Josh Green is now in his fourth NBA season and recently inked a long-term extension, indicating that the Mavericks view him as a core piece. Fans and national media analysts alike projected even more improvement from Josh Green as a starter next to Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
That is why it was particularly puzzling that Jason Kidd hinted throughout the preseason that he does not see Green as a starter on this team. Green was thought to be no worse than the fourth-best player on the team and one of the more positive defenders; so why is Kidd and his coaching staff so hesitant to put him in the starting lineup?