While I do think franchise stability influences on free agents, I think a few things weigh significantly higher (judge for yourself whether these are pluses or negatives on the Mavs):
- Current roster composition/star power (stars win in the NBA)
- Money
- Last two years/next two years (where has the team been very recently and what are the immediate prospects for success)
I still say that I'd be happy if we brought just about everyone back and simply replaced Zaza with Dwight. I think, if reasonably healthy, that's a top four team instead of a borderline playoff team in the West. And considering where we've been over the past few years, that's incremental progress and hopefully a launching pad for adding more high-quality free agents in the near future.