Trade & FA 2023-24: Stein-Ingram Trade Inevitable| LAL Want Lebron Back On Any Terms

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That all may be true. But hypothetically, swap out Green for Dort and see if the Mavs are better defensively. Dort's 3 pt shot as well as Green's are a wash IMO. What was Green's 3 pt %  for last season?  Did he shoot over 40%?  It may be higher because he doesn't take a lot of them. Dort probably shoots a higher volume, because he's asked to take them whether he makes them or not. Green is a reluctant shooter. I'm not trashing Green. He has the chops to be very good. But that depends on him. This is his year to make the leap.

Josh Green shot 40% on 2.8 attempts a game and Dort shot 33% at twice as many attempts (5.5).

While I would actually tend to think the trade proposal that started this conversation would be a good one for the Mavs because Dort can easily replace Green and you're getting Capela as well without giving up firsts, I would definitely prefer the Mavs really unleash Josh Green until the trade deadline to see what he looks like at higher volumes.  Someone needs to let him know his role is pretty set and he's not going to get yanked around for bad shooting nights or a mistake here and there.  Just always felt like he was still playing for minutes as opposed to just playing basketball last year despite seeing a lot of improvement in certain areas.