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DeSagana Diop was one of five players and two first-round draft picks the Dallas Mavericks sent to New Jersey last season in a trade.

If the club uses its mid-level exception to bring DeSagana Diop back into the fold, if this is the free-agent move Donnie Nelson says the club can't afford to miss on, what does it say about the Dallas Mavericks' upcoming season? It says the Mavericks are living in the past, writes NBA columnist David Moore.
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