The Dallas Mavericks’ best draft of all time was easily in 2018, as the franchise secured two future MVP candidates in Jalen Brunson and Luka Doncic, yet has lost both of them just a few seasons later. However, Dallas’ 2025 draft class could be a close second in comparison to the 2018 draft, as undrafted rookie Ryan Nembhard is already looking like a hidden gem, and Cooper Flagg obviously has superstar potential.
Being a smaller guard, one of Nembhard’s biggest perceived weakpoints is lack of size defensively, but this was never a prominent issue through four preseason games for him.