The Mavericks rookie played an integral role for his team throughout the first season of his career, and should carry that into next year.
The Dallas Mavericks' season couldn't have gone as it did without a few key players alongside its stars in Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
His 7.9 points on 67.4% shooting combined with 7.4 rebounds and one block in 22 minutes per game to backup Daniel Gafford throughout the playoffs was immense, providing an interior presence on each end series after series.
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