Matt Mosley, contributor to SportsDayDFW.com and columnist for Texas Monthly, answered questions in a live chat recently. Here are some highlights:

Is Harrison Barnes or Dennis Smith the Mavs' best player?

I think Harrison Barnes will hold off DSJ for that title the rest of this season. But it wouldn't surprise me if the rookie took the next step and became a star in this league next season. Another rookie, Donovan Mitchell, is already becoming that guy for the Jazz. But Quin Snyder's handed him the keys to the offense. He has a lot more leeway than Smith at this point. Perhaps DSJ will have more freedom next season.

Does Nerlens Noel even have trade value anymore?

It's hard to say now that's he's injured. But with his salary, there's certainly a team that would take a shot at him. But the best you could hope for is a second-round pick at this point. The Mavs have driven down any value who might have simply by not playing him...and then sending messages that he has an attitude problem. He'll have to start over elsewhere.

How much do you think this team improves when/if Seth Curry comes back?

He would help space the floor with his shooting. He would take a lot of pressure off JJ Barea and Devin Harris, who've been playing more minutes than usual. You could get Yogi Ferrell out of the starting lineup. Yogi's a nice bench player, but he doesn't have any business starting right now. I'd like to see DSJ and Seth play together. It just makes the team deeper at guard. They aren't going to run off a bunch of wins because of Curry's return, though. This team needs to keep pacing itself. The competitive losses will help the Mavs' draft spot.

You can review the full chat here.