NBA Trade Rumors: Mavs' Luka Doncic to Spurs?

Luka Doncic is a popular name in trade rumors. Could the San Antonio Spurs be linked to him?

Jeremy Brener | Apr 16, 2023

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If the Dallas Mavericks were to trade Luka Doncic this offseason, it would send Texas-size shockwaves throughout the league ... especially if he stayed in the Lone Star State.

NBA Analysis Network curated a trade idea that would send Doncic south to the San Antonio Spurs for a king's ransom.

For Doncic, the Spurs would have to give up Keldon Johnson, Doug McDermott, Devonte’ Graham and five first-round picks. Out of those five picks, three of those originally belong to the Spurs. The fourth one comes from the Boston Celtics as part of the Derrick White trade and the last one from the Dejounte Murray blockbuster from the Atlanta Hawks.

Because of the Murray trade, the Spurs have picks they can spend to cash out on a superstar.

But for a team that just finished the first year of its rebuild, it might be too early to get that star to bring the Spurs back to relevancy.

Surely if the Mavs offered Doncic to the Spurs, the San Antonio front office would have to consider, and likely accept, any offer.

However, Doncic doesn't appear to be asking out of Dallas anytime soon. But even if he were to do so, the Spurs might be the last team the Mavs would trade him to.

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Published Apr 16, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.