The Mavericks are currently in the midst of a rebuild, but their fan enthusiasm is still missing, and the stadium is almost full, which is hard to believe.

It can be seen how strong the fan cohesion of this team is.

The race is on soon!

After a buzzer sounded, the starters of both teams began to play.

Needless to say, the Bulls' starters: point guard Li Ming, scoring guard LaVine, small forward Poundexter, power forward Mirotic, and center Lopez.

The Mavericks' starters are: point guard Smith, scoring guard Matthews, small forward Barnes, power forward Noll, and center Nowitzki.

Point guard Smith, a 2017 rookie, is in his rookie season this year, and as the No. 7 pick in the first round, his potential is undoubtedly conceivable.

And his performance in college already illustrates this.

In the 2016-17 NCAA season, Dennis Smith played in 32 games, averaging 18.1 points, 6.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game, of which he ranked 6th, 1st and 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference in points, assists and steals, respectively.

Smith, meanwhile, is the first player in Atlantic Coast league history to have at least two triple-doubles, finishing with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in the Jan. 4, 2017 NC State win over Virginia Tech. In the Feb. 1, 2017 game against Syracuse University, Smith had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 15 assists. Smith scored 30+ points four times in the season, setting a record for a freshman in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

And this season, Smith was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year, and was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Rookie Second Team and All-Rookie Team.

He was then announced to be in the draft, and the results were very good.

What's more, he entered the Mavericks team that is rebuilding, and he has started all the 49 games he has played, and more importantly, his statistics are still very good in these starts, averaging 15.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, you must know that this is the NBA! With such stats in his first season, Smith has no rookie potential.

At the same time, he is also a participant in this slam dunk contest, which means that in the next games, he will meet Li Ming no less! Their rivalry has just begun!

The Mavericks' shooting guard is Matthews, a very inspirational player, he was undrafted in '09, but he just signed a big contract with the Mavericks, which is worth $70.06 million over four years.

Putting such a contract together with his background, it will only make people feel that this guy is counterattacking too much.

Of course, it had something to do with his later experience in the league.

After losing the draft, he successfully entered the Jazz roster with a brilliant summer league performance.

And when the 2009-10 season began, Wesley Matthews became more and more eye-catching, gradually becoming a regular member of the Jazz rotation.

What's more, at the mid-season trade deadline, the Jazz sent Ronnie Brewer away, leaving Matthews.

As a result, as an undrafted player, he accidentally got a lot of playing time, and this season, Matthews played 82 regular season games for the Jazz, averaging 24.7 minutes per game, which is the playing time that only a rookie can get at the top of the first round!

With the guaranteed playing time, Matthews is also doing very well, averaging 9.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.

The small forward is Barnes, and some people may not know about him, but when it comes to the "Death Five", many people will suddenly realize, oh, this is this guy! Death Five Small first version of the Warriors' small forward position player.

As the No. 7 pick in 2017, Barnes's talent goes without saying, and the Mavericks' dare to take him for 4 years and 94 million speaks for itself.

He has the standard size of a small forward, with excellent mobility, athleticism, solid fundamentals, and a smooth, soft, reliable and confident catch-and-shoot ability. The style of the ball is clean and neat, and the dribbling action is simple and efficient.

Just mention him, and that's the template for the top superstars of the future!

It's just that the growth path of this template is not as easy as imagined.

In his first year with the Mavericks, he only averaged 19.1 points per game, you know, he has obtained unlimited firing rights, but his performance is still not optimistic, which undoubtedly makes others a little unoptimistic about him!

Later, it turned out that Barnes himself was not a template for the team's boss, but a qualified second-in-command and third-in-command, which is why the Mavericks drafted Smith last summer.

Barnes, who doesn't have to focus too much on the offensive end, has more to do on the court, and according to the data, in addition to his points per game average, every big picture he has grown.

This is a template for the logo of a second master.

Up front is Knoll.

It's a genius, as you can tell from his draft pick, the sixth pick in 2013.

It is worth mentioning that this pick was resolutely chosen by the 76ers when he was injured, which shows how attractive his potential is.

Of course, he does deserve this pick, if you just look at his college stats.

In the 2012-13 season, when Knoll was just a freshman, he averaged 10.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.4 blocks and 2.1 assists in 31.9 minutes per game, including the first in the United States in blocks per game and the highest rebounds per game in the SEC league.

He ended the season with the SEC Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards, and was named to the 2013 SEC All-America First Team and All-Defensive Team, as well as the SEC's All-Rookie Team.

He was also named to the Basketball Writers Association and Sports News' All-American First-Year Team, becoming the only player in Kentucky history to make at least 50 steals and 50 blocks in a single season after Anthony Davis.

He had a total of 106 blocks and 50 steals.

It's his freshman season, and no one knows what potential he's going to have.

It's just a pity that he was injured in March of that year and the season was reimbursed, otherwise he was the favorite for the top pick that year.

Of course, even if he didn't become the champion in the end, his potential was still there.

That's why the Mavericks traded him from the 76ers to develop him, knowing that this was his contract year.

It's a pity that he was bent on a big contract, but he fell out with Cuban, and now he is more like a fake starter in the team, averaging only fifteen or sixteen minutes per game.

This incident tells us that against whom, don't go against your boss, after all, he is the one who pays you!

Receiving it when you see it is a winner in life.