Dallas Mavericks: Ranking all 5 starters for the 2021-22 season

Jun 4, 2021; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) and center Kristaps Porzingis (6) react during the first quarter against the LA Clippers during game six in the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dallas Mavericks starters ranked: 4. SF Dorian Finney-Smith

Dorian Finney-Smith is not a huge producer of numbers. But the wing has been a do-it-all starter for the past two seasons, serving as a reliable piece in Rick Carlisle’s rotations.

Last season was the first where Finney-Smith started every game he played in. He awarded the team with a career-high 9.8 points per game. His biggest strides came in shooting the rock, where his .472/.394/.756 split all represented career-best shooting percentages.

He was even better in the postseason. Finney-Smith shot 43.2 percent from three during the series with the Clippers, averaging 10.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, each of which would be his best if it was in the regular season.

The improvement in Finney-Smith’s game has given him an identity in Dallas’ core. He’s now a prototypical 3-and-D player, ready to do his part on the defensive end and then catch passes from behind the 3-point arc from Doncic and hit them at a solid clip.

Despite really coming into his own in the last two seasons, Finney-Smith is not a spring chicken. In fact, the 28-year-old is the second-longest tenured player on the roster. The first? Dwight Powell.

Finney-Smith is probably not going to get much better than he is now (although that could’ve been said in the past two seasons as well and he proved that wrong). Still, he’s more than serviceable in his role as a starter for the Mavs.

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