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UCF’s Taylor Hendricks Falls to Mavs in Latest NBA Mock Draft

A few weeks ago, it didn’t seem like the Dallas Mavericks would have a real shot to snag UCF’s Taylor Hendricks with the No. 10 pick in this year’s NBA Draft, but a recent mock draft thinks it’s possible.

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Although the Dallas Mavericks have the No. 10 pick in this year’s NBA Draft, rumors have swirled about owner Mark Cuban and company potentially trading it for more win-now help alongside co-stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.

However, the likely reality of the situation is that nobody knows what’s going to happen on draft night — not even the Mavs.

There are many intriguing prospects in this year’s lottery, including 6-foot-9 versatile forward Taylor Hendricks, who averaged 15.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game for UCF in his freshman season. The 19-year-old shot 47.8 percent from the field and 39.4 percent from deep on nearly five attempts per game.

Although it’s possible Hendricks could be off the board by the time the Mavs make their selection, Yahoo! Sports’ latest mock draft has him falling to the Mavs at No. 10 with players like Anthony Black, Jarace Walker and Nick Smith Jr. going ahead of him.

Unless the Mavs get an offer they can’t refuse on draft night, they must heavily consider keeping the 10th pick if Hendricks is still available. He is everything a team needs in today’s NBA — a big, versatile forward who makes a difference on both ends of the floor.

If the Mavs enjoyed what former forward Dorian Finney-Smith brought to the table before he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in the Irving deal from February, then they’d love what Hendricks has to offer as well. The draft will begin on June 22, just 15 days from now.

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DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.

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