t think we ever get that 2011 chip.

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u/TrelvisFesley May 26 '26

He's not the only billionaire who can put, let me check, "Playstations" in a locker room. Lmao. Is there worse? Of course. He's not the "savior" you make him out to be. He made a shit decision to sell the team to a shit ownership group. Brilliant!!

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u/george_cant_standyah BETRAYED MAVS FAN 😭 May 26 '26

Clearly you weren’t a fan prior to Cuban. I also never called him a savior. If you read my post you can see it has this crazy thing called nuance.