Mavericks basketball is back and at an interesting point — this might be one of the most anticipated seasons in years and the team will almost assuredly be a lottery team.
A lot of that is from the natural buzz around stud rookie Dennis Smith Jr, the first young franchise building block the Mavericks have drafted since probably Dirk Nowitzki himself back in 1998. Dallas also wrapped up a much cheerier preseason compared to a year ago, going 4-2.
There’s generally not much you can take away from preseason, but there are a few things we noticed that give us some insight into the regular season, which tips off tonight against Atlanta.