MJ Washington - The thunder killer with 20pts 10reb 3 stocks

Hooper Flagg : 30pts 7 rebounds 7 asst 4 stocks

Zacc 1st team all defense : 15pts 10 reb 6 stocks

Gaff : 10pts 10reb 2 blk

Will be extremely interesting to see how we defend the okc guards.

Our biggest strength is at wings , their biggest weakness is matchups with best wings . Just need to make sure not to fall for SGA gimmicks.

Lively had superb potential when he last played. Gafford is serviceable but he is what he is at this point.

Between Rez and Cisse, who would you rather be palying at 5?

Personally, I think the issue with Rez is that despite being big and bulky he tends to get pushed around. Cisse in my opinion is much more athletic than him and when going against the like of Giannis, Wemby, Duren, Jabari I think Rez is in disadvantage.

I hope we can see some Cisse minutes when Rez is being killed at 5. I know he's a Dusty guy and he's a lottery pick so playing him to grow on that potential is more crucial than nurturing an undrafted Cisse. But I think it's also reckless to let a talent like Cisse rot in the bench. It's been 4 games, but I surely hope to see him on the court.

Also, from last game I like the pass he made to Kyrie as he was cutting for an easy layup. I hope Rez can grow more on being a connector, which Lively excels at.

While Dybantsa, Boozer, Peterson, Wilson, Wagler, Burries, Flemmings, Acuff, were all playing college ball, Coop was :

• Second youngest ROTY ever (by 2 days, to LeBron)

• Youngest ever to score 35

• Youngest ever to score 50, only one as a teen

• First rookie since Allen Iverson to drop 40 four times

• First rookie since MJ to lead his team in points, assists, rebounds and steals

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All while being high school player of the year and college player of the year. And he's the 11th youngest player in the league RIGHT NOW, only 7 months older than Cam Boozer, the youngest one.

Let's see how this year's rookies do compared to rookie Flagg who was a year younger. Let's see how they do compared to Flagg this year, while they are the same age.

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Four games into the season, Zaccharie Risacher — the wiry French wing the Atlanta Hawks drafted as the No. 1 pick in 2024 — has had several sequences where it looks like he’s playing at 1.5 speed. The Mavericks acquired him in a July trade and have until Saturday to exercise his $17.4 million team option for the 2027-28 season, which seems like a safe bet.

Risacher, who’s averaging 8.0 points per game while shooting 30.8 percent from the field, has struggled to score but has still made a positive impact in Dallas’ 2-2 start. Risacher’s 16 combined steals and blocks tie teammate Cooper Flagg for the most in the NBA. The Mavericks outscore opponents by 6.9 points per 100 possessions with Risacher on the floor and get outscored by 17.5 points per 100 possessions when he sits.

“Zac is finding himself now,” coach Dusty May said. “He’s still so young. We really, really value and appreciate those plays. However many missed shots he had, he had twice as many loose balls and blocks and steals and rebounds.

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