THE Dallas Mavericks made a dangerous commerce finally season’s commerce deadline that led to PJ Washington of the Charlotte Frelons and sending within the newly signed Grant Williams. The transfer helped make the Mavericks a contender and top-of-the-line defensive groups within the NBA, because the Mavs launched into an inconceivable run to the NBA Finals. Though he was an vital piece final 12 months, Jason Kidd believes Washington has one other stage to his sport that he can unlock.
Kidd was questioned after coaching at Las Vegas this week, what’s subsequent for Washington, and the reply would possibly shock you.
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“The subsequent step is for him to have the ability to get the ball up. Get the rebound and do not all the time search for Luka [Doncic] or Kai [Kyrie Irving]. We’re assured he can play the position of playmaker as nicely, so we hope he has the season he had final 12 months and builds from there.
As a lot as an absence of three-point taking pictures harm the Mavs in final 12 months’s NBA Finals, so did an absence of creation on the ball. If the ball is gone Luka DoncicWithin the fingers, Dallas had problem convincing anybody else to run the offense, particularly within the three video games in Boston, the place Kyrie Irving wrestle.
For the playoffs, Washington had 31 assists to 32 turnovers. Kidd needs to rely much less on Luka Doncic this 12 months, however that may solely occur if gamers like Washington proceed to develop.
Washington may additionally grow to be a greater shooter. Outdoors of a terrific sequence towards the OKC Thunder, he has largely struggled as a three-point shooter in Dallas, taking pictures 31.4% within the common season and 25.9% within the final two playoff sequence . The Mavs wish to give Doncic and Kyrie Irving as a lot spacing as attainable to make the offense much more tough to defend, a giant motive why they introduced in Klay Thompson this offseason.
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