In his eighth game of the season, Klay Thompson was benched by Jason Kidd in favor of D'Angelo Russell.
Heading into tonight's game against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Dallas Mavericks were 2-5 on the year, and it was obvious that they needed some sort of offensive change. They posted the worst offensive rating in the NBA through these first seven games, and adding Russell into the starting unit could be the juice they need to get trending in the right direction.
Starting Cooper Flagg at point guard did not work out as well as Mavericks fans had hoped, and their lack of an on-ball shot creator sank their offense, and Thompson's early-season production.