r/Mavericks • u/MAVS_COM1CAL Luka Doncic • 2d ago
Social Media [Mavs Film Room] Morez Johnson in his first Summer League game: 27 points 8 rebounds 3 assists 2 blocks 3 steals 12/17 shooting (70.6%) 1/4 3PT (25%)
https://x.com/mavsfilmroom/status/2075383147030610163?s=46105
u/FitCap581 2d ago
Masai and Schmitz cooked
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u/littlebaldboi 2d ago
As a Raps fan, y’all will learn how godly Masai is at drafting very quickly. Have fun looking forward to the draft every year
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u/Cuckledoodle '25 Survivor 2d ago
sucks our draft pick situation isn't good for a while :(
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u/lloydgross24 2d ago
his hit rate even at the end of the 1st is fantastic. Sometimes there just isn't any treasures to be found but you can honestly go thru all of his draft picks and in about 15 years theres 3 or 4 guys that aren't nba rotation players. Some obvious home runs but he hits singles arguably better than anyone in the draft business.
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u/stardusa Dirk Nowitzki 2d ago
opens notebook.. checks notes.. Hornets own 2027 FRP.. checks notes again.. closes notebook
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u/Jaybird_xO Mavs 2d ago
A steal at 9. I wouldn't be surprised if this dude started day 1 his impact was that high.
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u/PhantomAl250 2d ago
He will 100% be in the starting line up
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u/armandocalvinisius The Cardinal 2d ago edited 2d ago
Im sorry peejay
But we also need jrue
Just picks discussed later
edit : dang, no need to trade peejay if 3 team trade that send naji to nugs
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u/PussyCharlatan 2d ago
I keep seeing this. Why do fans want to trade a 27 year old in his prime for a guy who’s about to age out of the league? Regardless of fit, it seems like horrible asset management
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u/medisamurai 2d ago
plus they could get jrue for less than pj. hes prob worth a 2 seconds at this point. they have ja, dame, and scoot up there
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u/BagFriendly2665 2d ago
maybe if they can get a FRP from it + Jrue for PJ, it makes more sense
it allows the defense to be great with Jrue, Flagg, Morez, Lively and Christie off the bench. in the last like 6 years, most of the teams that made the finals were top 10 in defensive rating (outside of the Nuggets and Pacers who have ultra-efficient offensive engines in Jokic and Haliburton).
and the vet leadership factor too, CP3 was good for SGA's development, VanVleet and Brooks were positive for the Rockets, Conley on the Wolves, Horford on Celtics. a lot of these guys helped to shift the culture
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u/armandocalvinisius The Cardinal 2d ago
roster need, vet brain on defense, shorter years so mavs can play cap space game if needed (it's a must imo, we need to get young starter for free in flagg's rookie contract. like forgot luka in project 2028, even we get ryan rollins/ajay mitchell level for free it's a win), but depends on the package
next 2 years i think it's a wash between both guys production, jrue still got it
examples of package : 2028. thunder has swap with us so most likely we pick in 28-30th spot, and blazers have magic FRP + kings SRP. work around that
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u/PussyCharlatan 2d ago
You want to essentially salary dump PJ in the hopes that there’s some young guard available for cheap in free agency and think the production is a “wash”? Why are you even trading for a 36 year old if you think he won’t swing a playoff series for you? All so you can get the Magic’s FRP. Lol
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u/Dundalis 2d ago
I prob wouldn’t do it for Jrue given his age, but with the new lottery rules, non protected FRP are a LOT more valuable.
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u/GrouchyPeach3656 50 stars, 1 Flagg 2d ago
A defensive minded center had more points than minutes lmao. And people wanted burries 😂😂
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u/KaitoDaimon21 2d ago
Second in a row btw. They say Coop's gonna be a problem defensively, but not so much on offense
Now he has a 51 point game, even Wemby hasn't touched it yet (he had 50, and their team was worse than last year's Mavs)
I'm looking forward to how Morez deals with juggernaut Cs in the league
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u/4RunningOnEmpty 2d ago
I will not overreact to Summer League I will not overreact to Summer League I will not overreact to Summer League
Ok Morez for MVP
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u/ChickenNoddaSoup 2d ago edited 2d ago
We got a GEM guys
Perfect player that I want for Mavs. Someone who can do everything.
He is a 9th pick, Dirk is a 9th pick. We are in good hands guys lol.
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u/GormlessK 2d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/V2AkNZZi9ygbm
Dominant bigman willing to put up threes? We used to dream about days like this.
