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Mavericks Still Hoping for Key Acquisition
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The Mavericks have moved on after their swings and misses in free agency the last two summers.
They still envision a day when (Dirk) Nowitzki is their second-best player.
“That’s the hope and the plan,” president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson said. “I think we’ve done it kind of by committee.
“The hope is … we’ll be able to [make a marquee hire] sooner than later. I think we’ve made an attempt to do that the last two summers. So much for second place. But, yes, that would be the plan and the hope at some level to be able to do that.”
