The Dallas Mavericks finally made the bold move of benching Klay Thompson in favor of D’Angelo Russell after a lackluster start, and the four-time NBA champion is taking it in stride.
“I don’t mind,” Thompson said of his new role via Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News. “I’m going to play. I’m gonna do great things. That’s coming. I know it is.”
“I’m feeling like those first five games were hard for me to get my wind and get my legs under me,” he added. “Now I’m finally feeling like myself again. And you just know as a shooter, when that ball is just effortlessly flicking off your wrist. You know big things are coming.”
In his first game off the bench, Thompson put up a more efficient performance in the 101-99 loss against the New Orleans Pelicans, contributing 11 points, four rebounds, and three assists on 4-for-7 shooting from the field in 21 minutes of action.
Dallas Mavericks News: Cooper Flagg drops sad quote after the team’s 2-6 start
Despite having Cooper Flagg, the Dallas Mavericks are off to a poor start, and the former Duke Blue Devil vented his frustration during the postgame presser after the defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans.
“I mean, for me, it’s the most I’ve lost since, you know, I think ever,” Flagg told reporters via Abby Jones of DLLS Sports. “So, it’s obviously a lot different. You have to adapt to just playing a lot more games and, you know, get used to that. But, I wouldn’t say anybody’s happy.”
“Guys are obviously trying to stay level-headed and know that we got a lot more games to go and it’s still really early. But, I mean, speaking personally, I know it’s not fun to just keep losing. Hopefully, we start taking steps in the right direction.”
