Dorian Finney-Smith, the Mavs’ undrafted, unheralded, and at one time nationally anonymous rookie, has been arguably the team’s biggest surprise this season.
The only other player who could make a stake to that claim is Harrison Barnes, who’s on pace to become the first Mavs forward not named Dirk Nowitzki to average 20 points in a season since Jamal Mashburn did so 20 years ago. Finney-Smith’s scoring numbers aren’t nearly as gaudy as Barnes’ — though his 17 points did lead the team in Sunday’s win against the Kings — but the rookie is climbing further and further up the Mavs’ historical rookie ladder with each game he plays.