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Player Grades: Mavericks vs Spurs, again
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Feb 7, 2026; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Marvin Bagley III blocks a shot by San Antonio Spurs forward Harrison Barnes (40) in the first half at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images | Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images
The Dallas Mavericks took on the San Antonio Spurs for the second time in three nights. With their season-long losing streak at six games, Dallas was unable to stop the skid, losing 138-125.
Let’s get to the grades!
Naji Marshall: C
6 PTS / 3 REB / 5 AST / 3 STL / 0 BLK – 25 MIN
Marshall couldn’t replicate his performance from Thursday, missing just about every shot he took and impacting the game very little. His assists, rebounds and steals keep him out of the basement, but not by much.
Max Christie: C+
17 PTS / 3 REB / 3 AST / 1 STL / 0 BLK – 27 MIN
Christie did not have a good game anyway you slice it, but some of the intangible things put the highlights on the mess. He had his shot blocked multiple times, got burned on defense multiple times and just generally looked out of sorts. His plus/minus was a minus-23, only outdone by Cooper Flagg.
Cooper Flagg: C
14 PTS / 4 REB / 4 AST / 0 STL / 0 BLK – 26 MIN
Flagg was solid, but ultimately not assertive enough. He had relatively few touches and couldn’t impact the game all that much on the defensive side of the ball. He actually managed to outdo Christie’s plus-minus with a mind bending minus-31.
Caleb Martin: B-
11 PTS / 5 REB / 2 AST / 0 STL / 0 BLK – 24 MIN
Martin was fine in somewhat limited minutes, but like just about everyone else on the team, had little to speak of on the defensive end. The positive about Martin is that he looks like a capable NBA player again, after his early tenure in Dallas legitimately looked like it could be the end of his time in the league. He knocked in a few shots and it probably would have been a solid contribution if anything else went right for the team overall.
Daniel Gafford: C
9 PTS / 4 REB / 2 AST / 0 STL / 0 BLK – 18 MIN
Gafford wasn’t in the flow of the game much of the time he was on the floor. He had plenty more rebounding opportunities than he capitalized on and his fouls-per-minute ratio was egregious. With the number of fouls, you would think he was physical, but that wasn’t the case and that’s ultimately the real problem — Gafford is too big and athletic to not bully better than he did tonight.
Klay Thompson: B+
19 PTS / 1 REB / 2 AST / 2 STL / 0 BLK – 19 MIN
Thompson is one of the trickier grades night-to-night. Saturday was not the first time he had an A-plus game going for a quarter or two, but then came back down to earth. His overall performance was arguably more than you could expect most nights, nearly scoring a point per minute played, but I confess some generosity on his grade, as he was in some ways just the best of a bad Mavs’ game.
Marvin Bagley III: A+
16 PTS / 12 REB / 2 AST / 1 STL / 4 BLK – 24 MIN
What a debut for Bagley! No, it wasn’t a career best game, but if you told me he’d score six points to go along with three boards, two assists, a steal and two blocks for the game, I would have been impressed. He did that in his first nine minutes. Bagley looked thrilled to be in a new environment and he fit in much better than could be expected for a guy who just got here. He showed quick hands, high energy and good rotations. Free throws were the only particularly ugly thing. It’s difficult to grade a player in his first outing, but benefit of the doubt given for playing like he did immediately after being traded.
Brandon Williams: A
18 PTS / 3 REB / 4 AST / 1 STL / 0 BLK – 23 MIN
Some of it came in garbage time, but Williams had a nice game from start to finish. He hit 8-for-12 from the floor, only turned it over once and chipped in little bits everywhere. This was a nice game that got lost in a bad game, much like Bagley’s.
Final thoughts
Dallas got rolled, and it happened quickly after a game that was competitive and entertaining for nearly the entire first half. In hindsight, this one was over a few minutes into the third quarter. A feel good post-trade win would have been nice to stem the tide on a lengthy losing streak, but take solace in the ever-improving draft status at least. I invite you to follow me @_80MPH on X, and check back often at Mavs Moneyball for all the latest on the Dallas Mavericks.
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