So for all you hoping for a lottery miracle, why don't we look at how the Mavs front office has done in the draft in recent years:
2012:
Round 1, 17th pick: Tyler Zeller whose 8.5 PPG and 5.6 RPG was traded for Crowder's 5.7 PPG and 2.5 RPG, James' 3.6 and 3.5, and Cunningham whose played so few minutes he's likely another bust.
Round 2, 57th pick: Darius Johnson-Odom who was sold to the Lakers and hasn't stepped foot on an NBA court.
2011:
Round 1 26th pick: Jordan Hamilton who was traded to the Nuggets
Round 2 56 pick: Targuy Ngombo
2010 Round 2 55th pick: Solomon Alabi
In fact, you have to go back to the 2003 draft of Josh Howard to find anyone whose put up any kind of significant stats that Dallas has drafted. Other than the 1998 trade which got us Nash and Nowitski and the 1994 pick of Kidd, Dallas has never done a particularly good job in the draft. Those hoping a tanked season will result in a Mavs rebirth next year are absolutely fooling themselves. We need to make as significant a trade as we can now to get some post defense, pay to retain Mayo, give our rookies minutes to get them experience, and be willing to be the absolute highest bidder in the next 2 offseasons to stand any kind of chance at being a competitive team in the near future. Its painfully obvious that Cuban and Nelson tanked the team 2 years ago (though its arguable they didn't have too much choice). Picks won't cure this team...
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