When you have lost eight of your first nine games of the season, you look to your bench for some sort of spark and change-up.
On Friday night against the New Orleans Pelicans, Salah Mejri brought exactly that to the Dallas Mavericks despite another loss on the season.
Coming into the night averaging just eight minutes a game, Mejri finished the game with 22 minutes where he recorded 7 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks. His 22 minutes was 10 more minutes than Dwight Powell and nine more minutes than Nerlens Noel.
His energy off the bench brought a spark not just to his teammates, but the whole arena.