MAVS NEWS:

[mvossman]

DLEBRON says Klay and Naji have been below average to bad while Grimes has had a positive defensive impact. The Mavs need a wing defender. The problem isn’t so much acquiring one but that you basically then need to consign Klay into a low minute bench player. Signing Klay and becoming hostage to his reputation has turned into a trap.

Never been a fan of LEBRON and if DLEBRON says Naji is a below average defender then I am less impressed.  

Not sure I get the Klay hate.  He has been what you would hope he would be.  He doesn't kill you on defense, makes high BBIQ decisions and shoots at a very high level.  The starting lineup including Luka/Kyrie/Klay was never going to be a top 5 defense, but the idea was that Klay could take the offense to another level against teams like Boston, and in the rare cases where all three were healthy, he has.  Of all the team's problems recently, I would put Klay way down on that list.