The Dallas Mavericks attempted to go all-in last December when they traded for enigmatic point guard Rajon Rondo, but the experiment flopped when the floor general failed to fit into the team's space-oriented scheme.
Rondo, now with the Sacramento Kings, also butted heads with head coach Rick Carlisle, and their philosophical differences earned the point guard a one-game suspension in February before his stint with Dallas was cut short just two games into the Mavericks' first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets.
Despite the turbulence of Rondo's stint in Dallas, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban took a realistic approach Wednesday evening while revisiting the trade with the Boston Celtics, according to MassLive.com's Jay King: "S--t happens. Right? There's a lot of risks I've taken that have worked out just fine. They're not all gonna work."
It was clear at the time Dallas was taking a gamble to try to move up in the Western Conference standings. It's hard to blame Cuban for taking his shot with Dirk Nowitzki's career winding down, Tyson Chandler manning the middle, Monta Ellis offering boatloads of buckets and Chandler ...
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Mark Cuban Comments on Rajon Rondo Trade
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