NBA Draft Expert Gives Mavs Lottery Primer, Scouting Reports & More

The Dallas Mavericks have a big night awaiting them on Tuesday as the NBA Draft Lottery gets underway, and the Mavs Step Back Podcast had a special guest on to break down everything you need to know.

Dalton Trigg | May 12, 2023

In this story:

Dallas Mavericks

After the Dallas Mavericks enjoy their Mother’s Day weekend, all eyes will be on the NBA Draft Lottery that takes place on Tuesday night. The Mavs have a 3.0-percent chance of snagging the No. 1 overall pick, which would give them the franchise-altering opportunity to pair touted prospect Victor Wembanyama alongside four-time All-NBA First Teamer Luka Doncic … and hopefully Kyrie Irving as well, depending on how his free agency goes.

On today’s episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast, NBA Draft expert Richard Stayman, also known by many as @MavsDraft on Twitter, joined the show to talk about Dallas’ percentage chances for each pick and which prospects should be considered in those spots.

If the Mavs are fortunate enough to get the No. 1 overall pick, they should probably select Wembanyama and run, although the potential trade offers they’d receive from opposing teams in that scenario would be large. If Dallas jumps in the draft order to get the second, third or fourth pick, though, should a trade down for more assets be considered given the depth of this particular class? And what about if they stay at No. 10?

We discuss all of those topics at length while also mapping out ways the Mavs can effectively build their roster around Doncic and Irving. You can watch or listen to the entire conversation here:

Follow Dalton Trigg on Twitter.

Want the latest in breaking news and insider information on the Dallas Mavericks? Click Here.

Follow DallasBasketball.com on Twitter and Facebook.

Published May 12, 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.