For the first time in a very long time, the Dallas Mavericks will not be a part of the playoffs. For about a decade, they’ve been a fixture atop the Western Conference. But age and injury has kept them away this year.
But if you ask Mark Cuban, he doesn’t anticipate this being a trend. He fully expects the Mavs to be back and better than ever next year. For that to be the case, he needs to make a major roster move this summer.
This is unfamiliar, uncomfortable territory for Mark Cuban.
It’s the first full season of his ownership tenure in which the Dallas Mavericks are finished before the playoffs. He hopes it will be the last such season.
“I’ve always said there is one winner and 29 other teams tied for last,” Cuban said via email Thursday morning, hours after the Mavs were officially eliminated, ending a 12-year playoff streak. “Our goal is to win championships, so it’s disappointing to not win. But we will come back and get better next year.”
H/T: ESPN
