5 Questions I Have For the 2016-17 Dallas Mavericks

5. Will Dallas Try for a Big Trade Again?

It was just a couple of years ago when Dallas pulled the trigger and traded off a young piece in Jae Crowder, a first rounder, and other players for the former all-star point guard Rajon Rondo. Looking to go from mediocre to a contender, Dallas took the risk in bringing Rondo in.

We all know how that worked out in the long run, but you can’t help to wonder if it could happen again this year.

Nowitzki is in his last couple of years and the team is still trying to compete at it’s highest level for him. Dallas is also loaded with expiring veteran contracts in Deron Williams and Andrew Bogut along with young players in Dwight Powell, Seth Curry, and dare I say, Justin Anderson. They also have picks they could include if such deal came to fruition.

The real question is what type of player would come available that would warrant any type of package? With the past deal of Rondo, it would have to be a big time name to convince a fan base of giving up any of the above names in a big deal.

Would a DeMarcus Cousins be worth it? Eric Bledsoe? Brook Lopez?

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There is no way to predict the names that could be on the market come the winter, but I wonder if Dallas would make a bigger risky trade to try to move into that upper echelon of Western Conference teams.

I’m sure there are many more questions fans might have going into the season, but these are my top five.