Even the biggest Dallas Mavericks fans may have forgotten about Ray Spalding. It is fine if you did. The Mavericks stashed him on their G-League affiliate, the Texas Legends, to start the season.
That had nothing to do with Spalding’s talent, though. It had more to do with a crowded frontcourt that includes DeAndre Jordan, Maxi Kleber, Dwight Powell, and (eventually) Dirk Nowitzki. That’s a difficult rotation to crack with a team that plays with two and sometimes even three point guards on the floor.
That’s not to say that Ray Spalding isn’t a project.