The New Look Mavericks Could Be GAME BREAKING...

A lot of major moves have been made in NBA Free Agency so far with Paul George leaving the Los Angeles Clippers for the Philadelphia 76ers, Isaiah Hartenstein signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder over the New York Knicks, and Klay Thompson joined the Dallas Mavericks amongst other moves the reigning Western Conference Champions have made. It's a controversial move, but one that I think will do a lot for them and has the chance to really unlock their full potential. So, let's talk about it.

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0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Tim Hardaway Jr. Trade
2:29 - Naji Marshall Signing
3:13 - Klay Thompson is a Maverick
4:41 - Can the Defense Hold Up?
5:29 - The Best Offense in the NBA?
8:08 - Klay was the Right Move
10:26 - This is Gonna Be Fun
11:32 - Outro

[SouthernDrinkSlinger]

01) People are acting like DJJ was all defensive team - DPOY. The dude was playing 14 minutes per game on a terrible Bulls team before signing a vet minimum with Dallas. Then the Luka effect inflated his value, got him a bag, and he will regress back to what he really is on a team without Luka. Meanwhile, Naji Marshall was playing behind a stacked pelican's forward roster, getting similar production as DJJ, and brings more size to Dallas. Once the Luka effect inflates Naji's game, people won't even remember DJJ.
02) There are people actually saying the Mavs got worse. They replaced make-a-wish 3pt shooter THJ with one of the best 3pt shooters of all time. IDC if Klay's defense has regressed to being a liability, it's still more D than THJ played. You replaced Green with Grimes. I was hoping they'd trade Green for years now. He didn't fit the system & Grimes is a clear upgrade on the defensive end. Then you replaced DJJ with Naji, who has similar defense but Naji is a much better shooter.
03) Lively and Hardy are still rookies and they will improve year after year. The problem with Hardy is that he isn't a PG, and this team is already stacked on 2/3 players.
04) Stop bringing up O'Max. We all hope he improves, but he won't play in close games this year. He hasn't developed enough, and I'm honestly not sure he will next year either.
05) The Mavs solved some of their glaring issues that were super noticeable in the finals... 3 points shooting and a dependable 3rd scrorer. So much trash talk about not enough defense if Klay starts, but people aren't realizing that Kidd can run his rotations so only 2 of the 3 are on the court at the same time for most of their minutes, even if they all start. Grimes should be one of their better PoA defenders and you can run any combination of Grimes, Luka, Klay, & Kryie that you want 1-3.

[ArkhamDeluxe]

Casuals not realising that Klay has been brought in as the upgrade to THJ is hilarious 😂 They think that if he isn't the 3rd best player, the team will fail whereas THJ was unplayable last year in the playoffs and they made the finals?? Go off though ig

[nkrumansantos]

Quentin Grimes is an underrated addition too.
Dallas is building a roster will multiple threats from outside that dont hurt you on defense.
You will not be able to stop them if Luka goes cold.
Corner 3's will go in a lot more often.

[rylbhadcomntz]

Mavs vs Thunder for WCF is shaping up nicely.

[Streets]

Bro, I am tired of this DJJ narrative, as if he was some lockdown defender, shutting people down night in and night out, which is far from the truth yes he’s good but we are a good defensive team as-an whole it’s not just one person. It’s a collective effort also with the additions. This off-season we have gotten deeper and better and I am happy we are our team is.

[picklerick]

Love to see a thunder fan giving us our flowers. Okc was already the 1 seed tho and you saw the moves they made👀. Looking forward to that rematch in the wcf next year 🤝

[lukaskywalker]

I'm a Mavs fan and I'll tell you, we upgraded but man, the Thunder made correct moves. That series could have gone differently given a few bounces. OKC missed tons of wide open shots, like we did in the finals. It's gonna be between OKC and Mavs. Wolves fans, happy to say Luka powns Gobert and Ant Man admires Dallas players too much. Denver is just shedding depth. Clippers... no comment. Lakers... no comment

[zachbennett]

