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15 and 60 mailbag edition and the Dallas Mavericks, Danny, they're fun to

mail us. The Mavericks are 17 and 18 after their win on Sunday against Oklahoma

City. They're four and seven since the last 15 and 60. They're pretty much even in

that rating plus 0.1. That's 18th. They are 15th in offense and 17th in defense.

And despite all of that success, 530 projects them to win 36 games, which would

put them 14th in the ridiculous Western conference. Yeah, only 5% playoff odds, which is

pretty rough. And obviously their inability to win on the road is what's been going

on. They pulled out a big win. Dennis, Jr. Clutch defense against Paul George today.

But despite the fact that he's had a couple of big stops, letting games, he's missed

a lot of time with that wrist injury. Been back a couple games now. He had some

foibles in the clutch on the road, the previous game against New Orleans, where he took

a difficult step back three going for two for one and then failed to get off a tying

shot, much of the chagrin of one Lukadanshan to at 34 points in that game. But as we talked

about as Mark Stein first reported, there have been some rumblings at the map. So at least

been gauging the trade market on Dennis Smith, Jr. And so the question basically, which

several people asked is what kind of return might they seek for him?

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