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5 Areas the Dallas Mavericks need to improve in this offseason

By Sean Bush

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Pace

The Mavericks were a pretty slow team last year. They finished 20th in pace and a lot of that had to due with playing veterans like Wes Mathews or Dirk significant minutes. Now the Mavericks need to capitalize on Luka Doncic’s elite transition game and speed up their style.

Porzingis being able to play center on defense and power forward on offense gives you the flexibility to pair him with a more mobile big. The team can still target veterans, but they need to make sure they fit into a high pace system.

Dallas could become a great transition team with Doncic’s ability to thrive in open-court  situations. Now it is important to add enough versatile, athletic players to take the next step into becoming a fast paced team.

Expensive Free Agency Options: Kemba Walker, D’Angelo Russell, Khris Middleton, Tobias Harris, Malcolm Brogdon, Jimmy Butler

Mid-Tier Free Agency Options: Julius Randle, Nikola Mirotic, Thaddeus Young, Al-Farouq Aminu,  Bobby Portis, Bojan Bogdanovic, Terrence Ross, Jeremy Lamb, Rodney Hood, Darren Collison, Tomas Satoransky, Ricky Rubio, Austin Rivers, George Hill, Danny Green

Cheap Free Agency Options: Wes Matthews, Jeff Green, JaMychal Green, Cory Joseph, Thabo Sefolosha, Tyus Jones, T.J. McConnell, Derrick Rose, Jeremy Lin, James Ennis, Mike Scott, DeMarre Carroll, Anthony Tolliver

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The Dallas Mavericks are looking good, but they still have a lot of holes to fill. Seeking players that can fulfill these five needs for the team could be huge going forward and will make the team an even better potential playoff team.