The Australian playmaker’s luck appears to have finally turned as he solidifies his status among the world’s best basketballers
Dallas Mavericks guard Dante Exum is finding career best form in time to take on a vital role in the Australian Boomers’ Paris Olympics medal tilt.Dallas Mavericks guard Dante Exum is finding career best form in time to take on a vital role in the Australian Boomers’ Paris Olympics medal tilt.The imposing perimeter defence has helped.
After the 147-136 overtime victory, Kyrie Irving gathered the players and owner Mark Cuban into the middle of the court to celebrate the victory, but moreso their longsuffering Australian whose luck appears to have finally turned. Exum has had to earn the trust of his Mavericks teammates as an unproven outsider in the hyper-competitive world of the NBA. But for the national team, he has long been a valued contributor.
Exum, the son of NBL star Cecil Exum, was one of the most intriguing prospects in the 2014 draft. Then a lanky, athletic, if unproven playmaking guard with size to defend most wings, he was touted as the best international player in the draft, and was taken fifth by the Utah Jazz.The 18-year-old was one of the youngest players selected, and slowly found his way in the league in his first season, when he played all 82 games.
Yet Exum has now become an essential player as the franchise climbs towards a likely showdown with the LA Clippers in the first round of the playoffs later this month. In December, when filling in for Irving, Exum averaged 15 points and more than four assists in 31 minutes a game, often being asked to defend on-ball, then create and score at the other end.
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