Injured point guard? Just use the 6-foot-8 power forward you drafted No. 1 overall in his place. Seriously, Mavs, do that. Cooper Flagg needed just one preseason game to ease any worries Mavs fans had about the lack of ball-handling and passing chops on this Mavericks team. Flagg had 3 assists in just 14 minutes in his preseason debut, looked highly comfortable with the ball in his hands, and made decisions quickly. Exactly the kind of traits you want from... A point guard. Just saying!
Jason Kidd has been pretty clear that he wants the ball in Flagg's hands pretty often, and what we've seen from him thus far (and what we knew about him before the draft) should make Mavs fans feel pretty good about that strategy.