It turns out that having a roster without a serviceable, healthy lead guard and a bunch of big guys who don't shoot beyond the midrange is not a recipe for guaranteed success in the modern NBA.

Embattled Dallas Mavericks team president Nico Harrison has yet to figure that out, and his team is suffering the consequences for his bizarre roster construction choices.

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Without nine-time All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving available (he's recovering from an ACL tear he incurred in March), Harrison signed former All-Star point guard D'Angelo Russell to a two-season, $11.7 million taxpayer mid-level exception deal this summer. Russell has been so underwhelming that head coach Jason Kidd has refused to start him, playing

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