Dallas Mavericks: Seth Curry Could Turn Out To Be A Steal

The Dallas Mavericks and Seth Curry agreed to a deal that could turn out to be an absolute steal.

After agreeing to new deals with Deron Williams and Dwight Powell, agreeing on a trade for Andrew Bogut and receiving a verbal agreement from Harrison Barnes, the Dallas Mavericks found their next new player: Seth Curry.

As an NBA player, Curry has had a slow start to his career. Through his first two seasons, he played a total of four games, as he was signed to four 10-day contracts–one with the Cleveland Cavaliers, one with the Memphis Grizzlies and two with the Phoenix Suns.

Most of his time was spent in the NBA D-League as teams never really gave him a chance to prove himself, but that changed in July 2015 when he signed a two-year, $2 million deal with the Sacramento Kings.

After appearing in 44 games in the 2015-16 season, Curry declined his player option and became a free agent where he would go on to agree with the Mavs on a two-year deal worth $6 million (via Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical).

Free agent guard Seth Curry is finalizing a two-year, $6M deal with the Dallas Mavericks, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 5, 2016

Curry, should he get the minutes he deserves from Rick Carlisle, has the chance to enhance his career.

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As a combo guard, he’ll be playing with guards like Williams,

Devin Harris

J.J. Barea

and

Wesley Matthews

–all proven winners who have a deep understanding of the game.

Add Dirk Nowitzki and Bogut to the conversation and it becomes obvious that Curry will have a nice veteran core to help him grow and succeed.

This is a huge step up from his stint with the Kings last season. I’m certainly not trying to bash the organization, but playing in a dysfunctional setting alongside players like Rajon Rondo and DeMarcus Cousins is not exactly the right path towards expanding one’s game.

While Curry will have the influence he needs, he’ll be able to maximize his skills in his role with the team.

Last season, he averaged 6.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 15.7 minutes per game, but that last average can be a little deceiving.

Curry’s playing time was spaced out over the course of the season. Through the month of February he had played double-digit minutes just 10 different times and he had already played in 28 of his 44 total games on the season.

His role didn’t begin to expand until the end of March.

In the final 11 games of the season, Curry averaged 15.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists while shooting 48 percent from the field and 51 percent from three. This was due to the fact that he was averaging 29.8 minutes a game.

It’s not likely that he gets quite that many minutes per game in Dallas, as the guard position is loaded already, but I believe that Mavs made this signing because they saw hints of his brother in him.

Of course he’s not Stephen Curry 2.0, but his game suggests he has some of the same talents.

Curry’s already a great three-point shooter, shooting a career 45 percent from three, but he’s also a solid distributor, with occasional passes that mirror Steph’s ability to make plays.

In the second to last game of 2015-16, Curry had the best outing of his career, with 20 points, 15 assists, three rebounds and three steals.

He laid everything out on display that night. While playing the point guard position, he showed his ability to hit threes, knock down runners and share the basketball.

Many times last season, we saw Carlisle go small with the Mavs, sometimes putting a three-guard lineup out on the floor. That opens up more minutes and more space on the court, which is something that would lead to success for Curry.

At just two years and $6 million total, the Mavs could’ve gotten an absolute steal. His minutes were spotty in 2015-16, but when he got consistent playing time, he was thriving in the King’s system.

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There’s a possibility that Seth Curry breaks out and becomes one of the best bench players on the team if the Mavs allow him to have an expanded role in 2016-17.

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