LISTEN: Mavs Climb to 5th in West; Christian Wood, Bogdan Bogdanovic, John Collins Trade Talk

On this episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast, we talk about the Dallas Mavericks rising in the Western Conference standings despite not having played since Monday. From there, we discuss Christian Wood's lingering contract situation and why a potential Mavs trade with the Atlanta Hawks could make some sense.

Dalton Trigg | Feb 2, 2023

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Despite not having played since Monday, the Dallas Mavericks find themselves back in fifth-place in the Western Conference standings in what has been a crazy NBA season with a lot of parity.

The Mavs will try to build on their win against the Detroit Pistons – a game where Luka Doncic put up 53 points – by taking care of business against a fatigued and struggling New Orleans Pelicans squad on Thursday night. The Pelicans have lost nine games in a row, and they'll be playing in tonight's contest just hours after making the flight from Denver due to Dallas' winter weather conditions.

In other words, there are no excuses for the Mavs in this one. Doncic and company should have no issues putting away New Orleans at American Airlines Center.

On today's episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast, we discuss the Mavs' rise in the standings and how important this upcoming stretch of games is for the outcome of their season. From there, we talk about the latest update regarding Christian Wood's contract extension negotiations with the Mavs, as well as the latest trade rumors involving Atlanta Hawks' Bogdan Bogdanovic and John Collins.

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Published Feb 2, 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.