Justin Verrier

Everything will be better off for him.

Well, I do wonder overall, because I saw the Dallas Mavericks here last week in Portland.

I am wondering to myself how quickly this thing can turn around because I look at this team.

I'm like, this is at least in terms of the parts specifically, a higher end team than is typically winning only 20 games.

Sure.

Like I think if I'm saying one nice thing about the Dallas Mavericks, I found myself during that game wondering how quickly can this turn around, especially because a lot of what they need is just someone who could actually handle the ball.

And Kyrie presumably will be back next year and ready to fill that void.

As you're watching the Mavericks, does it seem like that too?

Like they do have a chalk outline of a not a serious contender, but the very least a competitive team that would probably be playing ish.

So this is presumably the starting lineup going into next season.

It'd be Kyrie, you assume Max Christie, Cooper, PJ Washington, I assume at the four, and then Lively and Gafford in some sort of rotation.

We'll see about Lively.

Haven't seen him for a very long time.

I think injuries are becoming a very big concern there.

But that's the five.

Like on paper, that's not terrible.

I will say Max Christie has not shot the ball well over the past month or two, which is unfortunate because he really was shooting the cover off the ball around like the new year.

And when he's not doing that, you're just kind of left wanting.

Here's where I ultimately ended up.

I think it like it looks nice.