LISTEN: Mavs Can Sink or Swim with Upcoming Schedule; Latest Trade Rumors

The Dallas Mavericks take on the Detroit Pistons and struggling New Orleans Pelicans this week in games that are must-wins before heading out on a brutal five-game road trip. The Mavs Step Back Podcast discusses this at length, as well as the latest NBA trade rumors involving the Mavs.

Dalton Trigg | Jan 30, 2023

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With just 31 games remaining in the 2022-23 season and less than two weeks until the NBA trade deadline, the Dallas Mavericks (26-25) have two options: sink or swim.

After going 3-8 in their last 11 games, the Mavs get what should be two very winnable games at home this week against the Detroit Pistons on Monday and the struggling New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday before heading out on a tough five-game road trip.

The Mavs are currently occupy the seventh-seed in the Western Conference standings – 2.5 games back of the third-seeded Sacramento Kings, but also just 2.5 games ahead of the 13th-placed Los Angeles Lakers.

Luka Doncic suffered an ankle sprain on Thursday, and he's listed as questionable for Monday's matchup with the Pistons at American Airlines Center. How much does Dallas' season hinge on these next two games? Realistically, is there a needle-moving trade out there for the Mavs go 'all-in' on? Does cashing in veterans for first-round picks make more sense for the future of the team?

On the latest episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast, we discuss all these pressing topics at length, as well the latest trade rumors involving the Mavs and Utah Jazz. You can listen to the entire episode right here:

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Published Jan 30, 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.