Why The Dallas Mavericks Do The Deal 

There is some irony in how we’ve framed this. At 26-24, the Mavericks are 6th in the West – one spot below the Jazz. 

On the other hand, they are built to win now. At least, they should be. Whenever a team rosters a generational player like Luka Doncic, they ought to be in a position to make a deep playoff run. 

Unfortunately, these Mavericks do not appear poised to do so. Most would agree that, in large part, that’s because they’re lacking secondary ball handling behind Doncic. That’s where Sexton comes in. 

No, his basic counting stats won’t wow you this season. At the same time, his minutes have been limited. He’s averaging 14.0 points and 2.8 assists in 24.0 minutes per game. He is shooting an efficient 50.0 percent from the floor and 41.5 percent from 3-point range.

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With Sexton being healthy enough to appear in 38 games to this point, the concerns about his ACL injury should be in the past. The Mavericks should try to take advantage of his career-low minutes.