Dusty May

Max Christie has "the green light to shoot 3," Mavericks analyst Devin Harris said, adding that Dallas wants "8, 10, 12 3-point shots a game" from him. That is Harris relaying the plan, not word from coach Dusty May.

Max Christie was limited at Mavericks practice with a sore foot. "He's here shooting and doing stuff, but yeah, he wasn't full go," Dusty May said. Morez Johnson Jr. had a good practice, though May said "I can't imagine he's going to be able to play a full 48."

Rookie Sergio de Larrea "looks like a guy that could play in the rotation," Dusty May said at Dallas Mavericks practice; teammates play better around his passing. May doesn't want only Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving carrying Dallas: "those guys are going to be worn down."

"Just to see Kyrie back competing like he was, I thought he made a lot of really good passes." Dusty May liked what Kyrie Irving showed in the Mavericks' postgame against the Hawks, and said Irving trusted his teammates.

Asked if Zaccharie Risacher starts opening night, Mavericks coach Dusty May wouldn't commit; the lineup is undecided. But on his second half against Atlanta, his former team, "he's gonna be a major rotation piece and play a lot."

At Dallas Mavericks shootaround, Daniel Gafford said his role under Dusty May is "a lot more flashes. I'm not necessarily setting too many ball screens," putting him in areas he's uncomfortable in. He's also working on 3-pointers, with May and teammates urging him to shoot.