Dallas Basketball

Mavs WATCH: Luka Throws Down Massive 2-Handed Dunk Off Backboard

Dallas Mavericks superstar has transformed his body this summer, and the two-handed dunk he threw off the backboard to himself before the Slovenia vs. Greece game on Wednesday shows that.

Dalton Trigg

In this story:

With every new picture and video clip of Luka Doncic that surfaces, you can see why Dallas Mavericks fans everywhere are excited about the potential for the 2023-24 season.

Doncic, who got engaged over the summer, has taken extremely good care of his body since the Mavs missed the playoffs last season. He's got an incredible tan and looks a lot slimmer, at least 10-15 pounds lighter, we'd say, and he's doing things we haven't seen from him in the last five years because of that.

Before Slovenia's game against Greece on Wednesday, which was a friendly match in preparation of the World Cup that ultimately ended in a 98-91 loss, Doncic showed off his new form in warmups by throwing down a massive, two-handed dunk off the backboard.

Now, to be fair to Doncic, he did throw down some massive in-game dunks last season that got fans out of their seats at the American Airlines Center. However, those dunks didn't have him throwing the ball off the backboard, then cocking it back behind his head before finishing. It was a small act in warmups ahead of a game that didn't count in the World Cup standings, but it just goes to show how Doncic has transformed his body this offseason.

With Doncic in incredible physical shape, the Mavs should be poised for a big bounce-back season, especially considering that they re-signed Kyrie Irving and acquired new faces in Grant Williams, Dereck Lively II, OMax Prosper, Seth Curry, Richaun Holmes and Dante Exum.

Follow Dalton Trigg on Twitter. SUBSCRIBE to Mavs Step Back on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Want the latest in breaking news and insider information on the Dallas Mavericks? Click Here. Follow DallasBasketball.com on Twitter and Facebook.

Published
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.

Home/News