He is SHOCKING everyone...

Last night, the Mavericks got blown out.

They were down 32 at halftime.

Opening night was ruined.

But despite that brutal loss, I'm going to tell you exactly why.

This game is better news than fans initially thought because one guy came off the bench, a guy Dallas got for literally nothing, and he looked like he belonged.

17 points, 6 of 8 from the field, 4 of 5 from 3 in only 24 minutes.

His name is Marcus Sasser, he's from Dallas, and he is about to shock everyone.

So in this video, I'm going to show you exactly how Dallas got him for free, the number from his Detroit years that nobody talks about, and what Dusty May has been saying about him behind closed doors, and all signs point to him having a huge impact this year, and specifically how this season could change his whole career.

Let's go back to July 8th, a six-team trade, the kind that with so many moving parts, nobody really reads the fine print.

And buried in that fine print was Detroit, sending Marcus Sasser to the Dallas Mavericks.

The Mavericks take him in to one of their trade exceptions, and they don't even need to send a player back.

Sports Illustrated literally called it a salary dump.

Detroit needed more room, and moving his salary ultimately helped them sign John Collins and ultimately re-sign Jalen Duren.

And Duren's deal alone was five years for $200 million.

So it's clear that Detroit needed the money, and the Mavericks were able to take advantage.

Fans took notice last night, and you can see on your screen here the common reaction among fans despite the Mavs getting blown out.

And it's a fair question, because Marcus Sasser wasn't some bum who wasn't playing.

He had some very, very good games for Detroit, and now it's looking like he's going to hopefully translate that and more to the Mavericks.

Marcus Sasser was born in Dallas, and he played at Red Oak High School just south of the city, and he played for his uncle, Jason Sasser.

And here's the crazy part, his uncle Jason actually played for the Mavericks two games back in 1996, so this isn't just a random hometown kid coming home, it's the family's second run in a Mavericks jersey.

He was only a three-star recruit, his offers were SMU, Colorado State, Louisiana Tech, and U-T-E-P.

Nobody thought he'd be a star.

Then he goes to Houston and plays four years for Kelvin Sampson, final four in 2021, and as a senior in 2022-23, he was a consensus first team All-American, and he ultimately won the Jerry West Award as the best shooting card in the country.

The last Houston player to be a consensus first team All-American before him? Hakeem Olajuwon in 1984.

And we all know how he turned out.