07-09-2025, 09:42 PM
(07-09-2025, 06:33 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Minutes are really tight. Some players are not going to be very thrilled with their roles. I have been listening to some pods who assume Cooper gets minutes at the two...even starting at the two. I don't think I buy that now. Although, if it does happen they talk about how Klay's and Max's minutes (not even mentioning Caleb's) get crunched. I even heard one of the Mavs podcasts saying Max being out of the rotation.
I think this would be bad news. As you mention, Max is a young player. I think he plays a smart game. He has upside still. I am not sure if he is going to be a top 5 player here, but I think he could potentially be a really nice high minute bench player. To bury him on the bench would be bad news imo.
Minutes will be real tight. That’s one reason I’m surprised Dallas never packaged Naji in some kind of deal for a PG or perimeter defender. He outperformed his contract and one would figure he’d have some appeal to other teams. I guess when they got DR for pennies, that idea went off the table. I honestly can’t see where Marshall gets any minutes for this team unless it’s out of position again at the point to spell Russell.
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