The new NBA season is just around the corner. On October 24th, the NBA will open the long-awaited 2023-2024 season. Before the season opens, it would be good to look at each team’s strengths and key players’ strengths and weaknesses. So I prepared. From now on, let’s check each team’s 2023-2024 season offense and defense power and style, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of key players, one team a day for 30 days through the scouting report.
We will look at each team in reverse order based on last season’s performance. The protagonist of the tenth time is the Dallas Mavericks, who are aiming for a rebound with a powerful one-two punch.
22-23 season performance
– Regular season: 38 wins, 44 losses, 11th place in the West
– PO: Failed to advance
Key players on the 23-24 season roster
– Handlers: Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Tim Hardaway Jr., Jaden Hardy, Seth Curry, Dante Exum
– Wings: Josh Green, Grant Williams, Maxi Klivar, Derrick Jones Jr., Markieff Morris
– Bigs: Dwight Powell, Rishon Holmes, Derek Lively.
23-24 season check points
1. Doncic-Irving’s first full season Dallas
recruited Kyrie Irving at the trade deadline last February. However, after that, Dallas showed too many problems in defense and remained a losing team, failing to even qualify for the playoffs. I dream of a different result this time. The Doncic-Irving combination is clearly one토토사이트 of the best combinations in terms of offense that no one can deny. The key is whether the offensive efficiency of the side without the ball will be maintained above a certain level when the two are together, and which players will make up for the weaknesses of this combination in defense. Kyrie Irving looked back and said, “To be honest, me and Doncic weren’t ready at that time,” and I’m curious to see if we’ll show a different side this season when we spend time together since training camp and play the full season together.
2. Reinforcement of pieces
The core line of the Dallas roster is not much different from last season. However, role players have changed quite a bit. Seth Curry joined as Reggie Bullock’s replacement, and Grant Williams found his home through a sign-and-trade. Derrick Jones Jr. is also a significant addition to the wing line. Dante Exum is also a resource that can contribute to the backcourt defense. Depending on the performance of Curry-Williams-Jones Jr.-Exum, Dallas will be able to make up for its poor perimeter defense, which was its biggest concern in the second half of last season. As mentioned earlier, Doncic and Irving’s man-to-man defense is quite unstable, so the defensive ability of other wing resources is more important.
3. Big Man Jean Competition
Dallas’ inside center, where Dwight Powell plays as the starting center, has already had height problems two years ago. Since the departure of Kristaps Porzingis, Dallas’ goal has always suffered from rim protecting and rebounding issues. Unfortunately, it appears that Powell will play as the starting center this season as well. However, there are also changes. Transfer student Rishon Holmes joined, and Derek Lively, the 12th ranked rookie big man with a height of 216 cm and an enormous wingspan of 237 cm, also joined. In particular, in the preseason, Dallas plans to use Lively as the starting player and test his potential as much as possible. If Lively shows good competitiveness, Powell’s position will also narrow. What changes will the Dallas Big Man Jin face in the new season?
