With an annual salary of 54 million, the Mavericks led the Mavericks to two consecutive losses in the beginning. Should the team consider sending him away?

A few days before the start of the new NBA season, the entire Western Conference pattern is really unexpected. The Thunder have won three consecutive games, but were forced into double overtime in both games; the Spurs have been undefeated since the preseason. Under the leadership of Bunyama, they also have the opportunity to have a place in the top six in the Western Conference this season like the Grizzlies, Timberwolves, and Rockets in the past. Based on the fact that Fox is still recovering from injury, the team has a lot of room for improvement. What is more embarrassing is that as the team with the most noise during the offseason, the Rockets started the season with two consecutive losses, pouring cold water on everyone. No one in the team can take on the task of connecting. Durant can guarantee 30 points per game in isolation, but this model has proven as early as the Nets that it is difficult to win. The key is that the efficiency of young people is also slowly declining!

Similar to the Rockets, there is another championship-winning team, the Mavericks. During the offseason, the Mavericks used the No. 1 pick to win Flagg, and signed Russell to temporarily fill the gap while Irving recovers from injury. Judging from the US media and the NBA's official strength rankings, the Mavericks are qualified to compete for playoff tickets in the Western Conference, and the league's overall strength is also in the top ten. But when the new season started, people were shocked. In the first game, they defeated the Spurs by 33 points. In the second game, they faced the Wizards, who are at the bottom of the league, and the Mavericks still lost! George, the 24th pick in the first round of 2024, can score 34 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in one game. What is the opponent doing? Of course, these are just the first two games of the season, so the sample looks relatively small. If the two-game losing streak at the bottom of the league isn't convincing enough, let's look at a few more statistics.

First of all, the Mavericks are the only team in the league that can hardly score 100 points in the new season, ranking at the bottom! Secondly, the Mavericks' average assists and turnovers per game are both at the bottom four level, and the Magic are also in this range. In addition, the Mavericks' overall shooting percentage is 40.4%, which is still the bottom in the league! Even coach Kidd was dissatisfied: We must throw the ball in. But Kidd also emphasized the major premise: Flagg will remain the point guard until Irving returns. What does this mean? The question has to go back to Nongmei: In the first two games, Nongmei averaged 24.5 points, 13 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. The data is very comprehensive, but the two shooting percentages are as low as 39% + 25%! Secondly, when the thick eyebrows are on the court, the team's net efficiency per 100 rounds is -18.1!

What is the concept? When the thick eyebrows are on the court, any team in the league has a better offense than the Mavericks, no matter what! After being sent to the Mavericks by the Lakers, Nong Mei lamented that he finally returned to his favorite No. 4 position. But can he still play the fourth position? Judging from the lineup, Lively and Gafford are on the inside, and Powell is on the bench. He can always play the fourth position as long as he wants. But his efficiency was terrible. There are four manifestations: The thick eyebrows are in the fourth position and can stay away from the penalty area. He often floats at the top of the arc, dribbling a few balls on the spot without pain, and then shooting. If he fails to make the shot, he will be counterattacked by the opponent! Based on Thick Eyebrow's shooting efficiency this season, you should know how many fast-break points the opponents scored from the Mavericks.

Secondly, during the Pelicans and Lakers eras, there must have been outstanding point guards around him to help him with tactics, such as Rondo and Holiday, LeBron James and Russell during the Lakers era. Don't underestimate Russell, he is the one who assisted the thick eyebrows the most. However, Russell will be on the bench in the new season, and 60% of the time lines between the two cannot match. Not to mention that he has to take care of his teammates around him, and he will not get too much ball rights. Third, thick eyebrows make me fat! Although he had eye surgery during the offseason, it was obvious that his body had gained weight, which caused his speed to decrease, and his breakthrough steps were too heavy. With mistakes, falling to the ground would easily make people worried: he won't be injured, right? The fourth and most critical point: thick eyebrows disrupted the entire lineup of the Mavericks.

Because Big Eyebrow has to play the fourth position, Washington can only go to the third position, and it is impossible to let him serve as a substitute; Washington occupies the third position, Clay is at the shooting guard position, and No. 1 pick Flagg can only go to the first position to control. Why does Kidd emphasize that Flagg always plays 1? Then we can't let Washington be the substitute, right? Nongmei needs someone to plug the leak, and the overall space of the Lone Ranger is too crowded. Nongmei himself understands it, but does he still have mid-to-long-range shooting? The Mavericks team averaged 9.5 three-pointers per game, which is close to the bottom of the league! When there is no one to play for the thick eyebrow, when the thick eyebrow is far away from the basket, what is the meaning of his existence? This season, Big Eyebrow’s annual salary is US$54.13 million, fifth in the league, on the same level as Antetokounmpo, but can he lead a team at this level?

We can easily be deceived by the dominance of the thick eyebrows during the Lakers period. But the Lakers' various conditions have pushed the thick eyebrows to that level, including James' offensive power. In the fifth position, thick eyebrows can also reduce the burden caused by running and the impact of pressure on the knees and ankles that he is unwilling to change. But in the fourth position, he couldn't go back at all! This caused the Lone Ranger's offense to be stagnant. Essentially, the thick eyebrows were a high-end version of the pie-eating man. From the perspective of the Mavericks management, they cannot achieve both. It is true to cultivate Flagg. The sale of Big Eyebrow at a certain stage in the future may also happen at any time. Essentially, from the time Big Eyebrow came to the Mavericks, he was destined to be unable to be the core and the fate of the chess piece was doomed.