THE GREEN MACHINE: The Subtle Emergence of Josh Green

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Please correct me if I am wrong:

1. Josh is the fastest guy on the team.

2. Josh is the best wingman/alley-oop guy on the fast break.

3. Josh has the best physical talents for defending quick point guards.

4. After Doe-Doe and Reggie, Josh is the next most versatile defender on the team. 

5. Josh is an NBA-caliber rebounder for his position.

6. Josh is an NBA-caliber ball handler for his position.

7. Josh is an NBA-caliber passer for his position. 

8. Josh is an improving FT shooter (57% year 1, 69% year 2).

9. Josh is an improving FG shooter (45%, 51%).

10. Josh is an improving 3-point shooter (16%, 36%).

11. Josh is very, very coachable.

12. Josh is a good teammate. 

13. Josh is 21 years old (2 years younger than Luka, 5 years younger than Jalen Brunson).

I hafta think the Mavs are very happy with this kid, his potential, and his progress.

1.  Look at me, I'm Fox.  /Luka voice.
2.  Dallas was the 2nd worst fast break team in the league last year.
3.  DFS, Bullock, Frank
4.  Maxi
5.  70th best guard in rebounds per minute his rookie year, 16th best last season (his best trait?)
6.  He looks comfortable with the ball and this would be my pick for what he does best before stat hunting for this list.
7.  130th rank in assists per minute last year.
8.  Hard not to improve on that stat when you are a shooting guard and still very poor.
9.  2.4 attempts, 3.8 attempts (sample sizes)
10.  .64 attempts, 1.5 attempts (sample sizes)
11.  Debatable.
12.  So are Powell and Pinson.
13.  This is his 3rd year.  Also a bad idea to compare him to JB and Luka if you want to rewind the clock and look at their level of play at his age.  

The Mavs very well might be happy and hindsight and all but I bet they'd take a do over given the opportunity.  The next three picks in that draft.

19. Saddiq Bey
20. Precious Achiuwa
21. Tyrese Maxey

Green was a weird pick for the Mavs who traditionally valued more ready players with higher floors than ceilings.  Josh is a high ceiling guy and would probably look a lot different on a worse team that could afford him more opportunity.