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<\/p>\nFRISCO – While Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has experienced a slow burn of criticism the last 30 years, there is a five-alarm blaze raging through the Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n
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The unfathomable trade of 25-year-old superstar Luka Doncic – fresh off leading his team to the NBA Finals – has fans in an uproar.<\/p>\n
Trading Luka for an aging star in Anthony Davis and only one first-round draft pick seems illogical, and Mavs’ co-owner Patrick Dupont saying Luka needed to work harder like – not Dallas icon Dirk Nowitzki – but rather “Shaq” is only escalating the discontent. To make matters even worse, Davis suffered a serious injury in his first game and is out at least a month, meaning the Mavs might not even make the playoffs.<\/p>\n
The team kicked fans out of American Airlines Center Monday night for having the audacity to bring signs that read “Fire Nico!” in reference to general manager Nico Harrison.<\/p>\n
We’re only 10 days removed and it’s already by far the worst trade in Mavs history. While the Cowboys have made their share of fantastic swaps – Herschel Walker and Charles Haley quickly come to mind in setting up three Super Bowls in the 1990s – Jones has already taken his fair share of heat for botched trades through the years.<\/p>\n
The jury is still out – but skeptical – about the 2023 trade for Trey Lance. While he’s shown no glimpses of being the team’s quarterback of the future, the fourth-round pick they sent the San Francisco 49ers in exchange turned into safety Malik Mustapha who started the final 12 games.<\/p>\n
Last year’s fourth-round pick traded to the Carolina Panthers for receiver Jonathan Mingo looks way out of whack but, again, it’s early.<\/p>\n
Speaking of receivers, giving the Raiders a first-round pick for Amari Cooper in 2018 and then trading him to the Browns for only a fifth-rounder in 2022 is a significant net loss.<\/p>\n
But deciding on the Cowboys’ “Luka” trade – the worst in franchise history – comes down to two debacle deals: Joey Galloway vs. Roy Williams.<\/p>\n
In 2000, Jones was desperately clinging to the last, gasping breaths of his 1990s dynasty.<\/p>\n
Emmitt Smith was a 31-year-old running back in decline. Troy Aikman was one more concussion from retirement. And Michael Irvin had just been forced to retire because of a neck injury.<\/p>\n
In a desperate move to resuscitate the offense, Jerry traded two first-round draft picks to the Seahawks in exchange for speedy receiver Joey Galloway. The results were disastrous.<\/p>\n
Galloway suffered a torn ACL in his first game, paving the way for a 5-11 season that ended in Aikman’s retirement.<\/p>\n
He produced 2,279 yards receiving and 11 touchdowns over three seasons before being traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004 for Keyshawn Johnson.<\/p>\n
One of the picks sent to Seattle turned into running back Shaun Alexander, who set an NFL record for touchdowns in a season and later won MVP.<\/p>\n
Oh, and one more thing:<\/strong> Word is that Seattle was giving a thumbs-up on taking one first-rounder \u2026 when Jerry – unprovoked – out of the blue offered two first-round picks.<\/p>\n Trying to add weapons for ascending quarterback Tony Romo, Jerry traded three picks – a first, third and sixth – to the Lions for Williams.<\/p>\n The transaction was amplified when Jones immediately signed the receiver to a six-year, $54 million contract that irked Terrell Owens. In his two-plus seasons in Dallas, Williams never topped 600 yards receiving or caught more than seven touchdowns.<\/p>\n He was ultimately beat out of a job by undrafted free agent Miles Austin and unconditionally cut by the Cowboys in 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FRISCO – While Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has experienced a slow burn of criticism the last 30 years, there is a five-alarm blaze raging through the… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":33509,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n