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Step Back Podcast: Avery Johnson Sees Mavs As 'Sneaky' NBA Contenders

From the NBA 'Orlando Bubble' schedule being released, to Trey Burke coming back, to former Dallas Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson making some eye-opening statements about this year's team, the Mavs Step Back crew covers it all in Episode 63.

Dalton Trigg

Could the Dallas Mavericks potentially find themselves in the NBA Finals after going three straight seasons without a playoff appearance? Former Mavs head coach Avery Johnson seems to think so ... Let's discuss!

Welcome to Episode 63 on the Mavs Step Back Podcast. Dalton Trigg and Matt Galatzan are your hosts, and you can read all of their work here at MavsSI.com/DallasBasketball.com, as well as follow along with their Mavs conversations on Twitter: @dalton_trigg and @MattGalatzan.

On this episode, the guys discuss former Mavs head coach Avery Johnson's claim that Dallas could be a 'sneaky' pick to get to the NBA Finals this season with Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis playing at their best. When that kind of optimism is coming from a guy who has personally taken the Mavs to the NBA Finals before, you can't keep your ears from perking up.

In other Mavs-related news since last week, Trey Burke is set to join the team to take Willie Cauley-Stein's roster spot. Cauley-Stein opted to not attend the 'Orlando Bubble' for family reasons. From there, the guys talk about the Mavs newly-released schedule and make predictions for that eight-game stretch. Thanks for listening!

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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.

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