The official 2015-2016 Dallas Mavericks season watch thread

[jpotter33]

We have the Nets season watch thread already, but I haven't seen a Mavericks season watch thread yet. So here you go!

Williams is already having some injury issues, and it's possible he misses the season opener with a calf injury.

http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/13916879/deron-williams-miss-least-preseason-dallas-mavericks-strained-right-calf

[Forza Juventus]

Hopefully it's a mid-late lottery pick. I don't want to sweat it out lol so hopefully it's around 10.

[Denis998]

every one on their team seems injured. hopefully they arent as bad as the nets.

[chambers]

pick#8 will do me just fine.

Brooklyn#5 + Dallas#8 could be serious building blocks while we wait to trade for a star.

[Forza Juventus]

pick#8 will do me just fine.

Brooklyn#5 + Dallas#8 could be serious building blocks while we wait to trade for a star.

Would be amazing

[trickybilly]

Dallas' 1st round pick to Boston protected for 1-7 in 2016, 1-7 in 2017, 1-7 in 2018, 1-7 in 2019 and 1-7 in 2020 and unprotected in 2021.

Seriously might have to wait until 2021.

[hwangjini_1]

pick#8 will do me just fine.

Brooklyn#5 + Dallas#8 could be serious building blocks while we wait to trade for a star.

if you wish to dream, why not dream big? i want the celtics to have the #1 overall pick and the #8 pick. then use their own pick and as many of their second rounders as necessary to move up to maybe #12-14 range.

see? if you are going to fantasize, do it big! 

[jpotter33]

pick#8 will do me just fine.

Brooklyn#5 + Dallas#8 could be serious building blocks while we wait to trade for a star.

I definitely would not complain about that, though I think a few things going in our favor could make the Nets a top-3 contender.

[saltlover]

pick#8 will do me just fine.

Brooklyn#5 + Dallas#8 could be serious building blocks while we wait to trade for a star.

if you wish to dream, why not dream big? i want the celtics to have the #1 overall pick and the #8 pick. then use their own pick and as many of their second rounders as necessary to move up to maybe #12-14 range.

see? if you are going to fantasize, do it big! 

But Minnesota is going to give us pick #13, so we'll already be in the 12-14 range.  #DreamBigger

[chambers]

pick#8 will do me just fine.

Brooklyn#5 + Dallas#8 could be serious building blocks while we wait to trade for a star.

if you wish to dream, why not dream big? i want the celtics to have the #1 overall pick and the #8 pick. then use their own pick and as many of their second rounders as necessary to move up to maybe #12-14 range.

see? if you are going to fantasize, do it big! 

Well dreaming big would be:
We miss the playoffs by one win, but have a great season in a tougher East.
We enter the lottery at team#14 and end up getting the number 2 pick.
The Nets finish 3rd worst and score the #1 pick.
The Mavs finish 8th worst and convey the #8th pick to us.

So picks #1, #2 and # 8.

Why not trade David Lee for a late first rounder and draft an All Star with that while we're at it

I guess the more chances you have, the better your odds are right?

[chambers]

pick#8 will do me just fine.

Brooklyn#5 + Dallas#8 could be serious building blocks while we wait to trade for a star.

I definitely would not complain about that, though I think a few things going in our favor could make the Nets a top-3 contender.

Yeah would be *unfortunate*for Lopez or Johnson to miss 40+ games.
I wouldn't wish any injury on anyone except Dwayne Wade. That being said, I wouldn't complain if Lopez went down for an extended period and Bargs had to step up and take his place...

[JBcat]

Dallas' 1st round pick to Boston protected for 1-7 in 2016, 1-7 in 2017, 1-7 in 2018, 1-7 in 2019 and 1-7 in 2020 and unprotected in 2021.

Seriously might have to wait until 2021.

Wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if we have to wait. Lol We have a crowded roster, and still so many picks coming up.  The only way really to alleviate is to consolidate trades for better players/stars which is no guarantee we can do.

[hwangjini_1]

pick#8 will do me just fine.

Brooklyn#5 + Dallas#8 could be serious building blocks while we wait to trade for a star.

if you wish to dream, why not dream big? i want the celtics to have the #1 overall pick and the #8 pick. then use their own pick and as many of their second rounders as necessary to move up to maybe #12-14 range.

see? if you are going to fantasize, do it big! 

Well dreaming big would be:
We miss the playoffs by one win, but have a great season in a tougher East.
We enter the lottery at team#14 and end up getting the number 2 pick.
The Nets finish 3rd worst and score the #1 pick.
The Mavs finish 8th worst and convey the #8th pick to us.

So picks #1, #2 and # 8.

Why not trade David Lee for a late first rounder and draft an All Star with that while we're at it

I guess the more chances you have, the better your odds are right?

wait, wait, wait, wait....combine this with saltlover and the celtics have the #1 and #2 and use the mav and minnesota and 2nd rounders to move up to #6! plus, a star will drop down to that spot, so boston drafts THREE HOF players in one swoop.

whew. our work here at cb is done now. let's enjoy those championships. 

[saltlover]

pick#8 will do me just fine.

Brooklyn#5 + Dallas#8 could be serious building blocks while we wait to trade for a star.

if you wish to dream, why not dream big? i want the celtics to have the #1 overall pick and the #8 pick. then use their own pick and as many of their second rounders as necessary to move up to maybe #12-14 range.

see? if you are going to fantasize, do it big! 

Well dreaming big would be:
We miss the playoffs by one win, but have a great season in a tougher East.
We enter the lottery at team#14 and end up getting the number 2 pick.
The Nets finish 3rd worst and score the #1 pick.
The Mavs finish 8th worst and convey the #8th pick to us.

So picks #1, #2 and # 8.

Why not trade David Lee for a late first rounder and draft an All Star with that while we're at it

I guess the more chances you have, the better your odds are right?

wait, wait, wait, wait....combine this with saltlover and the celtics have the #1 and #2 and use the mav and minnesota and 2nd rounders to move up to #6! plus, a star will drop down to that spot, so boston drafts THREE HOF players in one swoop.

whew. our work here at cb is done now. let's enjoy those championships. 

I do not sign onto this.  In the official Saltlover perfect world, it goes:

We get #1 from Nets, #8 from Mavs, and #13 from Minny.  We also finish with the 8th seed and get #15, but we make a title run from that position.  We the. Use #8, #13, and #15 to trade up to number 5, so we get a banner and two top 5 picks.

In general, I'm all in favor of this team winning as many games as possible during the year and doing as well as it can in the playoffs, and getting our lottery picks from the Nets, Mavs, Minny, and in a few years, Memphis.

[Eddie20]

Earl K. Sneed ‏@EarlKSneed 
Per @MavsPR's game notes: JaVale McGee (left leg) and Chandler Parsons (right knee) are OUT vs. Phoenix. #DALatPHX

Earl K. Sneed ‏@EarlKSneed
@dallasmavs will have a minutes plan in place for Matthews & Williams to start the season, but Carlisle won't be revealing that plan.

Rick Carlisle said he spoke with head athletic trainer Casey Smith about minute restrictions for Deron Williams & Wesley Matthews yesterday.