The Dallas Mavericks may not be a good basketball team right now, but there is a different tone and energy on the floor and around the team now that team governor Patrick Dumont turned the page and closed the chapter on the Nico Harrison era. The team hasn’t suddenly bounced back, it is still the same roster construction and the same injuries after all, but there can at least be planning and momentum for what life can look like now in Mavsland.

This week’s NBA Power Rankings Watch shows some slight improvement from the team, thanks in part to moving Cooper Flagg back to his natural position. The team to their credit also plays hard night in and night out, even if it isn’t producing wins.

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Role player: Klay Thompson

Thompson was recruited to Dallas with the promise of a starting job

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