After helping the Mavs make a playoff push as a rookie last year, Justin Anderson was looked at by many to make a huge sophomore jump in his second season. But with the Mavericks sitting at the bottom of the league over the first 20 games, most of the things they imagined are up in the air.
Including the sophomore jump of Justin Anderson.
With Dirk Nowitzki missing 17 of the first 22 games of the season, Dallas was forced to move Harrison Barnes to the power forward spot from the very beginning. This naturally paved the way for a new starting small forward, but it wasn’t Justin Anderson being called upon.