Dallas Mavericks: Quincy Acy Will Prove To Be A Solid Pickup

The Dallas Mavericks made an underrated move by signing Quincy Acy to a minimum deal. This season, he’ll be able to expand his game in a new environment.

After the Dallas Mavericks completed all of their major moves for the offseason and formed a solid starting five, they got to work filling out their bench.

With players like Devin Harris, J.J. Barea, Justin Anderson, Dwight Powell and Salah Mejri returning, they didn’t have much work to do. In addition to those five players, they signed guard Seth Curry and center A.J. Hammons, who served as the lone draft selection for the team in 2016.

But there was one more signing that could turn out to benefit the bench: Quincy Acy. The energetic small forward was signed to a two-year deal for the league minimum, bringing in a backup for Harrison Barnes.

In 2015-16, Acy averaged 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 14.8 minutes per game, while shooting 56 percent from the field and 39 percent from three. He had a limited role with the Sacramento Kings in just his fourth NBA season.

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Acy’s game revolves around the boost that he is able to inject into the lineup. He’s a lot like Al-Farouq Aminu was in Dallas with the way that he can come off of the bench and make explosive plays, like snagging boards or blocking shots.

Acy’s athleticism is one of his many strengths. He catches lobs, makes impressive moves to the basket and has even been known to throw it down every once in a while.

In a way, Acy is one of those players that can do a little bit of everything. He plays solid defense, and while his offense is not as good as it will be in the future, he is capable of hitting the long ball and operating inside.

The video below highlights one of his best games of the season as he had 17 points, six rebounds, an assist and one big block while shooting 7-for-12 from the field in his 28 minutes of playing time.

Acy will definitely be a key player on the bench as he can play either small forward or power forward with a 6’7″, 240-pound frame but there’s a couple of other reasons why his motivation will lead him to a higher level of play in 2016-17.

First, Acy will be in an entirely different situation. His four seasons have been played in three different cities (Toronto, Sacramento and New York), with a new setting each year.

This season, Acy will be settled down in a much more organized environment as he will be playing under the likes of Mark Cuban and Rick Carlisle and with veterans like Deron Williams and Dirk Nowitzki, not to mention the fact that two proven champions (Barnes, Andrew Bogut) and a former teammate (Curry) will also be along for the ride.

That leads into the second reason Acy is set to improve. He’s a native Texan, as he was born in Tyler, Texas, went to high school in Mesquite, Texas and played college ball at Baylor. At just 25 years of age, Acy is now playing with his hometown team, something that he seemed very excited about in his Twitter Q&A that took place just recently.

Acy was happy to interact with the fans and mentioned his love for the Mavs growing up. With just a few years of experience in the league, a structured organization and a spot on the team that he’s always been a fan of, he’s in the absolute best situation he could be in as his game will surely take a leap sometime in the next couple of seasons.

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While it will likely take some time before he gets consistent minutes with the team, Quincy Acy is one Mavs signing that can’t be overlooked. He has all the pieces he needs to be successful.