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Willie Green Expected to Join Dusty May's Mavericks Staff
The Dallas Mavericks are expected to hire former Pelicans coach Willie Green as the top assistant on Dusty May's first NBA staff, Marc Stein of The Stein Line reports, with Green picking Dallas over a return to Steve Kerr's Warriors bench. The fantasy relevance is all about development. May arrives straight from Michigan with no NBA reps, so pairing him with Green, who spent four seasons running a young Pelicans roster, matters for how quickly Dallas sorts out roles. The centerpiece is reigning Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg, who poured in 21.0 points as a rookie and should shoulder a heavy on-ball workload in year two. May has also said he intends to lean on veteran Kyrie Irving as a steadying presence, which could cap Flagg's assist ceiling if Irving handles primary playmaking. Flagg's usage and how these voices split the backcourt touches are the threads to track as the staff fills out.
Source: Marc Stein
Source: Marc Stein
