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[Smitty]

I just don't see it.

The PG problem is a temporary problem anyways theoretically. Kyrie should return by February around the halfway point in the season. Are we really going to sell for half a season when the Mavs could theoretically cash in better later anyways?

And I also wonder just how big of an issue this is in reality anyways. Of course we can't say for certain, but if Flagg is the real deal AND he can create.

Flagg had 17.2% of all of his possessions as the PnR ball handler for Duke, his 2nd most called play type (the first being spot up at 17.8%). Of which he had a 26.8% AST rate and a 2.05 AST/TO ratio. This ranked him in the 91st percentile among all college players last season. 

Here is a chart showing Flagg's playmaking numbers compared to other wings. 



I think there is real merit to having Flagg be a primary initator at least until Kyrie comes back. Especially if Kidd wants to keep reworking the offense to be less heliocentric and more cuts/passes. Both of which Flagg can play in.

I absolutely agree with your take on Flagg. I’ve been saying it every chance I get. I think he will be more Point-Forward than most think here. That doesn’t mean the Mavs shouldn’t solve the “3 Center problem”, while adding to the backcourt. Sexton is a near 50/40/90 guy. Per 36 puts him in Kyrie territory. The one year he played 35 minutes, he actually put up the same numbers Kai did for the Mavs this year. I’m not saying he’s in the same category obviously, but the extremes others are going to to trash him, it felt noteworthy.