Unless your cable, internet and phone services were shut off this week, you probably know by now that the San Antonio Spurs reeled in the biggest fish in the 2015 free agent pool: July 6, 2015

Couldn't have said it better, Mr. Stein.

The Southwest is going to be a highly competitive division, and you never know how injuries (or the combination of injuries and old age for the Spurs) could shape the course of the regular season. So going into the year, the Spurs should be the favorites, but after a month or two that could all change.

If the Spurs stumble, don't mesh, get the injury bug or any combination of the three, there could be any one, two, three or even four teams waiting right behind them. And if I'd expect one team in particular to be right there it'd be the underrated Dallas Mavericks.

In Zach Lowe's latest piece for Grantland.com he talked about free agency winners and losers. He included Dallas as a winner, but more so in the long-term rather than the short-term. He believes that the Mavericks have to "nail another offseason before we put them in the conversation with the best in the West."

I respectfully disagree.

Mark Cuban and his guys have again done what they seem to do every summer since nERD, our efficiency metric indicating how many wins above replacement level a player adds to his team, of 11.8 to walk away from Big D. That's a pretty sizable loss for any NBA team.

But at the same time, the Mavericks happily let some baggage, in the form of a 100% healthy Harris will easily replace the negative impact that Rondo brought to the table. The two guards put together a nERD of 1.4 this past year compared to Rondo's -5.1.

Anderson, a rookie out of Virginia, will look to replace Aminu, who was a valuable player off the bench for the Mavs. Anderson seems to be on track to get regular minutes, though they may not be voluminous. In fact, Aminu played just 18.5 minutes per game a year ago, so Anderson could be the perfect fit in that role, despite his youth.

Anderson is a versatile defender and should be more of an offensive threat than Aminu. The former Virginia Cavalier posted a Defensive Rating of 89.4 and an Offensive Rating of 123.5 on 45.2% shooting from deep this season.

Look Familiar?

In 2011, when the Mavericks went to the NBA Finals and bested return to the Mavericks on a one-year deal and take the place of Peja Stojakovic as a veteran three-point specialist from the perimeter.

Parsons and Anderson lack the experience of the 32-year old Marion and 30-year old Butler (at the time), but they are much more gifted offensively, and Butler only got to contribute in 29 games after being acquired by the Mavs. As for Villanueva, he may not see consistent playing time but he proved this year that he could come off the bench and average 6.3 points per game on 37.6% shooting from three. Stojakovic, in just 25 games and 20 minutes per game, put up 8.6 points on 40% shooting from three.

And as discussed before Jordan is taking the place of Tyson Chandler at the center position, but he could also fit the role of a 28-year old Chandler from his first stint in Dallas. Chandler averaged 10.1 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in 2011 while earning .218 Win Shares per 48 and a Defensive Rating of 102. Jordan has proven that he can produce at that level already in his young career.

I'm not saying the Mavericks are on their way to an NBA title. They don't have the same amount of experience the 2011 team had on the backs of Dirk, Kidd, Marion and Chandler, but they do have very similar players with similar specialties, roles and numbers.

They don't have a number of superstars now but they seem to have built a solid, efficient roster full of team players -- just another reason the Mavericks aren't getting enough credit for the moves they've made this offseason.