The Mavericks entered the day with the worst record in the league and the franchise is looking to make improvements. Coach Rick Carlisle alluded to the team’s unbalanced roster being a primary reason for the poor start and he indicated that the team is in the market for anybody who can help them, as Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News relays in a series of tweets.
“It’s almost like we went to Costco and got a forklift full of centers.“ Carlisle said.
Dallas has five centers on the roster, including Nerlens Noel, who has seen just seven minutes of action over his last three games. Dirk Nowitzki playing the majority of his minutes at the five this season only compounds the issues and it’s easy to envision the team making a move.
The Mavs are closely monitoring the G League and the waiver wire, though the combination of lackluster available options and a full roster may delay any movement. Sefko notes that the team may have to wait on bringing in significant talent until December 15 —the date when many offseason signees become eligible to be included in deals.
Honestly and sadly, it’s probsvly time for Dirk to retire. I’m sure the toll on his body is significant and he isn’t helping the Maverick win at this point. Give Noel a chance in the full system and relinquish the team to the younger guys.
Speaking as a former forklift driver, I think the coach doesn’t especially like the ‘younger guys’– and is still trying to win games! Silly man to squish the Texan Doncicial dreams! SA and Houston have no shot at Doncic.
Really a sad how Cuban lucked into Dirk and was able to ride him for two decades with often often incompetent ownership. He would rather spend time ranting and slathering on makeup and getting facelifts than rebuilding or re-tooling his team. I feel bad for Dirk for leaving money on the table for this creepy guy; I think he knows Cuban would turn on him and blame him for the team being bad if he expected a market contract.