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

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I just don't think he lives up to the defensive bar that DJJ left. I think his hot shooting will regress a little. I think Grimes is going to look so much better that the Mavs are going to be forced to choose between playing Grimes or Marshall minutes.

Just a bunch of little small things thats giving me the gut feeling that the Mavs are going to move on from Marshall and probably get a little bit more athletic.

Lets see if I'm wrong.

You are going to be surprised with Marshall. I was thinking earlier today something similar to the Jason Timpf video that Killer posted. Marshall is more of the type of player that moves and can make something out of nothing dribbling. The team last year was essentially creators and finishers. DJJ was a finisher. So, when they go to the finals it broke. Marshall, Grimes, and Klay will help that. I think that's the main reason Dallas moved on from DJJ.

The more I've watched him Marshall is a very good defender. He's big and long. Grimes is an even better defender than him and DJJ. Marshall is also a better shooter and can turn a possession into something with driving or passing also. We obviously won't see it until the season gets going. But, I think Nico just did a massive upgrade on this team.

My projection for next year if everyone stays healthy is a top 3 seed, top 3 defense, top 5 offense and wins the title. Because it's the West I think they will win 55-58.