Those moves have put Dallas in a position to compete for a title in the near future. However, not everything has gone the Mavericks’ way. On Tuesday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Dereck Lively II recently underwent surgery for bone spurs in his right foot.

Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban sounds fairly bullish about his team’s chances in the upcoming NBA season. In a recent interview on the SiriusXM NBA Radio channel, Cuban was asked if he thought the Mavs could compete for an NBA championship in the upcoming season.

It's been five months since the Dallas Mavericks made the shocking decision to trade franchise centerpiece Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, and it's still a major talking point around the league.

You may have forgotten these two played for the Mavericks, but they were included in a list of the greatest players of all time.