Grade the 2021/2022 season.

[Mavrelous]

GM Nico Harrison:
B-
THJ contract was bigger than necessary (B-), Bullock was brilliant signing (A), Brown was bad signing and for too long (C), Boban shouldn't have been signed for 2 years, 1 was enough, he was signed into luxury tax (C)
Had these 2 not been signed, 1 2nd to unload Burke, waive and stretch Powell and Mavs would be in much better situation and able to Manuever S&T, they are hardcapped now.

KP deal (B-) -- if indeed Dragic + Birch + their lanky center forgot his name, were available, it would've been a much better deal, Mavs would've been in a much better place financially.

Mavs had 6 centers, the only playable one was traded.

Coach Jason Kidd:
A-
revolutionized the defense, offense started off horrible, and improved later, was able to handle Jazz without Luka, and destroyed COY in WCSF, his performance against the Warriors was lacking.

Luka:
A
Started the season is a very bad shape, but he was league MVP in 2022 calender year, 1st team all NBA, brilliant series against the Suns, was humiliated in the 1st 2 games of WCSF, came back and destroyed Paul and Booker and gave them a lesson they will never forget.

Brunson:
A
Did everything well, carried the team when Luka was bad at the beginning of the season, carried the team in the 1st 3 games against the Jazz to 2-1 lead.

THJ:
D
started off horribly and then was done for the season.

DFS:
A-
Perfect 3&D and glue guy, for what he's paid he's excellent.

Bullock:
A-
Started horrible, had strong mid season and played his ass off on defense in the PO, the - is for his streaky shooting.

Maxi:
A-
For what he's paid Maxi is great, he played out of his mind against the Jazz and Suns.

Dinwiddie:
B
Fit in seamlessly, played great on offense, his defense is bad at times, and it shouldn't be, he has the physical tools to be good defender, should drive more and rely less on step backs and side steps.

Powell:
C
Had great regular season (for what is expected from him), in the PO he was a detriment, he was paid, contributed well, the team is looking make a step forward, he has no place.

Bertans:
C
Horrible in perimeter defense, overpaid, but quick and high release and has great feel for the game, I wish he's given more opportunity, he also is more suited for motion offense, Mavs are static.

Brown:
D
Out of shape, bad shooting, basically conned Nico into giving him 6 millions.

Green:
D
Showed promise, but still unplayable.

Boban, Chriss, Ntilikina were insignficant.

[41Dirk41]

Agree basically at all... THJ isn't a so bad contract, very tradable and from the bench he is good.

[ejs78]

GM Nico Harrison:
B-
THJ contract was bigger than necessary (B-), Bullock was brilliant signing (A), Brown was bad signing and for too long (C), Boban shouldn't have been signed for 2 years, 1 was enough, he was signed into luxury tax (C)
Had these 2 not been signed, 1 2nd to unload Burke, waive and stretch Powell and Mavs would be in much better situation and able to Manuever S&T, they are hardcapped now.

KP deal (B-) -- if indeed Dragic + Birch + their lanky center forgot his name, were available, it would've been a much better deal, Mavs would've been in a much better place financially.

Mavs had 6 centers, the only playable one was traded.

Coach Jason Kidd:
A-
revolutionized the defense, offense started off horrible, and improved later, was able to handle Jazz without Luka, and destroyed COY in WCSF, his performance against the Warriors was lacking.

Luka:
A
Started the season is a very bad shape, but he was league MVP in 2022 calender year, 1st team all NBA, brilliant series against the Suns, was humiliated in the 1st 2 games of WCSF, came back and destroyed Paul and Booker and gave them a lesson they will never forget.

Brunson:
A
Did everything well, carried the team when Luka was bad at the beginning of the season, carried the team in the 1st 3 games against the Jazz to 2-1 lead.

THJ:
D
started off horribly and then was done for the season.

DFS:
A-
Perfect 3&D and glue guy, for what he's paid he's excellent.

Bullock:
A-
Started horrible, had strong mid season and played his ass off on defense in the PO, the - is for his streaky shooting.

Maxi:
A-
For what he's paid Maxi is great, he played out of his mind against the Jazz and Suns.

Dinwiddie:
B
Fit in seamlessly, played great on offense, his defense is bad at times, and it shouldn't be, he has the physical tools to be good defender, should drive more and rely less on step backs and side steps.

Powell:
C
Had great regular season (for what is expected from him), in the PO he was a detriment, he was paid, contributed well, the team is looking make a step forward, he has no place.

