Basketball season is coming in hot, and the Mavericks are bringing their A-game this year with their 2016-2017 roster. Many familiar players remain in the position they are best known for, while some newcomers prepare to prove themselves on the court this Saturday when they play the New Orleans Pelicans.

Some new additions to the Dallas Mavericks include Harrison Barnes, Andrew Bogut, Seth Curry, and A.J. Hammons. Barnes and Curry are arguably the most notable players on the list, as both hail from astounding backgrounds. Barnes played for the Golden State Warriors, and was retrieved by the Mavs through free agency. After the near-devastating loss of Chandler Parsons to the team, Barnes may be the small-forward that fills the void he has left. He has also played for the United States’ basketball team for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Curry (yep, another Curry), is the astounding Stephen Curry’s little brother. Hoping to dodge the nicely-sized shadow his older brother casts over him, he played for the Sacramento Kings for three seasons and played in a few games for the Phoenix Suns, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Memphis Grizzlies. He signed with the Mavericks for this season, and his notable experience playing for the Duke basketball team and, of course, with the Sacramento Kings, should make him a promising addition to the Mavericks as a new center.

Bogut, although not as well-known as Barnes and Curry, has impressive experience playing with the Golden State Warriors as a center, and was signed to the Dallas Mavs through trade. Another void to fill, this time left by Zaza Pachulia after he left Dallas in free agency, is warmed up and fitted just for Bogut as he bounces back from two potentially career-threatening injuries and hopes to up his game with the Mavericks. Hammons was the Mavericks’ second-round draft pick hailing from the Purdue Boilermakers, and the 7 foot, 250 pound beast will unleash his shot-blocking and rebounding skills during summer-league work.

There are a few returning players that are expected to have a more prominent role on the team this season that didn’t last season, whether due to injury or just a low amount of playing time and a large amount of bench-warming. This includes Devin Harris, who’s back and ready for training camp after multiple surgeries from injuries, J.J. Barea, who had a rough encounter with a meniscus tear that was fixed up with knee surgery and Dwight Powell, a young point-forward and center that played with the Mavericks last year, is expected to get more playing time this year with a capability for scoring and a skilled rebounder.