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Mavs Trade or Keep Reggie Bullock? How's His Defense Valued?

With a crucial offseason rapidly approaching for the Mavericks to put a contending roster around Luka Doncic, DB.com analyzes Reggie Bullock's future in Dallas.
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Mavs Trade or Keep Reggie Bullock? How's His Defense Valued?
Mavs Trade or Keep Reggie Bullock? How's His Defense Valued?

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After a rather disappointing season, the Dallas Mavericks face a summer of franchise-altering decisions in hopes of bouncing back from a playoff-less season. As Dallas attempts to build a contending team around Luka Doncic, a checklist of offseason decisions includes the future of Mavericks wing Reggie Bullock. 

This season, though the role and per game statistics of Bullock remained virtually the same as a 3-and-D wing, his impact wasn't felt nearly as much. In 78 games, starting 55 of those, Bullock averaged 7.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists on 38 percent shooting from 3-point range. But, with the departure of Dorian Finney-Smith, Bullock's importance and responsibilities on the defensive end increased, which lessened his impact.

Contractually, Bullock has one-year, $10.4 million left on his deal, which is only partially guaranteed. In his end-of-season interview, Mavs GM Nico Harrison harped on the importance of upgrading Dallas' defense this offseason. And this is a team featuring Luka Doncic (and maybe Kyrie Irving) ... meaning that somebody around here has to play defense.

Though Bullock is arguably one of Dallas' top three defenders at the moment, could he be involved in a trade for an upgrade?

Bullock's deal is rather trade-friendly and could help benefit both a contending team as a role player or a young team who needs some veteran leadership. No one outside of Doncic is untouchable so don't be surprised if Bullock could be involved in a transaction at some point this summer in a deal that enhances the Mavericks roster.

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MICHAEL MULFORD

Michael Mulford is a writer/editor for Dallas Basketball, where he extensively covers the Dallas Mavericks. He also covers the Chicago Bulls as the Managing Editor for Bulls Wire of USA Today Sports Media Group. Mulford grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and graduated from the University of North Texas in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Event, and Sports Management. He began his pursuit of sports writing in 2017 with Dallas Sports Fanatic, where he covered the Mavericks’ G League affiliate, Texas Legends. He then became the Managing Editor of Dallas Sports Fanatic just one year later and has covered the Mavericks as a credentialed media member since 2018, including covering numerous playoff games between 2021-22 and covering the team at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas in 2019. In his time covering the Mavericks, Mulford has conducted numerous interviews for exclusive stories including with Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki, former Maverick and current VP of Basketball Ops Michael Finley, former Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson, and more. You can follow and interact with Mulford on Twitter at @TheMulf.

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