Bertans:
C
Horrible in perimeter defense, overpaid, but quick and high release and has great feel for the game, I wish he's given more opportunity, he also is more suited for motion offense, Mavs are static.

Brown:
D
Out of shape, bad shooting, basically conned Nico into giving him 6 millions.

Green:
D
Showed promise, but still unplayable.

Boban, Chriss, Ntilikina were insignficant.

You forgot Pinson...A+

Teams need guys like this.

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[arkuo]

WCF appearance for a team with Luka + 13 local YMCA players = A+ season

[MrGoat]

GM Nico Harrison:
B-
THJ contract was bigger than necessary (B-), Bullock was brilliant signing (A), Brown was bad signing and for too long (C), Boban shouldn't have been signed for 2 years, 1 was enough, he was signed into luxury tax (C)
Had these 2 not been signed, 1 2nd to unload Burke, waive and stretch Powell and Mavs would be in much better situation and able to Manuever S&T, they are hardcapped now.

KP deal (B-) -- if indeed Dragic + Birch + their lanky center forgot his name, were available, it would've been a much better deal, Mavs would've been in a much better place financially.

Mavs had 6 centers, the only playable one was traded.

Coach Jason Kidd:
A-
revolutionized the defense, offense started off horrible, and improved later, was able to handle Jazz without Luka, and destroyed COY in WCSF, his performance against the Warriors was lacking.

Luka:
A
Started the season is a very bad shape, but he was league MVP in 2022 calender year, 1st team all NBA, brilliant series against the Suns, was humiliated in the 1st 2 games of WCSF, came back and destroyed Paul and Booker and gave them a lesson they will never forget.

Brunson:
A
Did everything well, carried the team when Luka was bad at the beginning of the season, carried the team in the 1st 3 games against the Jazz to 2-1 lead.

THJ:
D
started off horribly and then was done for the season.

DFS:
A-
Perfect 3&D and glue guy, for what he's paid he's excellent.

Bullock:
A-
Started horrible, had strong mid season and played his ass off on defense in the PO, the - is for his streaky shooting.

Maxi:
A-
For what he's paid Maxi is great, he played out of his mind against the Jazz and Suns.

Dinwiddie:
B
Fit in seamlessly, played great on offense, his defense is bad at times, and it shouldn't be, he has the physical tools to be good defender, should drive more and rely less on step backs and side steps.

Powell:
C
Had great regular season (for what is expected from him), in the PO he was a detriment, he was paid, contributed well, the team is looking make a step forward, he has no place.

Bertans:
C
Horrible in perimeter defense, overpaid, but quick and high release and has great feel for the game, I wish he's given more opportunity, he also is more suited for motion offense, Mavs are static.

Brown:
D
Out of shape, bad shooting, basically conned Nico into giving him 6 millions.

Green:
D
Showed promise, but still unplayable.

Boban, Chriss, Ntilikina were insignficant.

Nico: C+, the Bullock signing prevents this from being worse, I liked that move from the start, I got very sick of Donnie missing singles and doubles in free agency on swinging for big targets that obviously weren't going to come here. However our contract situation is now a nightmare and I have a low opinion of the KP trade.

Kidd: A, he's basically morphed into Frank Vogel and that has brought a level of defense we haven't seen on this team in a long time. The team bought in to him and we got further than we should have.

Luka: A-, the way we started the season is a lot on him showing up out of shape. Still, this team is nothing without him

Brunson: B+, needs to improve his playmaking. His shortcomings in that regard are why we rushed the KP trade. I don't love his fit next to Luka, either. Still, his trade value might be at an all time high right now thanks to a better showing in the playoffs this year

THJ: I. Can't even grade him because of the injury, he started the season poorly but ultimately it didn't matter much.

DFS: A+. He has established himself as a high quality 3 & D guy for multiple years now after coming into the league as only a D guy. Nothing but respect.

Bullock: A-, became an essential cog, this grade would be higher if it wasn't for the start to the season and game 3 against the Warriors.

Maxi: A, we asked way too much out of him in the playoffs, he got out of his shooting slump at the perfect time too. He's an amazing role player but he really needs to be playing about 24 minutes a game to avoid fatigue and injury.

Dinwiddie: B+, his red hot regular season play after the trade helped us to a higher seed and hid the defensive issues it caused for a while. He played like trash in the first two series largely expect for the elimination games, but we wouldn't have advanced without those contributions.

