Ryan Nembhard, the undrafted two-way point guard out of Gonzaga who has darted up the Dallas Mavericks’ depth chart all the way to the role of starting point guard, is the feel-good story of the Mavs’ 2025-26 season, no doubt.

From draft night in June, when he watched all 30 teams, most of them twice, opt for someone else over him, to starting the last six games for the Mavericks, who were reportedly the only team to promise his representatives that signing with them guaranteed Nembhard at least a two-way contract with the team, Nembhard’s presence in the backcourt has transformed the Dallas offense from cellar-dwelling into an efficient unit all suddenly able to hold onto the ball with the best teams in the league. After averaging 17 points and more than seven assists per game in his fir

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