2007 Draft: Dallas Mavericks Team Grade

Draft grade: A

Picks: Nick Fazekas (No. 34), Renaldas Seibutis (No. 50), traded rights to Milovan Rakovic (60) and cash to Magic for rights to Reyshawn Terry (No. 44)

The Mavericks had very few needs coming into this draft, but still did a nice job with the three picks they had at their disposal. At No. 34, they took a superb shooting big man who should be able to step in for Austin Croshere and back up Dirk Nowitzki immediately. Fazekas isn't quite quick enough to create his own shot, but on this team there will be plenty of opportunities to space the floor and have shots created for him. If he can translate some of the rebounding numbers he produced in college, he will have a long and excellent NBA career.

At No. 50, Dallas took a flyer on an international player that they can stash in Europe for the next few years. To top things off, Mark Cuban opened up his wallet and let Donnie Nelson purchase a very athletic small forward with a Carolina pedigree. Terry has first-round potential and was available in the middle of round two. Terry will be just about as good as he wants to be, and the Mavericks have the tools at their disposal to help him get there.

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Updated on Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 12:11 pm EDT