The New Look Mavericks Are a PROBLEM

The New Look Mavericks Are a PROBLEM

This is sheay gilis Alexander the second best young guard to this guy Luca donic scga tries to split Defenders but PJ Washington gets his hand in and Luca’s got his pick of finishers it ends with the other newest MAV big fast Daniel gatford Ola is a very happy man this is

The best roster he has ever had and the Mavericks can actually win the chip this year Luca could replace his buddy yic as Finals MVP but what’s even crazier than that is this team was a disaster 9 months ago they let the Knicks sign Jaylen Brunson who immediately became a

Star one of the biggest mistakes in recent history so in a panic Dallas traded for Kyrie Irving but were worse after he got there they went 8 and 12 with Luca and Kyrie and got the third largest fine ever for tanking people were worried about Luca’s future team

Sources say fear exists that donic who expressed extreme frustration this season could consider requesting a trade as soon as the summer of 2024 if Dallas doesn’t show significant progress so how did they go from that to where they are now well it turns out tanking was the right decision had they made the

Playoffs their 2023 pick goes to New York as part of the christops porzingis trade instead they keep that pick and get Derek Lively on draft night who should not be this good 19-year-old bigman in the NBA almost never have this kind of impact but in game one he

Outplayed Victor Wim banama dropping 16 points and 10 boards obviously he’s not better than wimy but dallis doesn’t need him to be they have Luca and Kyrie for offense but when is the last time Luca could passed away big man who did this dunk on ched hren look how happy Luca is

After this play likely finished that game with 20 points 16 boards and seven blocks as a rookie Dallas was a top three seed in mid December but collapsed the Mavericks became one of the most injured teams in the NBA the only starters who have played more than 35

Games Luca and Derek Jones Jr Kyrie missed 22 games Lively 18 Dante XM 24 but even in a playin spot they decided to go all in at the trade deadline lots of people called The Mavericks a loser at the deadline for mortgaging their future they brought in p J Washington

For Grant Williams Seth Curry in a first round pick and Daniel Gafford for rwn Holmes in another pick so now the Mavs have zero first round picks to trade they are all in what would happen if Luca left this team they would have no Superstar or young Talent from their own

Picks didn’t the MAV see how Luca flirted with yic during the All-Star break they were linking up in plays yic poured water un Luka during interviews Joker messed with him at warm-ups copying his every move it is hilarious I mean there is clearly a Euro Bromance

Going on so a reporter had to ask is it possible that you would play on the same team as Joker that didn’t get a lot of attention because it wasn’t in English but the Mavs don’t care they went all in anyway before the trade deadline they had the

Number 12 off and 22nd defense but after eighth on offense number four on D A lot of people didn’t believe in PJ Washington but he is playing so much better than in Charlotte watch him defend the best players on the Suns in their win over Phoenix Daniel Gafford is

Playing back up to Derek Lively which they absolutely need in case Lively gets injured or just for death it also gives them versatility with maxi kba back healthy the Mavs can now play Big at Center like the Nuggets or they can play small like the Warriors they played

Small all fourth quarter against the Suns and it worked CBA plays center and that allows them to switch everything like Draymond was playing the five and having that versatility is going to be huge in the playoffs cuz they can face all types of matchups big teams like the

Wolves or the Lakers are small ones like the Clippers or the dubs but none of this is possible without MVP Luca dude gets a lot of hate but you have got to give him props for being as fit and playing as good a defense as he has in

Years oh and he likes to point this out nobody’s going to ask him on my defense but okay but if the Mavs continue to win games Luca has a real chance at MVP right now joic is the favorite with Shay gilders Alexander right behind him but

Third place is Luca and if the Mavs keep going up the standings Luca has got it one he is leading the NBA in scoring a a career-high and assist and no player has ever averaged 34 points on nine assists and eight boards for a season luk would

Be the first player ever that is why the MZ went all in at the trade deadline they already wasted a year of Lucas Prime by messing up the jayen Brunson deal they cannot do it again this man can be a free agent 2 years from now and

They have to keep him happy which is where they are with Kyrie Irving has created zero distractions his entire time in Dallas so many people said that was impossible but he is proving us all wrong the actual concern with Kyrie is injuries he has not been out of the

Second round since leaving LeBron not because of distraction because of Health even Jeff Teague admitted my bucks do not win the championship if Kyrie stays healthy on the Nets the Celtics were one win away from the finals they would have gotten there if Kyrie’s knees held up so

If he stays healthy the Mavs have a case not only to win the west but the whole thing there are four key questions teams need to answer for every playoff series number one do you have the best player for Dallas the answer is yes except for

Maybe Nicole yic I think Luca could be better than him too number two are you Elite in the half court yes Luca and Kyrie are awesome Tim Hardaway Jr is the Sixth Man of the Year are you clutch the Mavs are the number one clutch team in

The NBA according to Stats and what about defense you already know with their size number four after the trade deadline we could see Luca win MVP and finals MVP one year after missing the Playoffs it’s an amazing story but so is what Jaylen Brunson just said about his

Time in Dallas I have to mention this because if Luca did ever leave this mistake is the number one reason why you guys lose Jaylen don’t get anything back for him too uh oh we all feel that eye roll so Jaylen is now one of the best offensive

Guards in the NBA who Dallas let slip through their fingers four different times first they gave him a weird contract as a draft pick that allowed him to leave early then he asked for $55 million before his last season and they said no then during his last season they

Said no again so in the playoffs they face Utah and lose game one Luca gets injured and everyone assumes it’s all over but Jaylen Brunson steps up wins the next two games without Luca which keeps them alive for their epic run to the West finals after this season Mark

Cubin made a huge statement about bringing Jaylen back we can pay him more than anybody you know and I think um I think he wants to stay and that’s most important but the Knicks hired jaylen’s dad Rick Brunson and signed him for 104 million Cuban then hinted we never had a

Chance we wanted to resign him it was only jaylen’s parents that were the issue knowing the numbers now I would have paid it in a heartbeat but he wouldn’t have come anyway oh really Cuban well Jaylen Brunson says now that is a straight up lie I really did want

To stay in Dallas mark saying hey like we can pay him the most money he says that on twt he says that in the in an interview like like literally right after the game and so I’m thinking like all right I’m okay after that was like

Crickets from my point of view I speak to anyone else just from my point of view it was crickets mhm wow so he says Cuban claimed they would offer more money but it was crickets on his end I sure they had his phone number but somehow Dallas has bounced back from

That mistake and could get even further in the playoffs than they did with Brunson that is a problem for the NBA and so is the allstar game speaking of Nico yic and luuka donic at Allstar everyone agrees the entire thing is broken but we can pinpoint the reason

Why it broke back to One Moment in NBA history

The Mavericks went all in at the trade deadline and ran off a 7-game win streak. They are still in 8th place which shows how competitive the Western Conference is this year. This is now the best roster Luka has had in Dallas and there’s a chance they make the NBA Finals right away.