07-04-2024, 12:26 AM
In fairness, DJJ played over 29 minutes in 22 playoff games, when he really emerged. Naji has shown he can be effective at about 20 minutes per game. That’s probably all the Mavs will need regular season or playoffs. Based on the data, there’s not much between them, at least in a 20 minute role. Naji may even turn out to be a little better as a small forward, though he may not have the same positional flexibility on defense. In theory, the Mavs stayed the same with this exchange, as we all seem to agree for the most part. The Mavs will have their most talented team in franchise history next year if Luka can rehab his knee and everything else to 100%. It’s now title or bust.