Rookie No. 8 pick F Marquese Chriss started and scored 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting (including three treys) with six rebounds, two steals and four blocks over 34 minutes in Friday’s exhibition win over the Mavs.

Disregard the defensive stats that can be very fluky at this time of the year and keep an eye on the points, boards and threes.  If he can continue to provide that type of production he’ll have a much better trajectory than the one we would have thought a few weeks ago.  Let’s see if he can give us more in the upcoming games and let’s hear what Phoenix has to say before getting hyped over one good outing.  He’s still off the board in most redraft leagues.