5 Predictions for the 2016-17 Dallas Mavericks

By Isaac Harris

Oct 15, 2016

Oct 11, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Wesley Matthews (left) and guard Justin Anderson (right) celebrate a basket by the Mavericks against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second half at the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks defeated the Thunder 114-109. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

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Oct 8, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle talks to his bench during the game with the Milwaukee Bucks at the Kohl Center. Milwaukee defeated Dallas 88-74. Mandatory Credit: Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports /

1.) The Dallas Mavericks Will Finish 6th in the Western Conference

After Kevin Durant chose Golden State, the Mavericks suddenly had life again as they capitalized by adding Andrew Bogut and Harrison Barnes. Dallas went from looking to tank, to building a competitive roster once again.

Now the Mavs have arguably built their best roster since their championship team. With a veteran core surrounding Nowitzki, Dallas filled out the rest of the roster with younger talent and potential.

With that being said, I say the Dallas Mavericks will finish 6th in the Western Conference.

A lot of this is banking on some good luck on the injury front in Dallas, but roster wise, the Mavericks can pull it off. Without going too much into the details, I believe the Mavericks did more than some of the other Western Conference teams over the offseason.

Next: How Dallas Matches Up With Portland

The top three of the conference is the same across the board. Then Utah will make their presumed jump in the standings and Memphis is back healthy. After that, the Mavericks will ride their defense and three-point shooting to the sixth seed.