Tanned by the Warriors in the small ball game in the Western Conference finals a month and a half ago, the Mavericks have decided to orchestrate a big change this summer. Jason Kidd has indeed spoken on ESPN on this subject. Exit Dwight Powell able to deviate on the wings and return to the good old composition with two big interiors with JaVale McGee and Christian Wood. It’s Luka Doncic who will be happy.
Only fools don’t change their minds, as the saying goes. After taking a nice correction in the Playoffs once morest Golden State, the Mavericks felt it necessary to rethink their way of playing basketball quite broadly. It is in this spirit that Christian Wood and JaVale McGee were signed. We love Dwight Powell, but the boy was eaten in almost all of his spring duels, and not having a reliable relay in the paint when the exteriors lack address… let’s say it’s expensive. And once morest the Warriors precisely, it was at their own game that Jason Kidd’s men were beaten. An ample history to return to the good old system with two large interiors? It’s yes for the Dallas coach. Asked by ESPN during Summer League yesterday, Kidd confirmed that McGee and Wood would play together, alongside Spencer Dinwiddie. We would thus go towards a potential five with Luka Doncic, Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, Christian Wood and JaVale McGee. Dinwiddie will also have the heavy task of replacing Jalen Brunson, to whom Jason wishes great success. Even if he would have liked to keep it, rather logical.
“We cannot replace Brunson. He’s a great player and I’m happy for him and his family that he’s going to New York. […] We think we’ll be a better team next year, no offense to Jalen’s impact. With Spencer starting, our five will be strong with JaVale McGee at center. We think we’re going to have a lot more attacking talent coming off the bench. »
– Jason Kidd
It is true that offensively, even if the loss of Brunson might be detrimental in many occasions, the potential five of the Mavs gains strongly in versatility. We know all the talent of creation and distribution of Luka Doncic, so to imagine that he can make it available to two interiors with a clearly offensive vocation is indeed a reason for hope when you are a Dallas fan. In addition, the fact of adding two physically imposing players risks creating more deterrence in defense. In fact, it’s clearly all good for Unicorns. We are waiting to see how the adaptation will be done from the preseason but it must be recognized that indeed, the five of the Mavs has been rather well reinforced so far.
Jason Kidd giving the NBA Today crew a sneak peak to the Mavericks starting lineup next season ????
« We’re going to be a bigger team. » pic.twitter.com/CTW9aVAGXd
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) July 8, 2022
Notice to opponents of the Mavericks next season: having a great interior talent will probably not be enough. It will be necessary to be on all fronts to effectively prevent this Dallas team from evolving with ease on the ground. In any case, we can’t wait to see what it will give once morest the Warriors, for example.
Source : ESPN via Twitter @ESPNNBA