Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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The Dallas Mavericks have started the season strong, with the addition of rookie Dereck Lively II and others. In this enhanced segment from the Thinking Basketball podcast, Cody and Ben break down a more dynamic Maverick offense alongside Luka Doncic, Lively's roll, their incredible 35-4 run against the Clippers and more.

--Full episode--
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=vQkuJAvH3-E
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Th3qJyvg9T0StWe2wiZ9N
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/232-power-rankings-are-the-mavs-legit/id1428290303?i=1000634705486

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Book: amazon.com/Thinking-Basketball-Ben-Taylor/dp/1532968175
Podcast: https://player.fm/series/thinking-basketball or at stitcher.com/podcast/ben-taylor/thinking-basketball-podcast
Website: backpicks.com
Twitter: @elgee35

Ben Taylor is the author of Thinking Basketball, a Nylon Calculus contributor, creator of the Backpicks Top 40 series & host of the Thinking Basketball podcast.

Stats courtesy:
pbpstats.com @bballport
basketball-reference.com
stats.nba.com
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