Sitting at 9-16 ahead of their next game versus the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, the Dallas Mavericks' recent surge can mainly be attributed to developing a coherent offense, which has been expedited by 5-foot-11 rookie Ryan Nembhard's playmaking and control of the offense in the half-court. While Nembhard has only been in the rotation for a couple of weeks, he's already proving to be one of the most valuable rookies in the 2025 class, but Bleacher Report doesn't seem to think so.
In a 2025 NBA re-draft of the first round published on December 5, Bleacher Report writer Greg Swartz failed to include Nembhard in any of the top 30 picks, even though Nembhard popped onto the scene with a 28 points and 10 assists line off 12-14 shooting from the field versus the Denver Nuggets just four days before this re-draft was published.