Ideally I’d like to see Klay come off the bench as a flamethrower and part of the closing lineup. Start either naji or grimes as key defenders depending on matchups

[Smido]

I see it this way:
Grimes can (and will) replace Green 1 vs 1. I really love what Green did for us and its sad to see him go. I really hope he balls out in Charlotte and a true Contender gets him out of there as soon as possible (looking at you Milwaukee or Cleveland). But Grimes is basically the same player. The one thing I allways liked about Grimes (and hoped Green would do it too), he just lets it fly from 3 if open. No hesitation whatsoever. For his career he takes more then double the 3P attempts that Green does (per 36 minutes) with a similar 3P%.

Marshall also can (and hopefully will) replace DJJ. They are a bit different, one is a better shooter/playmaker, the other one is more athletic. But the Pels defense was 6 points better with Marshall on the court. And lets be honest, who was DJJ before playing for Dallas and in Kidd's system? So I also think this swap isnt making us worse.

BUT Thompson replacing THJ? Do I even have to talk about it? Thats a huge upgrade. Yes, Thompson isnt a great PoA defender anymore... and yet he is still better then THJ ever was on defense. And he is also a way, WAY better and MORE CONSISTENT scorer. Dude shot 45% on C&S 3's last season! The problem was he had to (or wanted, dont know) to create a lot for himself. Thats not what his job will be on our team. Just run around some offball screens and shoot the rock if open!

So overall we clearly got better, while still being under the 2nd tax apron and without giving up a 1st! Ad the internal groth of our younger guys (specially Lively, hopefully Hardy and O-Max) and better chemistry (having a full season together) to the mix and I am more then happy with our offseason.

[pinobluevogel]

One thing I didn't realise that another commenter pointed me to (on another video) is that Klay Thompson, despite having a down year shooting and some bad shot selection, still shot over 45% on his open three pointers. This basically means, that with the massive playmaking advantage that the Mavs have over the Warriors, he is going to have more open shots and he is still getting respected by the opposing defenses, which means there is way more space for Luka and Kyrie to attack. Also having Kyrie on one side and Klay on the other, that completely overstretches defenses, as both are top shooters in the league.

The only thing I'm worried about is Klay's defense. They really need to get him in lineups with their defensive guys, he could also be a swap with Luka and Kyrie if one of them goes to the bench, so they always have this offensive threat out there, that could really work.

[LLRhettLL]

It depends. The role players need to step up if they want to win the finals. Same with Klay, as long as he can shoot the ball they are serious contenders

[MossyRock-gi]

I feel like Klay "quiet quit" the Warriors last season. He didn't want to give them his best. He was over it.

[-hunt-]

Casual fans in the comments saying Luka doesn’t commit to defense. None of them watched Mavs games. Nobody could knock him for defense until his body broke down in the finals and the Mavs were out matched by a 10man deep team. How do you think the Mavs had the best defense in the league after the all star break morons?!

[spojsvojs]

Before you all throw some slander on Klay, let me remind you that they said Kyrie should retire before he joined Dallas 😉

[marcusht]

I think this team’s bench has great defensive potential, and I have faith in Kidd to put the right lineups together throughout the game to go on defensive runs. The starting and closing lineups will not have as great defence, however the offence will be damn near unstoppable.

[OLCProductions]

Lets be for real here. They at least winning 60 games with this new and improved lineup with the core finally getting a full season of chemistry. Nico aint even done yet.

[robglobal]

PJ Washington could be the Mavs sleeper next year!

[simple_guy]

I'm excited to see mavs next season

so far it's solid A trade for me

losing DJJ and josh green but got naji and grimes, not to mention klay. how is this a lose situation? it's a big improvement for me

hope all the player stay healthy next season

[CheyenneSedai]

I wish Denver could make some moves like this to get their depth back. Excited to see how the Mavs do.

[AJ-zyjf]

Lakers and Warriors fans really mad and coping in the comments 😂😂😂

Mavs just got Klay for 17-18 mil a year. A steal.