European wonder Luka Doncic will have some adjusting to do, going from the winningest team in international club competition to one that has finished near the cellar of the Western Conference in recent years. Yet, there's reason for optimism for the Mavs.

The 6-foot-8 guard/forward hybrid is still negotiating a buyout with Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid, ironing out stipulations with the Merengue side after becoming the youngest EuroLeague MVP ever this past season.

“The most difficult part will be to adapt. I am leaving a team that has won everything for another that has not. I will have to change the chip”, the Slovenian phenom told Spanish newspaper Marca (via EuroHoops): “The championship ring is in my mind, but right now it’s impossible. We have to spend five years to become a contender.”

Doncic has played professionally for three-plus seasons in Europe and knows what it takes for a team to come away with a title, but he will be walking into perhaps the most aggressive era of the NBA, where teams are doling out exorbitant multi-year deals in hopes that they can end the Golden State Warriors' reign of terror.

Some teams in the Western Conference have very much adopted a championship-or-bust mindset, like the Rockets publicly have with general manager Daryl Morey declaring he's “obsessed” with beating them.

The Mavericks have put the right pieces in place in Doncic and Dennis Smith Jr., also adding DeAndre Jordan on a one-year deal — but constructing a winning roster will take time, and it would be wise to wait a few years to develop one, given the influx of superstar power currently stashed in the overpowered West.