After Nico Harrison came to power, he paid several tuition fees and finally made a distinctive operation in this off-season. The Mavericks’ offseason was overall error-free, but there are still many unanswered questions in the era of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
After Nico Harrison came to power, he paid several tuition fees and finally made a distinctive operation in this off-season. The Mavericks’ offseason was overall error-free, but there are still many unanswered questions in the era of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
Offseason operations review
Draft
Selected Cason Wallace with the 10th pick and traded Davis Bertans to the Thunder in exchange for the 12th pick and a trade exception.
Drafted Dereck Lively with the 12th pick
Traded exception from Thunder to Kings for Richaun Holmes and No. 24 pick
Selected Olivier-Maxence Prosper (hereinafter referred to as O-Max) with the 24th overall pick
free market
8 million in two yearsSign Seth Curry
6.15 million in two yearsSigned by Dante Exum
53 million in four yearsSigned Grant Williams (traded, sent Reggie Bullock, 2030 first round exchange, 2030 second round, 2025 second round exchange, got Williams,2025 Tyrannosaurus second round, 2028 Heat second round)
Twelve million in three yearsRe-signed Dwight Powell
One year’s basic salarySigned Derrick Jones Jr.
Cut and amortize (five years) Javale McGee
Renewal of partially guaranteed basic salary Markieff Morris
New season lineup Depth Chart
* The author expects to start the season first
後場： Luka Doncic*、Kyrie Irving*、Tim Hardaway Jr.、Seth Curry、Jaden Hardy、Donte Exum
側翼：Josh Green*、Grant Williams*、Olivier-Maxence Prosper、Derrick Jones Jr.、Markeiff Morris
Inside: Dereck Lively II*, Dwight Powell, Maxi Kleber, Richaun Holmes,
Harrison’s plan to draw fire under the kettle
In the Doncic era, the Mavericks had several unsolved problems, one of which was the “talent gap”, and this problem is expected to see signs of reversal this season: Green (21 years old, 18th overall pick), Williams (24 years old) , 22nd overall pick), Hardy (21 years old, 37th overall pick), O-Max (21 years old, 24th overall pick), Lively (19 years old, 12th overall pick). There are five young potentials, and it is expected that at least three of them can enter the rotation.
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Harrison has changed the short-term operation of the Mavericks in the past few years, taking advantage of the trend to deploy young potential, and supplementing the team’s weaknesses with talents: defense, rebounding, frame protection, size advantage, and athletic ability. In Doncic’s NBA career, the most athletic teammates around him are Dennis Smith Jr. who was given up early, the aging DeAndre Jordan, Kristaps Porzingis who is constantly injured, and then maybe Tim Hardaway Jr., Dorian Finney-Smith, etc. Green leaves with obvious advantages and disadvantages. The rookies Lively and O-Max added this year have physical qualities that the Mavericks have rarely seen in recent years. If they can stay on the team for a long time, they will fill the long-awaited gap for all the Mavericks in one or two years.
Harrison deserves credit for carefully evaluating the assets on hand and making the right moves. Considering that the team just had a bad season and not many players on the team performed outstandingly, Harrison did not rashly pull the trigger and make immediate reinforcements. Although it is disappointing, it is still understandable.
Kidd’s new system
Since taking office, Kidd has emphasized defensive confrontation, ball movement, free-hand movement, and the ability to play the ball in multiple positions, and these are expected to be realized this season. Curry and Exum provide protection at the ball-handling position, and Bullock (0 dribbling-shooting ratio) who does not have the ability to get off the ball is flanked by 86.4%)、Finney-Smith (78.6%) replaced by Williams (59.7%)、Green (50.8%)。
Except for Curry, who fills the much-needed ball-handling role for the team, the other new players are players who are good at defense and have advantages in size and wingspan (Exum, Jones, O-Max, Lively). Harrison remembered the lessons of Christian Wood and recruited the types Kidd likes, while also improving the team’s defensive physique and athletic ability.
For the Mavericks in the Doncic era, the team’s pace was at the bottom of the league (2023 third from last、2022 Bottom、2021 fifth from last), with Irving and a group of new players with excellent athletic ability in the new season, this data has the opportunity to improve. However, the one who takes the most rotation time in the new season is Williams, who has relatively mediocre athletic ability. Can others make up for the rotation? Winning against the old faces is still unknown, so,It is currently just the prototype of the new era lineup, and the lineup should continue to be upgraded in the same direction in the next one or two years.。
2023-10-16 19:42:07
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