Mavs' Iwundu 1-On-1: 'I'll Bring The Energy'

With the Dallas Mavericks set to start training camp on Tuesday, newly-signed wing Wes Iwundu sat down with Dalton Trigg and Matt Galatzan on our Mavs Step Back Podcast to talk about this 'unbelievable' opportunity he has to play with Luka Doncic and the up-and-coming Mavs this season.

Dalton Trigg | Nov 30, 2020

On this episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast, Dalton Trigg and Matt Galatzan sit down with newly signed Dallas Mavericks' wing Wes Iwundu to talk about the opportunity he has to play with Luka Doncic and for Rick Carlisle this upcoming season.

"For the Mavs' fans, I'm a hard worker,'" said Iwundu. "I go out there with the same mindset every game. You know, bring the energy. Do whatever is needed for my teammates. Especially playing with the guys I'm playing with now.''

The 6-6 Iwundu, a Texas native with a 7-1 wingspan, discusses a variety of topics with the guys, including what it was like to get the call from Mark Cuban during free agency, as well as how excited he is to play for a team that he believes is going to be one of the best in the Western Conference this season.

This offseason, the Mavs knew that two of their biggest weaknesses from last season was wing depth and toughness, and they addressed those issues in a big way by adding veteran wings Josh Richardson and James Johnson through trades. As Richardson made his way to Dallas over the weekend, he put a video of himself and Johnson, who was sitting in front of him on the flight, saying "the dawgs is on the way!" Iwundu, who is a very tough defender in his own right, says to add him to that list of 'dawgs' set to come together at training camp this week.

Said Wes: "It's just going out there, having fun, and just trying to get some wins. ... I'm always trying to get a stop, lock (someone) up."

For a team that lacked that kind of determination on the defensive side of the court last season, that must be music to Rick Carlisle's ears.

And if you'd rather listen to the audio-only version of this pod, which features Dalton and Matt recording for an additional 13 minutes after they interview Iwundu, we have you covered there too:

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Published Nov 30, 2020

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.