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The Dallas Mavericks have played 20 percent of their 2020-2021 regular-season schedule and have still not had their full lineup yet. Kristaps Porzingis missed the first nine games recovering from offseason knee surgery. Just as he returned, the Mavs had players enter the health and safety protocols. Dallas winning seven of their first 14 has been impressive given their slew of absences.
The Mavericks added Josh Richardson, James Johnson, Wesley Iwundu, and four talented rookies this offseason in hopes of improving their defense.