From last season's Western Conference finals team to this season's missed playoffs and playoffs, the ups and downs of the record obviously make the Lone Ranger face a huge dilemma this summer, especially considering the current atmosphere of the league, if the Lone Ranger fails to complete the due lineup adjustment, it is not ruled out that Doncic chooses to force the palace to leave like other top stars, for this reason, the US media "Fansided" gave the Lone Ranger 5 major reinforcement tips, including the introduction of a starting center and the search for a 3D wing.
Point 5: Increase flank depth
The mid-season Mavericks traded Finney Smith and Dinwiddie for Irving, which weakened the Lone Ranger's flanking depth, and both played more than 25 minutes during the Lone Ranger's Finals last season.
After the two left, Hardaway Jr. and Joshgreen got bigger roles, but in terms of effect, reusing the two made the Lone Ranger smaller.
Therefore, this summer, the Lone Rangers need to bring in at least two tall, multi-position, and versatile wingers.
Fourth point: the third ball holding point
In the playoffs, it is important to have players who can independently create scoring opportunities, and during last season's Western Conference finals, the Lone Rangers had Doncic, Brunson and Dinwiddie three ball points, which made it difficult for the Lone Rangers to be guessed and limited on the offensive end.
Although Irving is a higher-level ball carrier, the Lone Ranger needs another ball carrier who can help stabilize the situation in the transition and also deal with injuries.
Reggie and Schroeder are good options, they don't have to pay too much for their contracts, but they are more than capable of playing about 20 minutes per game.
The third point: increase the size
After getting Irving, the Lone Ranger's roster became even smaller, which allowed the Lone Ranger to average the league's fewest 3,181 rebounds this season, 141 rebounds behind the 29th-placed team and 1.7 fewer than the second-worst team.
This has to do with the Lone Ranger's slow pace, but it's more due to poor rebounding percentage, with the team rebounding rate of just 46.5%, down another 0.6 percentage point from last season.
Therefore, the Lone Ranger needs to increase their size, not only need to add 2-3 large wingers, but also need to bring in another tall guard.
Number two: bring in a starting centre-forward
The Mavericks wanted to solve this problem last summer, so they signed McGee as the starting center, but soon the team found that he was not suitable for the team's defensive system, so they fell out of the rotation and Powell became the starting center again.
Considering that McGee and Wood will both be free agents this summer, the Lone Rangers need to bring in a starting center who can provide rebounds, frames, blocks, and block Doncic.
The first point: solve the defensive problem
Before the completion of the deal, the Lone Ranger was still ranked fourth in the West, and after the completion of the deal, the Lone Ranger's outside defensive system completely collapsed, which further exposed the shortcomings of the interior line.
So the Lone Rangers need to execute Bullock's $10.4 million contract for next season, and the Lone Rangers need to find a new No. 1 player to return Bullock to the comfortable No. 2 position and play the role of flank defender.
More importantly, the team found a replacement for Finney Smith, a 3D flank that would definitely provide defense and projection to cover up Irving and Doncic's defensive problems.