The Mavericks will want to forget pretty much everything about their season opener.
This is why they play 82 games, and we’ll assume it was an aberration not to be repeated anytime soon.
That doesn’t mean there weren’t some signs that the Mavericks have better days ahead, starting with Jalen Brunson.
He’s clearly going to be the first Maverick off the bench, at least in the normal substitution pattern. If Thursday’s opener is an indication, he’ll be playing some early minutes with Luka Donu010diu0107. And some while Donu010diu0107 is catching a breather.
He also might be on the floor as a closer, although that wasn’t applicable in the 113-87 blowout loss to the Atlanta Hawks Thursday.