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2025-26 · Last 5 · 5 games

Mavericks scouting report

The team's biggest edges and holes, ranked against the league. Built from box scores with the four factors that decide most games.

01The read

Updated 3:41 PM ET
Offensive rating
121.111th of 30
Defensive rating
123.125th of 30
Net rating
-2.019th of 30

Strengths

  • Protects the ball8.3% turnover rate, fewest in the NBA.
  • Gets to the line0.238 free throws made per shot, 4th most of 30.

Weaknesses

  • Rarely forces turnoversForces turnovers on 10.1% of possessions, 27th of 30.
  • Inefficient shooting52.6% eFG, 24th of 30.

Tendencies

  • Average pace101.2 possessions per 48 minutes, 8th of 30.
  • Balanced shot diet40.0% of shots are threes, 18th of 30.
  • Mixed creation61.9% of made shots are assisted, 21st of 30.
  • Clear lead scorerThe top scorer accounts for 20.2% of team points.

02Four factors

Last 5 · ranked 1-30
SideFactorValueRankRank bar
OffenseEffective FG %52.624th
OffenseTurnover %8.31st
OffenseOffensive rebound %25.917th
OffenseFree throw rate23.84th
DefenseOpponent eFG %55.517th
DefenseForced turnover %10.127th
DefenseDefensive rebound %72.916th
DefenseOpponent free throw rate21.221st

Shooting (eFG%), turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws explain most of the gap between winning and losing. Rank 1 is best on every row, so for turnovers and opponent shooting a low number ranks high. Green marks the top 5, red the bottom 5. Definitions

03Rotation

Season, most minutes first
#PlayerGPMINRoleTop strength
1Cooper Flagg F7033.5Role playerPlaymaker
2Max Christie G7729.1Floor spacerCorner specialist
3Naji Marshall F7429.5Role player-
4P.J. Washington F5630.9Stretch big-
5Klay Thompson G6921.73-and-DTakes care of the ball
6Brandon Williams G6622.2Role playerDraws fouls
7Khris Middleton F6322.8Role player-
8Marvin Bagley III F6020.0Glass cleanerKnockdown shooter
9Daniel Gafford F5521.7Glass cleanerLives at the rim
10Ryan Nembhard G6019.5Floor generalPlaymaker
11Dwight Powell F-C6214.6Limited minutes-
12Caleb Martin F5814.8Limited minutes-
13Anthony Davis F-C2031.3Primary scorerStrong rebounder
14Moussa Cisse C3714.4Limited minutes-
15D'Angelo Russell G2619.0Floor generalPlaymaker
16AJ Johnson G489.5Limited minutes-
17Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F2216.3Stretch bigStrong rebounder
18John Poulakidas G1319.5Limited minutes-
19Tyler Smith F1213.9Limited minutes-
20Miles Kelly G149.6Limited minutes-
21Dereck Lively II C716.4Limited minutes-