Theo Pinson wasn’t with the Dallas Mavericks for the entirety of the 2021-22 NBA season. He played preseason with the Boston Celtics but ultimately ended up being brough in by the Mavericks during a stretch of wild COVID-19-related absences.
The Mavericks brought a lot of guys in during that stretch. Brandon Knight, Goerge King, Charlie Brown Jr., and Isaiah Thomas, to name a few. At the time, it felt like Theo Pinson was just one of the replacement guys the Mavs needed to field a full roster for random games in December. But it quickly became apparent that Pinson was different.