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Dallas Mavericks Season Preview: Roster Needs, Keys to Success & Expectations

Mavs.com's Bobby Karalla joins Dalton Trigg on this week's episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast to talk about the Dallas Mavericks' offseason, what the roster is still lacking heading into the season, Tim Hardaway Jr.'s fit as he returns from injury, Luka Doncic staying healthy and much, much more!

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With NBA training camps set to begin next week, the Dallas Mavericks are gearing up for what they hope will be a very successful 2022-23 campaign. Last season, Dallas exceeded all expectations by making it to the Western Conference Finals before falling to the Golden State Warriors. Despite losing Jalen Brunson, expectations remain high when you have a top-5 player in the world in Luka Doncic.

On Thursday, Mavs.com's Bobby Karalla joined the Mavs Step Back Podcast to discuss a handful of Mavs-related topics, including a recap of Dallas' offseason, roster needs heading into the new season, Tim Hardaway Jr.'s fit as he returns from his foot injury, Luka Doncic trying to avoid ankle issues this year, and much, much more.

Over the last two seasons, the Mavs have been under .500 when reaching the 25-game mark of the season. Karalla stresses how important it is for the Mavs to hit the ground running this season, especially when considering the Western Conference got stronger and coach Jason Kidd will be getting newcomers Christian Wood, JaVale McGee, Tyler Dorsey and Jaden Hardy up to speed.

Given how the Utah Jazz just traded Bojan Bogdanovic to the Detroit Pistons without receiving a first-round pick in return, could the Mavs potentially snag veteran point guard Mike Conley for next to nothing? Given that Dallas has decided to maximize its size on the roster, would Jason Kidd be open to adding a 6-1 guard who is set to turn 35 years old in a few weeks from now? We discuss this topic at length on this week's episode.

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Dalton Trigg
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.

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