In the early 90s, the NBA witnessed the rise of the Dallas trio - Jason Kidd, Jim Jackson, and Jamal Mashburn - who became the focus of attention for the Mavericks at the time. Known as the "3J" or "Three Musketeers," their combination was quite cool. Let's rewind to 1992, a year when most readers might not have been born yet. During the 1991-92 season, the Dallas Mavericks had a disappointing record of 22 wins and 60 losses. In the 1992 draft, they selected Jim Jackson from Ohio State with the fourth pick; in 1993, they chose Jamal Mashburn with the same pick. Despite this, the Mavericks only managed two more victories than the previous year in the 1993-94 season, remaining at the bottom of the Western Conference. However, the duo of Jackson and Mashburn began to show their potential, both averaging over 19 points per game. Then, in the 1994 draft, Kidd from the University of California was selected by the Mavericks with the second overall pick. In the 1994-95 season, the first year of the Dallas 3J, things seemed to be turning around. In their first season together, the Mavericks achieved a record of 36 wins and 46 losses, which was still not high, but they had won 23 more games than the previous year. Kidd averaged 11.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 7.7 assists per game in his rookie season, recording four triple-doubles and becoming the league's triple-double king that year - a feat less common in the NBA back then. At the end of the season, Kidd…