Mavs LISTEN: Dirk HOF Preview; Clint Capela Trade Smoke

On this episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast, DallasBasketball.com's Dalton Trigg and Grant Afseth preview what should be a memorable weekend in Springfield for Dirk Nowitzki's Hall of Fame enshrinement, as well as review the Dallas Mavericks' offseason.

Dalton Trigg | Aug 10, 2023

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Dirk Nowitzki's Naismith Hall of Fame ceremony is just a few days away, and DallasBasketball.com will be in Springfield to bring you exclusive coverage of the illustrious event.

On the latest episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast, my DBcom colleague Grant Afseth joined me to preview Nowitzki's big weekend and share some of our fondest memories of the Dallas Mavericks legend, both before and during our time as media members. From his epic 2011 NBA championship run, to sharing the last season of his career with Mavs current superstar Luka Doncic, there are many Nowitzki moments worth reliving.

"Just seeing [Dirk] and his family enjoying all of it will be the highlight [for me]," Mavs owner Mark Cuban told DallasBasketball.com. "But for Mavs fans around the world, it will be confirmation that he is truly one of the greatest of all time, and we got to watch him for an amazing 21 years."

From there, we give a general overview of the Mavs' offseason, including the additions of Grant Williams, Dereck Lively II, OMax Prosper, Seth Curry, Dante Exum and Richaun Holmes. Although the Mavs missed the playoffs last year, are people underrating how good they can be this season with Doncic and Kyrie Irving having a revamped defense and more overall roster depth?

And as good of an offseason as the Mavs have had, it might not be over just yet, as a recent report about the Atlanta Hawks potentially trading for Toronto Raptors' Pascal Siakam, paired with Dallas' opening night starting center betting odds, have added more fuel to the Clint Capela trade fire. We discuss the likelihood of Capela ending up with the Mavs, and how he'd fit next to Doncic and Irving.

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Published Aug 10, 2023

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.