Step Back Pod: Mavs Trade For Harden? Crazy, Right?

The Dallas Mavericks in 'the front of the line' when and if Giannis Antetokounmpo? Let's get really insane with a trade scenario that would put James Harden in Dallas with Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis

Dalton Trigg | Oct 16, 2020

Crazily, Giannis Antetokounmpo suddenly seems like a legit conversation to engage in for followers of the Dallas Mavericks. So why not get even more crazy and ponder the idea of James Harden in Dallas?

This week, our Mavs Step Back Podcast teamed up with Mavs Moneyball's Editor-in-Chief Kirk Henderson to give Mavs fans nearly two jam-packed hours of Dallas Mavericks talk. The first part of this extensive conversation can be found below. When finished here, head on over to MavsMoneyball.com for the second part on the 'Kirk Your Enthusiasm' podcast. Be sure to subscribe to both podcasts on your favorite platforms, and leave us some nice reviews on Apple Podcasts as well if you haven't already. Thanks in advance!

Earlier this week, ESPN's Brian Windhorst lit a fire to Mavs social media when he made the comment that the Mavs would be 'at the front of the line' when and if Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo becomes available, whether it be through trade or free agency. The guys discuss how optimism is starting to rise on the Giannis-to-Dallas front, as the speculation has now started to move up to a national level.

The fact that Luka Doncic and his girlfriend are currently vacationing in Giannis' home country of Greece gives us even more reason to fire up the conspiracy machine and have a little more fun with it.

From there, the guys go on to discuss a hypothetical James Harden-to-Dallas trade scenario, which is based on piecing together two separate reports from The Athletic's Shams Charania and ESPN's Bobby Marks.

Would such a trade work for the Mavs, or would his style of play clash too much with Doncic's? There are arguments for both sides that you won't want to miss. Thanks for listening!

Also, our fun Mavs conversations continue over at MavsMoneyball.com on the 'Kirk Your Enthusiasm' podcast. You can listen to part two of this week's discussions right here:

Published Oct 16, 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.