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2025-26 · Last 10 · 10 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 3:50 AM ET
Offensive rating
113.724th of 30
Defensive rating
121.022nd of 30
Net rating
-7.322nd of 30

Strengths

  • Protects the ball9.5% turnover rate, fewest in the NBA.
  • Gets to the line0.249 free throws made per shot, 3rd most of 30.

Weaknesses

  • Inefficient shooting50.2% eFG, 30th of 30.
  • Sends opponents to the lineAllows 0.225 free throws per shot, 25th of 30.

Tendencies

  • Plays fast102.7 possessions per 48 minutes, 4th of 30.
  • Balanced shot diet38.2% of shots are threes, 22nd of 30.
  • Mixed creation61.8% of made shots are assisted, 19th of 30.
  • Clear lead scorerThe top scorer accounts for 21.9% of team points.

02Four factors

Last 10 · ranked 1-30
SideFactorValueRankRank bar
OffenseEffective FG %50.230th
OffenseTurnover %9.51st
OffenseOffensive rebound %23.821st
OffenseFree throw rate24.93rd
DefenseOpponent eFG %57.021st
DefenseForced turnover %11.618th
DefenseDefensive rebound %75.911th
DefenseOpponent free throw rate22.525th

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-