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As Mutoni already told you, Kevin Durant's first pro-ish play involved getting blocked by Mavs center DeSagana Diop. That probably shouldn't matter much for Durant, but it did call attention to the fact that Diop--who just finished his seventh season--is toiling like a rook in the summer leagues. According to The Dallas Morning News, it's all part of Avery Johnson's master plan . . . to make Diop more like Erick Dampier:
[Blocking and rebounding] will keep Diop in the league at a nice salary after this season. But what the coaching staff must see from him is a hint that he can be an opportunistic scorer.What I don't get is why Avery Johnson wants to make Diop into the next Dampier. It's one thing to develop Diop, and maybe be forced to overpay him next summer. But to actively encourage he follow the Dampier plan? It kind of takes the phrase "players' coach" to an unnatural extreme.
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If he can show the Mavericks – and the rest of the league – improvement in that area, along with keeping his defensive instincts, he can break the bank next summer.
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