Avery Johnson will not hesitate to use his bench early and often this season as the Mavericks have a talented group. Jason Terry will be the first man off of the bench and he will provide instant offense for the Mavs. He played in 81 games (80 starts) last season for the Mavericks and he averaged 35.1 minutes, 16.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.0 steal per game. He also is an outstanding shooter as he hit 43.8% of his shots from three point range last season. Erick Dampier will share the center job with DaSagana Diop but he’ll be coming off of the bench this season. Dampier played in 76 games (73 starts) last season with the Mavs and he averaged 25.2 minutes, 7.1 points, 7.4 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. Most of his shots are putbacks and dunks which explains why he shoots better from the floor (62.6%) than the free throw line (62.3%). Eddie Jones was brought in by the Mavs because of his defensive ability and his three point shot. He played in 64 games (41 starts) last season for the Heat & Grizzlies last season and he averaged 24.9 minutes, 7.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Trenton Hassell was brought in by the Mavs in a trade with the T-Wolves in the off-season and he’s one of the best defensive guards in the NBA. He played in 76 games (68 starts) for the Timberwolves last season and he averaged 29.3 minutes, 6.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Devean George will also come off the bench this season for the Mavs and he brings experience and hustle. George played in 60 games (17 starts) last season for the Mavericks and he averaged 21.4 minutes, 6.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. Brandon Bass is a young power forward that the Mavs will try to develop. He played in 21 games (3 starts) last season for the Mavs and he averaged 7.7 minutes, 2.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game. Rookie Nick Fazekas was an incredible player at Nevada in college but their have been whispers that he’s soft. Still, he has a very similar skill set that Nowitzki has so the Mavericks will be patient with him.