The Mavericks have acquired forward Reyshawn Terry from the Orlando Magic for center Milovan Rakovic. Terry could be a better basketball player than he was at North Carolina so the Mavericks are hoping they can bring out the best in him. Terry has nice size at 6′8″, 232 pounds but he needs to get tougher. Terry played in 126 games at North Carolina and he averaged 7.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.5 assists per game. He is a good shooter though as he hit 48.5% from the floor, 41.9% from three point range and 75% from the free throw line.

The Mavericks have selected guard Renaldas Seibutis in the 2nd round despite the fact that he might not come to the U.S. to play ball. Seibutis is 6′5″, 180 pounds and he has some skills as a shooting guard. He played in 154 games in Lithuania and he averaged 10.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.9 steals per game. Seibutis is a good shooter as he hit 52.1% from the floor, 39.3% from the three point range and 80.3% from the free throw line.

Nick Fazekas was an outstanding basketball player at Nevada and his skill set is very similar to that of Dirk Nowitzki except he isn’t as tough as him yet. Fazekas is a big guy at 6′11″, 235 pounds and he looked like a man playing against boys at Nevada. In 131 games at Nevada, Fazekas averaged 18.8 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.5 blocked shots per game. Fazekas is an outstanding shooter from anywhere on the basketball court. He hit 53.2% of his shots from the floor, 34.1% from three point range and 81.5% from the free throw line. He will start his career as a backup but he could develop into a starter quickly.

Rumors are going around that the Mavericks might be trading Devin Harris for the #6 pick in the NBA Draft. Rumors have also been going around that Jason Terry might be traded before the season starts too. Jerry Stackhouse and Austin Croshere are going to be free agents next week and the Mavericks aren’t likely to try too hard to retain them. Devean George and DaSagana Diop both have player options in their contracts and they might test free agency and in that situation the Mavericks would likely let both of them walk. The Mavericks will likely be looking for guards and centers later in tonight’s NBA Draft. They currently hold the #34, #50 and #60 picks in the draft.

Don’t forget how good Dirk Nowitzki played during the regular season. He might not have showed up against the Warriors in the playoffs but he was outstanding all season for the Mavericks. In 78 games, Nowitzki averaged 36.2 minutes, 24.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. He was had an excellent shooting season from everywhere on the basketball court. He nailed 50.2% of his shots from the floor, 41.6% from 3-point range and 90.4% from the free throw line. He deserved the MVP Award that he got.

Nowitzki’s career numbers keep improving as he continues to even get better as the years go on. In 681 career games, he has averaged 36.5 minutes, 22.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 steal and 1 block per game. Nowitzki’s shooting %’s keep going up too. Nowitzki has nailed 47% from the floor, 38.1% from 3-point range and 86.9% from the free throw line. Look for his numbers to continue to improve because he’s the best player on the Mavericks without a doubt.