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[Smitty]

It will be interesting to see how the Mavs fill the rotation issue without Maxi.  Lively has recently looked like a willing participant in defending the perimeter, so I'd like to see more of that. But how do use Lively to replace Maxi's minutes on offense? One of these days, we will need to see if Lively can shoot a 3-ball. Maybe Maxi's absence will make Kidd curious.

I think we matchup well with OKC even without Maxi.

SGA 6’6 - DJJ 6’5
Dort 6’3 - Kyrie 6’2
Giddey 6’8 - Luka 6’7
JWill 6’5 - PJW 6’7
Chet 7’1 - Lively 7’1

G/F Wallace 6’4 - Green 6’5
G/F Joe 6’4 - Exum 6’5
G/F Wiggins 6’6 - THJ 6’5
C Jaylin Williams 6’9 - Gafford 6’10

Lively won’t start but will play starter minutes.


MPG in Round 1 (minus Maxi):

Luka 42.6 mpg
Kyrie 40.0 mpg
PJW 35.3 mpg
DJJ 29.3 mpg
Lively 20.3 mpg
Gafford 18.2 mpg
Green 16.9 mpg
Exum 8.8 mpg


Rotation against OKC:

Luka 42 | Exum 6
Kai 40 | Exum 8
DJJ 24 | Green 24
PJW 38 | DJJ 10
Lively 24 | Gafford 24


The Mavs can play small ball with PJ at the 5 also. He’s played there plenty in his career.

Luka - Kai - Green/Exum/THJ - DJJ - PJ

This lineup with Maxi at the 5: LuKai, Green, DJJ, Maxi had a net rating of 28.8 in 48 minutes. 
It’s not as simple as saying a swap of PJW for Maxi will be as effective - but I think it will still be positive.