Powell: D, he was Luka's favorite assist target in the regular season. He provided no value in the playoffs at all and it would be a disaster for this team if he is the starting center next season. He's not a spring chicken at this point either

Bertans: D, he tries, but that contract is just atrocious. Needed to shoot 40+% from deep in the playoffs to avoid a failing grade, he didn't.

Brown: F, I thought he could be a rotation player

Green: C, my expectations for him were incredibly low coming into this season. Kidd got a bit more out of him than Carlisle did so I still see some potential there despite him not being ready for the playoffs this time

KP trade: D, it was premature and we actually took on even more salary commitment and gave the Wizards a pick, we needed to get a better haul. KP even finished the season healthy with the Wizards to add insult to injury. Our defense suffered massively after his last game and our lack of rim protection was exposed in the playoffs, now the team has few avenues to improve through trade with our current assets unless we use Brunson in a S & T scenario. Throwing a pick to Washington for that trade was ridiculous. Dinwiddie having somewhat of a resurgence after that trade was the only good part about it but we needed to get more

[daoneandonly]

Agree mostly, but think you're being too generous to Green and Bertans. Both absolutely deserve an F.

[41Dirk41]

Put Green and Bertans on the same level this year is only bad faith.

[SOUNDCHASER]

Overall we had a great season and overachieved without Luka having a star playing next to him, so very Dirk like of him to win that way.

If we trade off Brunson it makes sense to get a draft pick back plus I would want to get a usable center that way. With Bullock DFS and Din we are somewhat ok letting Brunson skeedaddle as long as that center is indeed starter quality and still young so they can defend plus then that pick has to materialize into a good three and D shooter not a project that we gamble on.

Bamba is nice. Would ORL go for that and be able to entertain giving us something in a pick as well? FULTZE is what they have at PG and Brunson is clearly a better option if you ask me. They will likely draft a big so they still need a decent floor general

This years version of Bane would be nice. If you go for a wing instead of a pick and a center I doubt anyone will give the kind of talent up that we would want for Brunson and the center may be easier to pry away with a pick to get someone that is closer to being more of a difference maker at the C positio, and I mean a difference maker for us since we are total crap at the 5 so anything is an improvement.

Being able to count on a lot of ring chasers wanting to come here to play with Luka would be nice. We need them to raise their hands and start talking about doing that now while we have our shopping list being penciled in.

looking at this mock https://nbadraftroom.com/p/2022-2nd-round/ if that fell my way I might opt to go after a better PF prospect in Liddel and do what I need to get Kofi and Orlando to both come try out as undrafted talents with the intent to sign both if possible.

Now Orlando lacks a later first but they have a high second. Would kamagate last till 32? As this mock goes I do not see kessler going to us in a fall that far at 26.

Bamba and a second in a trade for Brunson would be strong enough for a decent center to play now but I would still want to see Kofi play with his size giving us matchup potential and Orlando Robinson would make for a nice PF / C that can stretch the d with a deep three.

Do we load up on all 3 or even 4 bigs and hope one can contribute sooner than later?

At 26 you could possibly get a better shooter and defender to replace Brunson if you ask me or they could draft a bust. and at 32 something else could double our odds to get a find with a couple of 3 and D types that can play 2/3 positions and shoot deep.

With out of the draft center talent you can find backups and development projects with upside that way and use Bamba from day one as the starter. Maybe you get lucky taking a stab at the 3 and D talent and undrafted centers and I think those guys would be awesome to get developed. Kofi is the kind of inside presence that we have never had and that he is falling that far makes it easier to snag him.

Orlando at 7' and hitting 3's is a Dirk lite kind of player if you ask me so using him at PF would give us a 4/5 punch with size that would protect the rim and Bamba as the starter could use help from either rookie next to him and be the small ball scenter that can shoot the 3.

He is a 4/5 if you ask me so he can play next to either Kofi as the PF or with Orlando as the 4 or 5.

[Captain_Obvious]

Overall we had a great season and overachieved without Luka having a star playing next to him, so very Dirk like of him to win that way.

If we trade off Brunson it makes sense to get a draft pick back plus I would want to get a usable center that way. With Bullock DFS and Din we are somewhat ok letting Brunson skeedaddle as long as that center is indeed starter quality and still young so they can defend plus then that pick has to materialize into a good three and D shooter not a project that we gamble on.

