The Dallas Mavericks continue on their long road of penance after trading away franchise cornerstone Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, a trade so shocking that reality still hasn’t set in for many nearly two weeks later.
With the main return piece Anthony Davis out with an injury aggravated in the third quarter of his debut game, Dallas fans have been left to wait and see on the front office’s vision for a post-Luka future.
As a self-assessed win-now Dallas squad maneuvers its way through a rotation depleted by trades and injuries and sit in the eighth spot in the Western Conference at the All-Star break, the Mavericks have been salvaging some crumbs of joy thanks to the other player included in Dallas’ return, with guard Max Christie proving to be more than just a throw-in.
