The Dallas Mavericks kick off preseason action tomorrow night against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Fort Worth at Dickie's Arena, but Mavs fans must avoid falling for a notorious Jason Kidd lineup tendency that he teased the other day during training camp. Kidd said that Dallas tinkered with a lineup that included Ryan Nembhard, Cooper Flagg, P.J. Washington, Anthony Davis, and Dereck Lively II, and while Nembhard does look like he has the skills to play as a rookie, Mavs fans shouldn't bank on him being the real starter, or even an every-night player, during the regular season.
As things stand now, Nembhard is on a two-way deal, meaning that he can only be active for 50 regular-season games, and even if he does start tomorrow against the Thunder, it likely won't persist into the season.