The NBA playoffs are here and the Dallas Mavericks are not in them.
They likely won't have a lottery pick, so looking for positives at the moment requires a shot glass full of the good stuff, three Danny Robbins videos, and access to Mark Cuban's Venmo account.
With the Dirk Nowitzki retirement ceremony but a memory, Mavs fans need something.
The safe money is to just assume that the Mavs will not have a first round pick in the 2019 NBA draft, that it will be shipped to Atlanta to complete the trade for Luka Doncic. Best to not raise your hopes that the Mavs will actually land a top five pick, let alone the chance to select Zion Natural Park.
The Mavs only want the pick if they can draft Zion.
Other than offer the prayer of signing a real free agent this summer, something this team has never excelled at, there is this: The team already has a 2019 first round pick. He's on their roster, which completes either the second or third best draft in franchise history.
Jalen Brunson is your 2019 Mavs' lottery pick.
