The Dallas Mavericks are a completely different team

The Dallas Mavericks are a completely different team

The Dallas Mavericks currently hold a record of 37 and 28 which is closely reminiscent of last season’s record before things took a nose dive though this year things are looking a lot different forget about last season’s iffy roster and the fact they currently sit at number eight in the west this is

The best roster they’ve had in years and they are ready to take on anyone come playoffs time Luca and Kyrie shared the floor together last season for exactly 900 possessions and those 900 possessions together they were plus 4.6 per 100 possessions scoring 121.711 field goal rate they were also

80th percentile in net rating 94th in points 99th in effective field goal percentage and 91st in turnover percentage to put it in perspective a 4. six net rating would have ranked fourth in the league last season all this in just 20 games playing together so what makes them so effective well for

Starters you have two of the most versatile and unguardable players on the league there are so many combinations they can throw your way they are individually insane isolation players and they can get a basket from virtually anywhere last year the Mavericks were looking at increasing their Pace having

Kyrie on board gives Luca the nudge he needs to pick up the tempo dones does love calling the shots and having a partner to zip the ball to changes their game and Tempo Carrie is the perfect partner for that Kyrie is a dynamic off ball scorer as a great spot up shooter

Or as a fast break option on the other hand you have Luca who dominates the pick and roll in any open Lane the defense might give him with these two types of players on the opposite side how do you choose who to defend if for some reason you are able to defend these

Two on the side you have a guy that is averaging 16 points per game on a 52 effective field goal percentage in Tim Hardaway Jr who as of now is also in the race for Sixth Man of the Year all of this on a very limited sample time most

Of the Maverick’s roster was absolutely cooked post Irving trade other than Tim Hardway Jr pretty much no other Mavericks player down the stretch presented themselves as a threat in games considering Mavericks have a combined 85 games missed by starters and heavy rotation play players including 22 games missed by Kyrie Eight Games by

Luca 18 by Lely and 37 by kba this continuous absent of main guys allows defenses to focus their full attention on Luca or Kyrie it’s no secret that losing Jaylen Brunson last year to the Knicks left a big hole in the lineup I mean his numbers speak for themselves so

We don’t have to go into a lot of detail there now with that loss the MS found themselves in a very tight position and had to look for options and quick so why not gamble on a eight time Allstar three time all NBA NBA champion controversial

To say the least this trade had the whole basketball World fumbling why would you pair up two ball hung point guards in what world would this work clearly Dallas saw something nobody else saw between injuries defensive distress and hurried chemistry building the results fell short last season they

Barely had time to catch their breath let alone build chemistry together They Carried a 8 and 12 record last season so it’s safe to say it didn’t go according to plan and yet optimism was kept High the Dallas locker room with a beefed up roster hopes were high and last season’s

Defensive and rebounding weaknesses were starting to look like it won’t haunt them anymore even more so with their recent Additions last year’s performance was so bad it got the Mavericks fine n I’m just k they did get vondo but for tanking now it turns out that this was actually the right move because they didn’t make the playoffs they were able to keep a pick that allowed them to get Derek Lively on

Draft night now this alone has been a game changer for the Mavs he has been an insane addition to this team he adds a presence down in the paint as a very active young player which complements perfectly the game STS of Luca and Kyrie he provides a spacing that is incredibly

Beneficial to the Mavs a great pick and roll option for either Luca or Kyrie and he’s great as a rim protector also more recently the moves made before the trade deadline tells you Dallas means business the Mavericks basically gave up the first round picks they had to trade for

Daniel gaffer PJ Washington so you might be thinking they going crazy right but this might be exactly what was missing from the equation before the deadline they were number 12 in offensive rating and number 22 in defensive rating after the trade deadline they were now number eight in offense and number four in

Defense this is a huge jump especially in defense which is what they needed more help with currently they have a defensive rating at 102.5 limiting opponents to a 41% shooting and averaging six blocks since Landing in Dallas Daniel Gafford has been in great form averaging 9.3 points 7.1 rebounds

And 1.2 blocks in just over 16 minutes per game and now those averages have been going up since G has had to step up with Lively sideline putting up points in the double digit range this is a guy with a 7’2 wban who is currently shooting 68 field goal percentage not

Bad for your backup center the Mavs are loving gaffer’s impact especially on the offensive glance with him in the mix they’re not feeling the absence of Lely as much this ultimately gives the Mavs much needed depth and great rotational options once lley is back the Trad for

PJ Washington is also a big change in PJ they have a player that can defend the best guy on the opposite team these two add a layer of Versatility to the team that almost no team has they can now play small if they want with players

Like Cleber that can play center or they can play Big with lley and Gafford these two have really injected some serious Championship aspiration into this team they have filled some much needed gaps especially on the defensive side other players that create great dep for the Mavs are Josh Green Derek Jones Jr and

Exom who is one of the greatest comeback stories in the NBA Josh green has developed side by side to Luca shooting 49 field goal percentage and playing great perimeter defense he’s a great Wing player that contributes on both sides of the Court Dereck Jones Jr is another great perimeter Defender with a

7ot wingspan which he’s using very well to his Advantage a great example of how all these details come together is their recent win against the Suns on the 22nd of February 2024 this was a statement Luca and Kyrie led the charge in a game that felt like a playoff Showdown and

It’s so happened to be their seventh straight win on that stretch tying record set back in their Championship winning season of 2010 to 2011 and all honesty I think Luca has been overlooked in the MVP talks for a bit but that’s changing fast he’s currently third in

The race and putting up the insane averages of 34.6 points nine rebounds and 9.8 eight assist apart from the ridiculous offensive statistics one aspect that can’t be overlooked is the massive Improvement Luca has made on a defensive side this year has been the best defensive performance of his career

He is currently the 10th best isolation Defender and the second best post defender in the league on top of this he’s seventh in the league in steals per game now taking all these details into consideration and how everything has been developing in the league so far

What do you think is the ceiling for these new look Ms if you ask me this ceiling could be right above that championship trophy as always see you next time and keep Bing

The Dallas Mavericks are a completely different team

The Dallas Mavericks currently hold a record of 35-28(look for actual record at time of recording), which is closely reminiscent of last season’s record, before things took a nosedive…though this year, things are looking a lot different.
Forget about last season’s iffy roster and the fact that they currently sit at number 8 in the west…this is the best roster they’ve had in years. And they are ready to take on anyone come playoffs time…

In today’s video we look at The Dallas Mavericks are a completely different team. Keep watching to see how the chemistry between Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving has grown to the next level and how the recent additions on the trade deadline by the Mavericks makes this “new-look” Dallas a team ready to make a championship run.

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