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NBA Power Rankings: Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks rule the Eastern Conference

By Michael Saenz

Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum (Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports)
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17. Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks are a team that desperately needs something to jumpstart them at this point in the season. After a good start to the year, the Mavs have been pretty mediocre over their last 10 games. And that is probably a product of not having a legit second start next to Luka Doncic.

Christian Wood and Spencer Dinwiddie have been really good for the Mavs, but it seems that they’re beginning to feel the effects of losing Jalen Brunson. He just did so much with the ball in his hands to take some of the pressure off of Luka. The Mavs don’t currently have a player on their roster to do that.

I’m not sure what move there is that the Mavs can make to turn things around but it’s becoming more and more clear that there needs to be some in-season trade to help this team get to the heights that they managed to reach last season.