Dante Exum's return may have just forced a fan-favorite rookie to the end of Jason Kidd's bench.
The Dallas Mavericks officially re-signed Dante Exum to a one-year deal on Monday to lock him down as one of their main guards off the bench, and while this is a move that they desperately needed to make, considering Kyrie Irving is set to miss significant time with a torn ACL, it also comes with some negative consequences for rookie point guard Ryan Nembhard as he enters his first NBA season.