NBA Summer League | Mavs end off 4-1

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The best thing for the Mavs in this game was that even though Wallace, who is the real deal, mostly lit them up, the one time the Mavs seemed to control him was when OMax was on him. OMax also guarded Holmgren effectively from time to time. He has the making of a versatile 3 and D guy who can guard every position. I can think of very few players who can do that. The Mavs need to be open to allowing him to earn 20-25 minutes per game this season. Lively, on the other hand, may need to spend some time in the G League, like Hardy last season. I think he’ll be a legit rotation big, but he’s a little more awkward than I expected and had almost no touch or aggression. Maybe we’ll see more force on offense in the next games. I loved his attitude in the post game interviews. Great defensive instincts, but he’ll have to do something else to be viable in the NBA and will need minutes to develop and build confidence. Overall, even though they lost, the team looked much better in terms of structure than last season’s summer league team. Props to the coach.