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The Mavericks have several players who could benefit from a boost in their 3-point shooting. Fodor is helping Morez Johnson Jr. develop a wider base and higher release point. He wants Caleb Martin to shoot with decisiveness and speed. He’s also working with Zaccharie Risacher and Naji Marshall, who aims to shoot 45% from three this season, an admirable goal given his career mark of 30%. He’s struggled in his first three games with an early clip of 27.3%, but he’s seen improvement during practices. “He fixed my whole swag,” Marshall said during training camp. “That’s why I’m so confident saying that 45%. That guy is unbelievable. I work with him every day because I found out how much of a GOAT he was. I just appreciate him as well.”
Mike Curtis: #Mavs forward Naji Marshall (illness) is listed as questionable for tomorrow's NBA Cup opener against the #Rockets. Santi Aldama (right knee surgery) and Tarik Biberovic (right heel bursitis) are doubtful. Sergio De Larrea (right knee sprain) is out.
Mike Curtis: Naji Marshall (illness) has been downgraded to doubtful for tonight's game against the Thunder. Kyrie Irving (left knee injury management) & Caleb Martin (right thumb sprain) remain questionable. Santi Aldama (right knee surgery) & Tarik Biberovic (right heel bursitis) have been downgraded to out.
The Dallas Mavericks have upgraded Cooper Flagg (left shoulder sprain) to questionable for Monday’s game against Miami. Kyrie Irving (left knee injury management) is now available, Caleb Martin (right thumb sprain) is doubtful, and Naji Marshall (illness) is out.
Flagg took a hard hit from Aaron Nesmith in the final minute of the first half while driving toward the basket for a breakaway dunk. The Mavericks star fell hard to the floor in visible pain, clutching his left shoulder. The incident sparked a scuffle between the Mavericks and Pacers, resulting in a flagrant foul and a technical foul being assessed to Nesmith. Naji Marshall was also called for a technical foul.
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Grant Afseth: Final: Mavs 121, Pacers 105 Kyrie Irving: 24 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK P.J. Washington: 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK Max Christie: 16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL Naji Marshall: 15 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL Pascal Siakam: 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST Tyrese Haliburton: 18 PTS,6 REB, 7 AST Andrew Nembhard: 16 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL Dallas (1-1) hosts San Antonio on Saturday to end a back-to-back.
Grant Afseth: Final: Rockets 128, Mavs 110 Cooper Flagg: 32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK Marcus Sasser: 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL Naji Marshall: 16 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL Kyrie Irving: 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL Kevin Durant: 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK Jabari Smith Jr.: 30 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 2 STL Alperen Şengün: 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST Dallas (0-1) faces Indiana on the road on Friday.
[Angstadt] Today I asked Dusty May at Mavs training camp if "Morez Johnson Jr. was limited" because the day before Naji Marshall said, "It would be great to see Morez on the court. I'm excited to get going with him and get him back out there." And the "back out there" was the one that made me think that Rez hasn't been out there. And so we asked him about that, and Dusty May said yes, "He's been kind of limited in training camp." He was asked why he was limited in training camp and just said, "He's just limited." So, we're not exactly sure 100% what it is.
Oh No He Didn't: Naji Marshall on Kyrie: "Kai is Kai. I'm glad to see him healthy, moving the same...still better than everybody in the gym"
During Friday’s appearance on 1310 The Ticket, general manager Mike Schmitz said the Mavericks studied Marshall’s film before the new front office arrived, then got a closer look at him day to day. “He brings a level of toughness and versatility, and he can play with the ball, he can play without the ball. He’s super competitive,” Schmitz said. “We quickly saw just studying his film and his body of work prior to coming here, but then just being around him more on a day-to-day basis and what he means to the team and the organization. So excited for Naji to continue making strides in his career and continue improving in a variety of areas, but yeah, toughness, the feel, IQ, and the playmaking ability to put pressure on the rim are definitely areas where he adds value.”
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Yossi Gozlan: It looks like Naji Marshall remains trade-eligible based on this structure. $18,195,000 is the most he can get within extend-and-trade limits, which is 120 percent of the estimated average salary. And the annual declines are all 5 percent or fewer.
Shams Charania: Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall has signed a three-year, $52.2 million contract extension, sources tell ESPN. The fully guaranteed deal takes Marshall through the 2029-30 season in Dallas.
Marc Stein: Naji Marshall’s three-year contract extension with Dallas will start at $18.2 million in 2027-28 and decline in the following two seasons to $17.3 million in 2028-29 and $16.7 million in 2029-30, league sources tell @TheSteinLine and @DLLS_Sports.
Bobby Marks: Naji Marshall becomes the 69th veteran to sign an extension since the CBA started in July 2023. Over $6.1B in vet extensions handed out For comparison, there were 74 veteran extensions from 2017-18 to 2022-23.
