The Mavs ring protection will last about 5 years, but their team is getting worse not better by the day. They are losing more core players than they are adding.  When you big move in the summer is keeping Vince Carter around that isn’t a good thing.

Should be a concern to Mavs fans.

The Dallas Mavericks‘ point guard priorities are now shifting to 39-year-old and former Mav Steve Nash and one-time Mavs Summer League hand Jeremy Lin, sources told ESPN.com’s Marc Stein.

Sources say the Mavs will pursue Nash and the New York Knicks‘ Lin, who is a restricted free agent. As such, the Knicks can match any offer made to Lin.