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Is Paul the best choice for the Mavericks? The perfect adaptation of "European Guaranteed" helps Flegg mature quickly and creates the future!

2:33pm, 19 May 2025【Basketball】

After completing an epic draw, the Mavericks are full of vision for the future. If Flag is finally selected with the No. 1 pick, they will form a lineup with Irving + Flag + Davis + Lefley + Klay Thompson as the core. As we all know, Irving is expected to return until the mid-25-26 season due to injury. In addition, Exam and Dinwiddie have not performed ideally in the past 24-25 seasons. Therefore, the most important problem is to add a powerful point guard.

When it comes to a powerful point guard, Chris Paul's name must appear. So, is Paul really suitable?

Paul just celebrated his 40th birthday. In the 24-25 season, he played 82 games for the Spurs. During his 28 minutes of playing time, he averaged 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 7.4 assists, plus 1.3 steals, including 37.7% of the three-point shooting percentage (1.7 three-point shooting per game), and an assist-turnover ratio of 4.7 (fifth in the league). Paul's salary for the Spurs is $10.46 million.

If Paul is willing to play for another season or two, the Mavericks are really the ideal choice. Paul has so far apart his honors, but he lacks a championship ring. The Mavericks' current lineup is capable of winning the championship. Davis, who no longer holds the No. 5 position, should be well protected. Although Irving suffered injuries, his past experience is enough to prove that he can be cured.

At the beginning of the season, Paul can create more scoring opportunities for Klay Thompson, and the lethality of the pick-and-roll with Davis or Levley will not be much worse than that of Doncic's period. In the middle and late of the season, Paul can start with Irving and play the leader of the substitute lineup.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Mavericks will select the 18-year-old No. 1 pick Fleig, the rising star who is regarded as the next genius boy, needs a great mentor to quickly adapt to the pace of the NBA and quickly integrate into the team's system. What can do is that there are probably few people who are better than Paul. After all, in the past few seasons, Paul has successively changed Alexander, Booker, and Wenban Yama.

The Mavericks should also seriously consider whether to introduce Paul. Whether it is the Thunder, Suns, or the Spurs last season, Paul earned an annual salary of tens of millions. For the Mavericks, the salary cap is also a problem that has to be considered.

If Paul + Irving + Flag + Davis + Leifly can form the starting lineup of Paul and Irving + Davis + Leifly, and Klay Thompson + Washington + Marshall + Jones + Christie, the Mavericks have great hope of hitting the championship.