FA: Naji Marshall To DAL | 3yrs/27mil

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The Pelicans dramatically cut Naji’s role last season (22 fewer starts, 20% fewer minutes per game, 11 fewer appearances) and his performance improved. We have no idea how he’ll do with a substantial role (well maybe we do and it isn’t great), though apparently he can succeed in a limited role if he’s put in the right situations. It’s a clear downgrade on paper and fit. He’ll probably be fine guarding traditional small forwards, but I’m not sure about POA or traditional power forwards, both of whom DJJ could match up against just fine. In fact, DJJ was a very fine POA defender. The Mavs have gotten worse. They need to find an athletic stud who can effectively guard 4 positions now.