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The original was posted on /r/nba by /u/ConsiderationDry7887 on 2025-11-06 04:15:24+00:00.

After trading Luka Dončić last February for what Nico Harrison called a “championship-caliber team,” the Mavericks are now 2-6 and sitting in 15th place in the Western Conference. They rank dead last in the NBA in both offensive rating (103.6) and points per game (107.3). Tonight’s loss to the 2-6 Pelicans dropped them to 2-6 on the season. Harrison repeatedly justified the trade by saying “defense wins championships,” but the offense has been historically bad. The team is missing Anthony Davis (calf), Kyrie Irving (knee surgery), and Dereck Lively II (knee sprain), but even when healthy last season, they finished 39-43 and barely made the play-in tournament.