The Dallas Mavericks have now won two games in a row, which would normally be great news, but not right now. The lottery standings are packed as ever, and if Dallas keeps stacking meaningless wins in February, their lottery odds will suffer.
The Mavericks indicated that they are fully focused on the future when they traded Anthony Davis and shut down Kyrie Irving, but their actions over the last two games haven't reflected this. They picked a direction by making these moves, but their other decisions haven't shown that the future is at the front of their minds.