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Updated · Mavs Moneyball · Jul 14

Mavericks Beat Grizzlies 96-88 for 1st Summer League Win as De Larrea Posts 16 and 12

Updated

Updated · Mavs Moneyball · Jul 14

Mavericks Beat Grizzlies 96-88 for 1st Summer League Win as De Larrea Posts 16 and 12

Q: With his pivotal double-double, is rookie Sergio de Larrea emerging as the unexpected cornerstone for the new-look Mavericks?

No. Sergio de Larrea’s 16-point, 12-assist breakout against Memphis was an important Summer League performance, but it is too early to call him the unexpected cornerstone of the new-look Mavericks. What his game did show is that Dallas may have found a useful young playmaker. De Larrea steadied the offense, hit two late threes, and looked comfortable directing teammates in a comeback win. At 6-foot-7, his size, passing vision and feel fit the profile of a modern secondary creator, and this outing backed up scouting reports that praise his basketball IQ and connective play. But the broader evidence still points elsewhere. This was his first strong Summer League showing after two quieter games, and Summer League results are only an early evaluation tool. The same reporting around Dallas’ reset under new coach Dusty May identifies Cooper Flagg — not De Larrea — as the franchise centerpiece. De Larrea’s draft profile also projects him more as a smart rotation guard or combo playmaker than a player with clear star-level upside. So the more accurate takeaway is that De Larrea is emerging as a promising developmental piece, not the foundation of the Mavericks’ rebuild. If he keeps producing as a facilitator and makes enough shots to punish defenses, he could become one of the more pleasant surprises on Dallas’ young roster.

3 articles · Updated · Mavs Moneyball · Jul 14

Dallas secured its first Las Vegas Summer League win at 96-88, pulling away after a 77-77 tie with a 7-0 burst in the final five minutes.
Sergio De Larrea drove the finish with 16 points and 12 assists, while Darin Green Jr. scored a team-high 18 and Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu added 16 on a string of dunks.
Memphis erased a double-digit deficit and tied the game early in the third, but Dallas answered with strong transition shooting and late threes from De Larrea and Green.
Cameron Boozer, the No. 3 pick, led the Grizzlies with 21 points and eight rebounds, but Dallas won despite sitting Ryan Nembhard and Morez Johnson Jr.
The result moved Dallas to 1-2 in Summer League and highlighted De Larrea's playmaking in an all-overseas-born Mavericks starting lineup.