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I think it is obvious Mavs didn't try to move him at all costs. What I don't agree is that he can help this team. I just don't see the (good) fit. I think his defense looked better because others were even worse. But Mavs are not changing the Luka and Irving thing and as good as THJ defense might have looked, the overall defense was a disaster. And, he was part of that overall defense.

Well, I certainly agree that he's not a fit to start next to those two, and there will probably be a lot of games where it doesn't make sense for him to close. That was probably the thinking behind:

A) Wanting to move him
B) The Thybulle offer
C) bringing Curry in to replicate some of what THJ does, but in a cheaper, more overtly "off the bench at lower minutes" kind of way

But, I personally think it's a sizable leap from there to "he can't help this team." THJ off the bench (where he kind of finally learned how to thrive at times, last year) is a situation that can be good for him and the team. I think we're all assuming that Green will start. Idk, maybe we shouldn't. Some of the national stuff has had THJ starting, but I kind of chalked that up to them not being as plugged in as we are with the local team. However, if Green isn't as up to this as many of us believe, then yeah, we'll probably wish THJ was a better-fitting player. If Green IS ready, then THJ will be in a role that I do like for him on this team, despite him possibly being able to play an even bigger role on a team where he fits a bit better, if that makes sense.