In the middle of the 2023-24 season, the Dallas Mavericks went from a borderline play-in team to an elite contender.
Dallas made two trades for Daniel Gafford and P.J. Washington that gave them the momentum they needed to turn the season around and make a deep playoff run, but they were also inches away from making another move that would have helped them be even better.
Since Dallas traded three players while only bringing in two, they had an open roster spot, and the player who they had in their crosshairs would have fit perfectly…