Preseason Game 1: Dallas Mavericks (0-0) vs. OKC (1-0) | 7:30pm CST

[DanSchwartzgan]

I also thought Max was and is better than Klay.


I will reiterate that the closing 5 couldn’t be more obvious without Kai… DLO-Max-Flagg-PJ-AD.

I thought Christie looked really dialed in Monday night.  I'm not ready to say "better than Klay" as I think Klay's shooting, leadership and championship pedigree are important.  But, Max was already closing games over Klay at times last year.  I see no reason for that to change.  I also think he's very much in a top 9 (over Naji) when Kyrie returns in games where the rotation starts to narrow.