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Best fit: Reggie Bullock, Dallas Mavericks
Bullock should be what the Mavericks hoped they were getting in Josh Richardson last season: a strong wing defender who can create space for Luka Doncic. The latter task was the issue for Richardson, who made just 33% of his 3s. Bullock, by contrast, is a 39% career 3-point shooter who hit 41% last season in a 3-and-D role for the Knicks. Ideally, Dallas would have added more shot creation to help take some of that load off Doncic, but at $10 million a year that wasn't a realistic outcome.
Best fit: Reggie Bullock, Dallas Mavericks
Bullock should be what the Mavericks hoped they were getting in Josh Richardson last season: a strong wing defender who can create space for Luka Doncic. The latter task was the issue for Richardson, who made just 33% of his 3s. Bullock, by contrast, is a 39% career 3-point shooter who hit 41% last season in a 3-and-D role for the Knicks. Ideally, Dallas would have added more shot creation to help take some of that load off Doncic, but at $10 million a year that wasn't a realistic outcome.