Former Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban thinks the team will be as successful as Anthony Davis and Dereck Lively II are from the 3-point range. Neither big is renowned for being a threat from deep. While Davis is still a more willing jumpshooter, most of his shots come from inside the arc as long 2s.
For his career, Davis has attempted 1.6 shots on average from outside the arc, but has connected on just 28.2%. Meanwhile, Lively has attempted one jump shot since signing a $22,282,691 rookie deal in 2023, which came inside the arc. He missed that shot and is 0.0% as a jumpshooter.
The Mavericks are seemingly unbothered. Dallas’ approach could be traditional this upcoming spacing, going against the five-out spacing offense, which almost every team relies on.
