With Kyrie Irving bound to miss an indefinite amount of time next season, the Dallas Mavericks will be relying heavily upon the rest of their guard corps to fulfill the playmaking and shot-creation void Irving will be leaving behind. The Mavericks stretch-and-waived Olivier-Maxence Prosper yesterday to make room for Dante Exum, so Max Christie, D'Angelo Russell, Exum, Jaden Hardy, and Brandon Williams will be the quintet responsible for trying to replicate Irving's production.
All signs point toward Dallas having brought in Russell to be their starting point guard once the season starts, especially since Russell is primed for a bounce-back season.