Dusty May has a crowded wing rotation to sort before camp

The projected group still starts Irving, Christie, Flagg, Washington, and Lively, with Risacher, Aldama, and Johnson waiting for minutes.

By Beat Coop / Published September 7, 2026

The Dallas Morning News depth-chart frame puts Kyrie Irving, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg, P.J. Washington, and Dereck Lively II in a starting five, with Naji Marshall, Zaccharie Risacher, Morez Johnson Jr., Santi Aldama, and Daniel Gafford among the next men up.
Dallas lists 16 standard contracts and must get to 15 by opening night. New pieces include Marcus Sasser, Sergio de Larrea, and Tarik Biberovic. May’s first camp will decide how the interchangeable wing minutes actually split.
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