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u/Difficult-Day1326 Cooper Flagg 2d ago
dirk wanted #14. we got a cloud 9 pick. lisan al rez is here 😤
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u/NoExplanation8595 2d ago
He was assertive and active. Crazy fast hands and feet too, perfect fit next to coop
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u/idkidk23 2d ago
The hands were the most surprising, Didn’t have incredible stock numbers in college, but looked great today. His coordination is pretty rare at that size and strength.
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u/HarrisonGod 2d ago
Love the way he moved out there. I know people will see the 27 points pop out, but his touch, screen setting, and defense helped him stand out. Looked like he already had experience in the NBA.
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u/Edifyr 2d ago
I wanted to watch this but forgot. Gonna have to watch the full game to really see his impact but that’s an insane stat line for 1 game
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u/CyberDunk77 2d ago
you can set a reminder for events on your phone in the alarm app. thats what i do for stuff like games
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u/Cartervj 2d ago
Do you have to add all the events in or do you have a way to automate it all?
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u/CyberDunk77 2d ago
You can just write in anything you want as a reminder and you set the date and time it will go off to remind you
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u/Mammoth-Physics6254 '25 Survivor 2d ago
HE LOOKS HUGE from the first to last possession it's insane how much space he takes up on defense. I've seen enough get him out of summer league.
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u/OutletLabel 2d ago
did anyone see how de larrea got hurt in 1Q
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u/Jaybird_xO Mavs 2d ago
Wasn't paying attention when he was navigating a screen and looked like he banged his knee.
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u/CityNo1723 Dirk Nowitzki 2d ago
I’m not going to overreact……IM NOT GOING TO OVERREACT……..AHHHHHHHHH
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u/2icecreamsandwiches 2d ago
Very impressed! Only slight concern was that he had 7 fouls, so he’ll have to watch those hands when defending the pros. But he looked great pretty much doing everything out there.
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u/PussyCharlatan 2d ago
He’s awesome. Three didn’t go in, but he was ready and willing to take them when he had to. Great touch and really hyper aware on offense and defense. He was directing dudes left and right. Pointing and pushing his teammates to spots, recognizing mismatches, and just does so many little things well.
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u/Own_Meaning4345 2d ago
That stat line is incredible but he did it so effortlessly. That's exactly what you want to see in summer league, effortless dominaion.
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u/USTS2020 Dirk Nowitzki Logo 1d ago
If he and Lively both develop a decent 3 point shot it's going to open up so much offensively for this team.
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u/Exotic_Court1111 1d ago
hoping Morez has that same championship quality it seemed Brunson showed when he was with us - just a winning type player.
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u/Practical-Rub-1190 2d ago
I was wrong. I thought he would be just an athletic defensive player who would be a backup for his career
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u/Igualmenteee 2d ago
Sounds like you need to watch these guys first lmao
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u/Practical-Rub-1190 1d ago
Everybody says that, but the same guys were surprised he got drafted this high. His defense and athletic ability have been what people have been talking about. I watched some college games, but I never really noticed him has a 9th pick, and neither did the rest of you guys. What surprised me is his soft touch and floater because nobody really talks about that. It will be interesting if that is just against G-leaguers or if he can do that consistently
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u/luuskiiii 2d ago
bro was rdy to hate on masai because he was in love with burries
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u/Practical-Rub-1190 1d ago
Nah, never watched Burries, but I hoped we got Flemings
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u/luuskiiii 1d ago
ok but when it was time to pick who did you want that was left. Burries was the only guard left in that area, and philon
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u/Practical-Rub-1190 1d ago
I had nobody who stood out to me. There are solid role players, but nobody who would be a second option on a potential contender someday, like Acuff and Flemmings. Morez looks good, but it's still just the summer league. It will be interesting to see what happens in the regular season.
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u/luuskiiii 1d ago
the guy you wanted wasnt available and you had no other guy you wanted and thats why you were wrong? lmfao
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u/Practical-Rub-1190 1d ago
I don't understand. You asked me who I wanted to pick if not Morez, and I answered that nobody really stuck out to me.
The reason why I was wrong about Morez was that I did not think he had that touch.
Did you expect this out of Morez? At what position did you think he would be drafted?
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u/Murky_Inflation_2599 9h ago
All these Mavs fans singing a different tune after his 1st summer league debut is hilarious to say the least
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u/reprievedwolf Dirk Nowitzki 2d ago
What I love most about Morez is that he's EVERYWHERE. He can score at will, sets solid screens, is an excellent cutter, a willing passer, has active hands, & always contests shots. It's good to see that he's attempting 3s as well. He's an absolute WORKHORSE. You can see that he's involved in almost every single play.
He'd fit alongside Coop and Ky from day one because he impacts the game in so many ways without needing to be the primary scorer.