Dallas Mavericks: Smaller Free Agent Targets

By Kohl Rast

Jun 13, 2016

Mar 1, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks center Zaza Pachulia (27) and forward David Lee (42) and forward Chandler Parsons (25) and guard Deron Williams (8) celebrate a blocked shot by center Salah Mejri (not pictured) during the second half against the Orlando Magic at the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks defeat the Magic 121-108. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

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Free agency is getting closer everyday and the Dallas Mavericks need to start scheming to get what we need the most. Some smaller name free agents just may peak our interest.

The Dallas Mavericks will be entering the offseason with a very familiar look over the last 5 years. That would be the look of a roster with only a handful of players under contract for the upcoming season.

As has been the norm for Mark Cuban, Donnie Nelson, and the rest of the Mavericks organization, 1-year deals are thrown around like candy for players interested in a short term contract to get back on their feet and get a bigger deal later on. This is done in an attempt to always have the money and resources available to lure the big name free agents.

Year after year this strategy has been employed with only Chandler Parsons (who is hard to call a “big name” free agent in the first place) to show for it thus far. Once it fails each time, the Mavs begin the search for a team of less sought after free agents built around Dirk Nowitzki to compete with.

Seeing as we have seen this strategy year after year and have gotten some Mavericks favorites out of the strategy (Monta Ellis, Vince Carter, Peja Stojakovic, and David Lee to name a few), I thought it would be good to look at the market past the big names this coming offseason.

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