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Each NBA team’s 2020 New Year’s resolution

By Gerald Bourguet

MILWAUKEE, WI - DECEMBER 19: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers look on during a game on December 19, 2019 at the Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images).
MILWAUKEE, WI - DECEMBER 19: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers look on during a game on December 19, 2019 at the Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images). /
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Dallas Mavericks: Don’t do anything foolish

The impulse to make a win-now move is obvious. Luka Doncic is playing at an MVP level in just his second season and the Dallas Mavericks are sporting the most dominant offense in NBA history despite their second-best player on that end being…a rusty Kristaps Porzingis? The erratic Tim Hardaway Jr.? A rotating carousel of whoever’s having a good game on any given night?

The Mavs are 21-11 despite an obvious lack of star power behind Doncic, and with the Western Conference so wide open, it’s temping to target a high-profile, short-term upgrade in order to really make some noise.

Doing so would be shortsighted, however. Doncic looks ready to contend now, but he’s still only 20 years old and Porzingis is only 24. This team should be in no rush to make a blockbuster move this season, so holding onto draft picks and young players in order to build a long-term contender should be the focus. Marginally improving the roster and dumping Courtney Lee would be one thing, but going all in this early would reek of unnecessary desperation.

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