This NBA season was full of a lot good stuff from the Dallas Mavericks. Dirk Nowitzki played an incredibly healthy season at 39 years old, Dennis Smith Jr. showed a lot of what Mavs fans hoped for from him and J.J. Barea continued his ageless play, looking like the Mavs best player on the court on multiple occasions throughout the season.
Let’s take a look at a couple other things that were surprising this season before we talk about the most rewarding surprise of the season. There were a lot of good things and bad things this year that were surprising for the Mavs, but only a few really stuck out.