There’s been a lot of negativity surrounding this Mavs’ offseason, and a lot of it is justified given what the expectations were vs. what actually happened (so far at least). However, the Mavs *did* improve by getting rid of Josh Richardson while signing Reggie Bullock and Sterling Brown to fill the role Richardson was supposed to thrive in last season but never did.
So, with all that being said, and assuming this current roster is what the Mavs start the season with, do you think they can challenge for home court in the West? I think it’s plausible. Luka will continue to get better. The team last year, despite battling Covid and having some uninspired play from KP and J-Rich, still found a way to end up as the 5th seed. Kawhi is out for the year, so I think it’s safe to assume the Clippers will take a slight dip. LeBron and AD should be healthy again to start the season for the Lakers, but their entire roster is pretty old, and they don’t have much depth at all. If the Mavs can get any kind of internal growth from guys like KP, Brunson or any of the young guys like Josh Green, I’d feel good betting money that the Mavs will be a top-4 seed in the West this season.
And again, even if they don’t get much internal growth, the team still technically got better with the additions that were made, despite it not being the big signings we were all hoping for. What do y’all think, though?
So, with all that being said, and assuming this current roster is what the Mavs start the season with, do you think they can challenge for home court in the West? I think it’s plausible. Luka will continue to get better. The team last year, despite battling Covid and having some uninspired play from KP and J-Rich, still found a way to end up as the 5th seed. Kawhi is out for the year, so I think it’s safe to assume the Clippers will take a slight dip. LeBron and AD should be healthy again to start the season for the Lakers, but their entire roster is pretty old, and they don’t have much depth at all. If the Mavs can get any kind of internal growth from guys like KP, Brunson or any of the young guys like Josh Green, I’d feel good betting money that the Mavs will be a top-4 seed in the West this season.
And again, even if they don’t get much internal growth, the team still technically got better with the additions that were made, despite it not being the big signings we were all hoping for. What do y’all think, though?
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