Bamba is nice. Would ORL go for that and be able to entertain giving us something in a pick as well? FULTZE is what they have at PG and Brunson is clearly a better option if you ask me. They will likely draft a big so they still need a decent floor general

This years version of Bane would be nice. If you go for a wing instead of a pick and a center I doubt anyone will give the kind of talent up that we would want for Brunson and the center may be easier to pry away with a pick to get someone that is closer to being more of a difference maker at the C positio, and I mean a difference maker for us since we are total crap at the 5 so anything is an improvement.

Being able to count on a lot of ring chasers wanting to come here to play with Luka would be nice. We need them to raise their hands and start talking about doing that now while we have our shopping list being penciled in.

looking at this mock https://nbadraftroom.com/p/2022-2nd-round/ if that fell my way I might opt to go after a better PF prospect in Liddel and do what I need to get Kofi and Orlando to both come try out as undrafted talents with the intent to sign both if possible.

Now Orlando lacks a later first but they have a high second. Would kamagate last till 32? As this mock goes I do not see kessler going to us in a fall that far at 26.

Bamba and a second in a trade for Brunson would be strong enough for a decent center to play now but I would still want to see Kofi play with his size giving us matchup potential and Orlando Robinson would make for a nice PF / C that can stretch the d with a deep three.

Do we load up on all 3 or even 4 bigs and hope one can contribute sooner than later?

At 26 you could possibly get a better shooter and defender to replace Brunson if you ask me or they could draft a bust. and at 32 something else could double our odds to get a find with a couple of 3 and D types that can play 2/3 positions and shoot deep.

With out of the draft center talent you can find backups and development projects with upside that way and use Bamba from day one as the starter. Maybe you get lucky taking a stab at the 3 and D talent and undrafted centers and I think those guys would be awesome to get developed. Kofi is the kind of inside presence that we have never had and that he is falling that far makes it easier to snag him.

Orlando at 7' and hitting 3's is a Dirk lite kind of player if you ask me so using him at PF would give us a 4/5 punch with size that would protect the rim and Bamba as the starter could use help from either rookie next to him and be the small ball scenter that can shoot the 3.

He is a 4/5 if you ask me so he can play next to either Kofi as the PF or with Orlando as the 4 or 5.

Jesus is this bad

At 26 you could possibly get a better shooter and defender to replace Brunson? Orlando a Dirk light? This draft must be a **** gold mine!

Why has nobody realized this but you?

Since you only check Bamba's stats on nba.com: He sucks, has no motor, and is generally bad at the game of basketball. In short the opposite of Brunson in all shapes and forms. Thats why Jalen will get paid and the Magic don't even bother to match any offer for Bamba.

[SOUNDCHASER]

Of course this is just a worst case scenario to build ideas off of and that should have been in there, but everyone in this draft has potential to be better than Brunson on defense alone and if they have a 3 pointer even better. Oladipo and Monk could get signed away from their teams possibly and become a better fit next to Luka

Personally speaking I think he is going to be kept because better the devil you know than the one you don't. You keep the chemistry that has developed as well and begin to build off it to develop a team similar to what SAS did with keeping their team together longer.

Brunsons defense sucks and so all you get is offense with him and that is good enough if he can maintain it this next season and it wasn't just luck he went off in the play offs after failing to do so in previous seasons. When you need defense you play Ntilikina, Bullock and DFS which is a good range of defensive talent.

Any 7' that can hit threes as good as Robinsom is will automatically get compared to Dirk, it is what it is and Robinson is looking good if he is available in the second I will be surprised. He will likely be gone late first early 2nd at worst.

Kofi showed vertical at the combine that is pretty special for a guy his size. I would rather have him and Orlando than Bamba but you need someone now not 1 or 2 years from now and we cannot count on any rook to be prepared at the start of the season. Keeping Brunson is smart because he will be something you can trade later on after you know what you got in the draft and what is needed to adapt to a new area of need. If he gives you a discount to stay that is even more true.

I can see a lot of those centers at the tail end of mocks getting drafted higher instead of going undrafted and if I am cuban I am moving as much trash for 2nd round picks and making trades and paying cash to go after those guys with 2nds if they are still on the board and I might go after 3 if I could. Increase your odds one develops.

Kofi, and Orlando among rookie centes are especially interesting. You get 2 different kinds of centers to fit match ups we face. A 3 point shooting center and an athletic big body banger that can keep people away from the rim and dunk over other bigs with similar size. You can even play them both at the same time with how they would fit next to each other, Trading down from 26 would make sense if you could get both with the magics picks in the 2nd.

