Dallas Mavericks: 2015-16 Season Outlook
2015-16 Roster
Justin Anderson, F
Brandon Ashley, F
J.J. Barea, G
Samuel Dalembert, C
Jeremy Evans, F
Jarrid Famous, F
Raymond Felton, G
Devin Harris, G
John Jenkins, G
Wesley Matthews, G
JaVale McGeen, C
Salah Mejri, C
Maurice Ndour, F
Dirk Nowitzki, F
Zaza Pachulia, C
Chandler Parsons, F
Dwight Powell, F
Satnam Singh Bhamara, C (unsigned)
Charlie Villanueva, F
Deron Williams, G
Jamil Wilson, F
Offseason Additions
Justin Anderson (draft, 21st overall), Brandon Ashley (free agent-undrafted), Jeremy Evans (free agent-Utah), Jarrid Famous (free agent), John Jenkins (free agent-Atlanta), Wesley Matthews (free agent-Portland), JaVale McGee (free agent), Salah Mejri (free agent-Spain), Maurice Ndour (free agent), Zaza Pachulia (trade-Milwaukee), Satnam Singh Bhamara (draft, 52nd overall), Deron Williams (free agent-Brooklyn)
Offseason Subtractions
Al-Farouq Aminu (free agent-Portland), Tyson Chandler (free agent-Phoenix), Monta Ellis (free agent-Indiana), Richard Jefferson (free agent-Cleveland), Rajon Rondo (free agent-Sacramento), Amar’e Stoudemire (free agent-Miami)
Quick Thoughts
With about 20 players on the roster and only three of them still being relevant in 2015, it’s pretty obvious Cuban had to take a quantity over quality approach once DeAndre Jordan backed out of his deal with Dallas. When your best player is either Chandler Parsons, an on-his-last-legs Dirk or an on-his-last-good-leg Wes Matthews, you’re probably not a playoff team.
Mavericks fans were happy to see Deron Williams join the team, especially since he was one of the best available free agent options at point guard by then. But D-Will joining the Mavs comes about three years too late, and as we’ve seen over the last few years in Brooklyn, he’s clearly not capable of being a leader.
Now it's official, and everyone can go get those D-Will jerseys they pre-ordered three years ago.
— Danny Webster (@DannyWebster21) July 14, 2015
Dallas may have about six centers on the roster, but Zaza Pachulia is the best one. The rest of the team is filled out with D-League call-ups (Famous, Ndour), fringe rotation players (Jenkins, Evans, Dalembert) and washed up players who are well past their primes (Felton, McGee, Villanueva, D-Will). Carlisle is a fantastic coach, but even he isn’t coaxing a postseason berth out of this crew.
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