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On a good team where there is discipline and accountability, Jerami could bring back his D. Not totally, as he also wants to score nowadays, but there'd be an increase in his defensive effort. I'm not optimistic that team would be the Mavs. He views himself as a star and on the Mavs he'd be 3rd in the pecking order. IMHO, he'd already accept being number 2 to Luka's one, but he'd be going out of his way to dislodge Kyrie and Kyrie would let him. That could mean Jerami could focus more on scoring -- exactly what he wants to. And on the subject of defense, he can, but would he? If the best player on the team gets a pass on not playing D, that would only encourage him to do the same as Luka does. Of course Jerami could still help as his natural defensive instincts are just good. But I'm not sure he'd exert real effort on the defensive end on the Mavs.

And of course, but favorite Jerami gripe -- rebounding.
Be prepared to have the same issues on the other team crushing the Mavs every night as every big on the Mavs except for Lively couldn't get 5 rebounds on a regular basis.