Coach Jason Kidd sent reporters scurrying to their research materials before Monday’s game against the Denver Nuggets.
He casually mentioned that Josh Green has the best plus/minus on the Mavericks’ roster.
Seemed unlikely on a team with Luka Donu010diu0107 and Kristaps Porzingis.
But sure enough, Green is listed at the top of the Mavericks’ plus/minus at plus-72, followed by Frank Ntilikina at plus-70 and Jalen Brunson at plus-55. All of those numbers were before Monday’s match with the Nuggets.
What Green’s number indicates is that, in spite of frigid 3-point shooting, the second-year swingman from Australia is earning more playing time these days because of his positive impact on the games lately.