If you look up “heliocentric offense” in the dictionary, you’re likely to be out of luck. Most dictionaries don’t have such that kind of esoteric NBA basketball terminology.
Let’s try that again.
If you look up “heliocentric offense” in a basketball-focused dictionary that may or may not exist, you’re likely to find a picture of Luka Doncic under the definition. He’s come to personify the term due to his massive usage rate as the primary ball-handler for the Dallas Mavericks.
Partly, the strategy is borne out of necessity. The Mavericks don’t exactly feature an inspiring cast of secondary options.
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Jalen Brunson is good, but he’s better suited as a fourth option or a sixth man on a contender. Roughly the same could be said of Spencer Dinwiddie. The Mavericks need a real secondary ball-handler.
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