(Mavs coach Rick) Carlisle doesn’t like to compare players, but he came up with a doozy when analyzing (Jared) Cunningham, who is 6-4 and 195 pounds.

“Athletically, he’s similar to a (Russell) Westbrook,” he said. “That’s a lot to put on a kid, but you got to have guys with that kind of speed and quickness to compete with the perimeter players in this league. We’re excited about it.”

via Eddie Sefko of The Dallas Morning News