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Dorian Finney-Smith should have been a Top 10-15 pick in the 2016 Draft, according to Rick Carlisle

On Monday, when asked about Dorian Finney-Smith’s play in preseason, Rick Carlisle had glowing reviews and offered up what we in the business call a ‘hot take.’

Quite a statement: Rick Carlisle says if there was a do-over on the 2016 draft, un-selected Dorian Finney-Smith would be a top 10-to-15 pick. If so, Mavs stole themselves a potential lottery talent.

— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) October 15, 2018

Dorian Finney-Smith’s short time in the NBA has been very up and down. He entered the league as an undrafted rookie and made the roster on a very bad Mavs team that was desperate for young talent.