{"id":82005,"date":"2025-07-24T14:30:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=82005"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:30:18","slug":"mavericks-may-have-found-a-hidden-gem-in-undrafted-guard-ryan-nembhard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/mavericks-may-have-found-a-hidden-gem-in-undrafted-guard-ryan-nembhard\/82005\/","title":{"rendered":"Mavericks may have found a hidden gem in undrafted guard Ryan Nembhard"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-34\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"16e58c62-dc5e-4232-a152-dc0f929f13f7\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark\">\n<p data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"462\">While most of the buzz this summer has surrounded Cooper Flagg, another newcomer is quietly making waves within the Dallas Mavericks organization. Ryan Nembhard, a crafty point guard who went undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft, has quickly earned the respect of the Mavericks\u2019 front office and coaching staff and may end up being one of the biggest steals of the class.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"834\">Signed to a two-way contract, Nembhard joined the Mavericks after a standout senior season at Gonzaga, where he averaged 10.5 points, 9.8 assists, and 1.7 steals per game across 35 contests. Despite his productivity and mature court sense, the 23-year-old wasn\u2019t selected on draft night, a decision that could soon look like a mistake for many teams.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"1006\">Behind the scenes, the Mavericks are very high on Nembhard. Speaking anonymously with Spotrac\u2019s Keith Smith, one front office executive didn\u2019t hold back his praise.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1007\" data-end=\"1238\">\n<p data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1238\">\u201cWe were so excited to get him as a two-way guy. He\u2019s so damn tough. A lot like his brother (Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard) in that way\u2026 We feel like we\u2019re starting to get really good development out of the two-way process now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1525\">Nembhard\u2019s NBA-ready poise was on full display in Summer League, where he averaged 11.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 6.7 assists over three games. He showcased exceptional vision, ball control, and leadership traits that NBA teams usually covet in a young point guard.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1852\">With Kyrie Irving dealing with health issues and the Mavericks seeking additional stability at the lead guard spot behind Luka Don\u010di\u0107, head coach Jason Kidd could give Nembhard an early shot in the regular season rotation. And if he capitalizes on that opportunity, a standard NBA contract may not be far off.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1854\" data-end=\"2086\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Nembhard\u2019s journey might not have started with fanfare or a first-round selection, but if his development continues on this trajectory, Dallas could have quietly added a key piece for the future, one that didn\u2019t cost them a pick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While most of the buzz this summer has surrounded Cooper Flagg, another newcomer is quietly making waves within the Dallas\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":82006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[14482],"class_list":["post-82005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-mavericks"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}