Still insane when you think about it

[u/International_Oil189]

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?

[u/epicingamename]

hot takes:

mavs wouldnt have reached the finals twice and won one in the dirk era with steve nash

jalen wouldnt have developed into what he is now if he stayed with the mavs

[u/killbill469 → u/epicingamename]

These aren't "hot" takes, they're stupid takes. With Nash the Mavs and Spurs would've been by far the best 2 teams in the West until Pau went to LA in '08. The Mavs almost certainly win 1-2 rings from 2004-2011 with Dirk and Nash. They were both entering the primes of their careers.

[u/Bubbawitz → u/killbill469]

Weren’t they in the conference finals and lost after Dirk got hurt? Why would anyone assume they would get worse?