Hartenstein and Mitchell Robinson maybe Bamba are likely going to be pursued for a bargain center in free agency instead of going after a pricey guy like Gobert. At least Bamba hits the 3. Whiteside is another low cost center that could work to solidify that position somewhat till one of the draft picks develops.

Will they keep Din on or cut him since they could be attracting something better to ring chase. Does letting him go open salary cap? probably not much if any and if that is the case they will keep him.

You will have these guys at the wings/guards
Luka Brunson Din
THJ Bullock DFS Ntilikina Green Brown

BIGS:
Kleber Bertans( untradeable) maybe we keep the affordable Chriss for a small ball center or if he can develop that 3 more who knows what he can be, For what he costs you keep him unless somehow we need to get 3 rookies. We are stuck with Bertans at least he can hit 3's coming off the bench.

The key to improving is the bigs we add.

FREE AGENTS: Mitchell Robinson, Bamba RFA, Hartenstein and Whiteside are available in free agency.

DRAFT: No telling who Nico likes in the draft. Orlando Robinson and Kofi Cockburn look to be available at where we pick and with a 2nd that we can somehow make an offer for. Give them Green, Brown, or Burke for that if you have to and what good is having a Boban if you never play him. Kidd evidently does not like him enough to use that much. Might as well develop a younger guy to see if you can get lucky, surely we can get a 2nd rounder for him since he is also an expiring contract.

I figure powell gets traded for a bag of chips as an expiring and maybe we can ditch Brown's salary.

I would test the interest of Oladipo in Miami to start next to Luka and Monk in LA both might start ahead of our other Guards next to Luka and if you get either then you could afford to let Dinwiddies money and roster spot evaporate.

If you can sign Hartenstein first do you also pursue Mitchel or do you seek out another rookie big? Whatever we do I think we need to make trades to snag extra picks in the 2nd round and Orlando has 2 so they may want to give up one for Brown, Burke Boban or Green.

Then you take Robinson at 26 and Kofi with that 2nd if he is slotted to go later still and does not rise up the board. I can't see him going undrafted as he is too special with his vertical and size. Both could play next season because of how special they are in at least one area of the game and we have good coaches for big men to help them get there faster. Dirk may feel like he can coach and get that itch.

These 2 rookie bigs are the most ready to step in and contribute at where we draft if you ask me. A 3rd center as a project in my estimation would be Kamagate his upside is fairly awesome and I would love to get him in addition to Kofi and Orlando.

PF and C need to be dramatically upgraded and if we get 3 rookies we are going to increase our odds we get the talent we need to upgrade both those positions adequately

Luka Brunson
THJ Dinwiddie (Oladipo or Monk maybe)
DFS Bullock Ntilikina
Kleber Bertans Chriss

Free Agent Centers: Hartenstein, Bamba, Mitchell Robinson, Whiteside
Rookies I want: Orlando Robinson, Kofi Cockburn, Kamagate and in that order and we should add 2 at least if not all 3.

[fuller4379]

A+ Mavs were not expected to make conference title.

[Darren]

GM Nico Harrison:
C
Overpaid Hardaway, Brown and having the Mavs with 6 centers 0 power forward from season start. But do manage to find Ntilikina, Bullock, Chriss. The Mavs is still not a destination. That's the major reason to change the management, right?


KP B+ -- Perform significantly better before sideline that no one expect from. But still, can't help the team winning.

Kidd B- -- The Mavs does focus more on defense. But most of the major achievement, e.g. Hide Luka with zone defense, Start with 3 SFs, Getting Ntilikina and Green to set feet before shooting 3s, lanes toward small ball are actually ideas borrowed from me. The in-game adjustments and review selection actually costed the Mavs game in key moments in playoff. I can only say building a cohesive locker room and getting player motivated are the only major achievement. In particular, Powell plays exceptionally well in regular season is unexpected. But letting Kleber to deteriorate from able to stick with Giannis to getting blowed by easily should be under investigation. That's the major reason why the Mavs struggles against great teams in PO.

Luka B+ -- Started out of shape and got squeezed out of All-Western starter role is awfully. But Luka improves in three percentage and effort in paint defense are major reason of playoff success. Stamina, shot-selection, foul shots, guarding perimeter are still not quite there for Finals standard. Rely on step back threes in key moments way too much. And the results are far from good against elite teams. But do shoot well against random centers. I would like Luka to be in Tatum or Butler's shape. Maybe I'm asking for something undoable, though.

