Game 30: Minnesota Timberwolves (14-14) vs. Dallas Mavericks (19-10) | 1:30pm CST

[mvossman]

Ok. We can call it a SG/SF blend rotation. 

Re it being done before, the idea that Grimes was rotating with Klay was not relevant while Naji was sick and not an option. That has just changed. Its a relatively full lineup now, so we get a chance to see who they prefer when they have ALL their choices.

And Grimes is STILL the primary sub for Klay, playing SF/SG.

In any event,
1 Grimes is now ahead of Naji in the rotation, and 
2 both are in the SG/SF minutes mix. 

I keep harping on the latter because I keep seeing people asking why Naji isn't playing PF, and it's because he is not a PF (wasn't his position in NO, Mavs tried him a bit at PF but decided it was a bad move when they had a choice, and they don't seem to have any interest in trying to force that square peg in the round hole).

Is Naji on a similar path as Grant, ie a trade chip at the deadline? I still hope for DJJ, and Naji+Hardy is a salary match that works. Just saying.

The Naji hate is strange. Grant was a starter and terrible after the first week or two. He went to the second unit and continued to suck. Naji has been good (even with the poor three point shooting) and is just a few games back from long illness. He is so far from Grant right now, and I’m not sure DJJ would be an upgrade.