With last night's 123-114 loss to the Phoenix Suns, the Dallas Mavericks are now 3-9 on the season. This year has been a disaster compared to the NBA Finals aspirations that some fans had before the season began, but a silver lining as of late has been that Brandon Williams is legit.
Williams has fully overtaken D'Angelo Russell's former spot as the team's starting point guard, and he has been excellent as the maestro of the starting five thus far. In two starts this season, Williams is averaging 18.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 2.