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Originally Posted by Underdog
Disagree... "Bench player" is a title, and Rick Carlisle doesn't believe in titles - Dirk would be a 20 MPG starter. 
And I absolutely think Dirk would be fine with a limited role if he believed this team had a legit shot at another NBA title... It's not like Team Germany is going anywhere with Old Man Dirk at the helm. Maybe he takes a coaching job with them in the future, but his best chance to add anything significant to his legacy as a player is right here in Dallas. |
I was actually thinking about him playing club basketball in Germany, not the national team. Bayern Munich, the most famous soccer club of the country, has also been trying to build a successful basketball team in the Euroleague - Europe's most prestigious tournament for clubs. Dirk, who is a bavarian though not from Munich, would be a major scoop for them.
As for the rest, in order for the Mavs to win a title with Dirk playing in such a reduced role the rest of the roster would have to seriously improve. Our FO has shown they can pull of some good trades, but it would really need to outdo itself if this was to occur.