Brunson A- -- Make a huge leap especially in converting layup and getting to foul line. Could be more steady in aggressiveness against great teams. Should learn how to run the offense when teammates are mainly stopper type. Find a way to draw charge and guard bigger players in paint. But still, not guarding perimeter shooter tight. Effort-wise, it's more steady than Luka, indeed. Shows the maturity in playoff floor and make Dinwiddle looks like rookies. Should be more steady from foul line. If the price is right, the Mavs will keep Brunson.

Hardaway F -- Significant regress in everything. The percentage, defense, and so on. But it is unfair to evaluate injuried players. Need to improve shot selection.

DFS A+ -- The most steady player on roster. Shown big leadership and effort when the teams struggle to buy a bucket. Significant improvement in corner threes. Willing to take less to help the team cap to stay competitive.

Bullock B+ -- Started off terribly. But offer strong support to teammates in playoff. Perform more steady than expected in playoff, in particular the corner threes. Transform from getting easy to blow by to more consistent defensive assignment effort. But still get blowed by against elite player. And could be Danny Green like in shooting performance.

Maxi B -- Not playing very well in regular season. That's the major reason why Maxi can't start over Powell. But in playoff, Maxi comes up big on both end. The defense is still far from 2 years ago. But the threes are back. That's the major advantage for the Mavs to beat Utah.

Dinwiddie B -- Play great right after the trade. But regress after Wizards regular season game. Not very disciplined in defense.
Not demonstrating good examples to teammates at times. But in the playoff, I really pause and think whether or not the Mavs should keep Dinwiddle who is not aggressive if the paint is crowded or with excellent shotblocker. Doesn't seem to be very effective if the threes ain't falling. In key moments, Dinwiddle does show character and clutchness. The expectation from 3-head playmakers to X-factor at best. That's the major reason for lower grade.

Powell C - To be fair, Powell always work hard. And play level A contribution in regular season. But you can't teach size. Powell is unplayable against elite teams because the lack of shooting range, bulk and rim protection. The team can't make a push in playoff with Powell being a C. I think Powell needs to really transform into a PF. Otherwise, no reason to get playing time.

Bertans C- -- Terrible and streaky. Grossly overpaid. Can't step up when the team needs a jumper the most. Poor decision making at times. Needs to train up consistency to hit regular rotation. Certainly, not worth more than 5M per.

Brown C- -- To be fair, Brown normally put efforts on the floor. But certainly not worth 2.5M per. And is nowhere closed to a 3D player. But 1 thing Brown doing really well is securing rebounding of small size. Can't find a position in this league with this kind of size and bulk.

Green C+ -- Make a leap in both shooting and playing defense. Demonstrated good potential as a playmaker. I think the Mavs could be significantly better if Green can secure the 4th playmakers role But Green makes me pause and think whether or not Green has the intangible to be a contributor in key moments. And I want Green to be able to stick with quicker players driving to the paint and read the pumpfakes. Of course, being mentally strong and hit shots in big moment is required. If the scoring is made for regular reason, I should say Green deserve B at least.

Boban C -- Not as prepared as Boban used to be. This could be shown in percentage and turnovers. With Luka able be able to play defense as a small ball PF, Boban is bound to get significant playing time. But to diversify the offense, Kidd must find a new offensive style plug-in with Boban at some point. Boban is clearly the 4th playmakers on the roster.

Chriss C+ -- Pretty good team defenders in transition. Playing bigger than the size, shot-blocking wise and rebounding wise. Could surprise people making occassionally threes. But could make bad decision offensively trying to post up. Should be ahead of Powell in the depth chart. I think Kidd just dislike Chriss for not getting Chriss a go in the playoff, especially the GSW series.

Ntilikina B+ -- Made significant improvement in hitting corner 3s. And this team has no stopper against quicker guard. Ntilikina comes up huge. In particular, being able to stick with Booker change the whole course of the Phoenix series. Some fans are really unfair to Ntilikina. Indeed, Ntilikina contribute like veteran compared with Green in playoff. I think the Mavs must pick up Ntilikina's option.

[Teffer10]

Overall A-

Rationale:
Winning Championship = A+
Winning WCF (but losing Championship) = A
Losing WCF = A-
And so on