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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart
Zeller has turned into a pretty decent big man, but I think the Mavs just needed bodies coming into this season since they are long term contract contagious. Certainly does look bad in hindsight though. Good centers are tough to come by.
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They could have kept Zeller and easily picked up a few undrafted players, or some scrubs, or bring up some d-leagers to fill the minutes (things they've been doing anyway, especially considering how little playing time James and Cunningham have received) plus it would have given them different free agent requirements and maybe we would have ended up with a better forward rather than Crowder (who was showing some promise but is at least a couple years from being a solid player IF he develops) to fill the line up rather than having to pick up both Kaman and Brand.
To me, its simply another in a long line of failures of Mavs scouts to see talent especially in the post positions. I have very little faith a lottery pick is a cure for the Mavs woes. If I don't see a trade very soon, I think we will be on a 3-5 year rebuild looking at a post Nowitski Maverick line up before we see the playoffs again. Very sad to go from Champions to bust in such a short period...