Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd decided to bench D'Angelo Russell on Christmas Day, and this is one of the many indicators that his time in Dallas could be coming to an end before the February 5 trade deadline.
Dallas has been gauging Russell's trade market for the past few weeks, and the fact that they already want to move on from him tells you everything you need to know about his Mavericks journey so far. The Mavs signed him to be Kyrie Irving's stopgap replacement until he returns from his ACL tear, but Kidd clearly hasn't trusted him since the beginning of the regular season.