It’s quite possible that the team’s first game against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday will double as the first game for the projected starting five for the Dallas Mavericks will play together.
While Zaza Pachulia played through the preseason and Dirk Nowitzki joined later, the trio of Deron Williams, Wesley Matthews, and Chandler Parsons were unable to play for most of the preseason due to being unable to participate for a vast majority of preseason games. Dallas was even more in the dark because that group of three couldn’t even take part in practices during training camp and the preseason.