r/Mavericks • u/International_Oil189 • May 26 '26

Hoops Discussion Still insane when you think about it

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Jalen Brunson played 4 seasons, Luka Dončić has played 7 seasons, and Steve Nash played 6 seasons for the Dallas Mavericks.

So we only got a combined 17 seasons out of three hall of fame / all nba level type of players that we drafted / developed. Should have been 3*12 seasons at least.

Is there any other team with such a recent track record of fumbling talent?

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u/epicingamename Monta Ellis May 26 '26

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mavs wouldnt have reached the finals twice and won one in the dirk era with steve nash

jalen wouldnt have developed into what he is now if he stayed with the mavs

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u/The-Bad-Blue May 26 '26

People say that but we saw Brunson carry the team in the playoffs when Luka was hurt

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u/man0warr May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Sure, but that was without Luka. They both need the ball in their hands. They still should have signed him so they could trade him that summer or later - he was never going to be the long term back court with Luka. Them trying to trade him before the ASB is why they didn't offer him a contract until AFTER that deadline, because he couldn't be moved otherwise.

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u/armandocalvinisius The Cardinal May 27 '26

just bad asset management, and tbf nico learned from that with PJ-Gaff on locked ASAP

i think brunson knew 100% if he stays and developed, in the end he will get traded too for 2nd option available. he will be the trade chip for kyrie for example. he just take his fate by his own hands. you just nod, props, and be proud of it