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1 month ago | 
marcstein.substack.com | Marc Stein |Iztok Franko |Keerthika Uthayakumar
Really couldn't believe it. So said Dirk Nowitzki last Friday in his first official statement in response to the big trade made by his beloved Dallas Mavericks. A trade stunner that turned Lakerland into Lukaland. Amazon's newly signed NBA studio analyst for next season pretty much summed things up perfectly. Even three full weeks and change later, Nowitzki speaks for a lot of people both based in Dallas and far, far beyond.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
dmagazine.com | Iztok Franko |Mike Piellucci
If you opted to skip the Mavericks’ preseason and wait for Thursday’s season opener against San Antonio, I can’t blame you. Stars rarely play; Luka Dončić missed all of the action with a minor calf injury, and Kyrie Irving only participated in two halves across four games. With that, players stepped into roles and took plenty of shots that we won’t see much over the course of an 82-game season. End-of-the-bench players and those on two-way contracts got their fair share of minutes.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
dmagazine.com | Iztok Franko |Mike Piellucci
The official start of the NBA season is nearly a month away—October 22, with the Mavericks tipping off two days later—but the unofficial beginning is just around the corner. Mavs media day is set for Monday, and the team will head to Las Vegas to open training camp shortly thereafter. Expect plenty of conversation about the granular once that happens: Luka Dončić’s MVP chances, Klay Thompson’s integration into the offensive flow, Dallas’ defense, Dereck Lively II’s progression, and so on.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
marcstein.substack.com | Marc Stein |Iztok Franko
BUCHAREST, Romania — The dateline is real. Incredibly surreal for yours truly, too. For the first time in my life, I landed Tuesday evening in Romania. This is just a way-too-short stopover on an incredible basketball experience that I am soon to partake in, but I knew from the jump that the trip to come later this week (more when/where/why details, once again, are forthcoming) would put me as close as I've ever been in sheer distance terms to my parents' birthplace.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
dmagazine.com | Iztok Franko |Mike Piellucci
The NBA Finals are tough. The adrenaline and joy of making it to the biggest stage for the first time in 13 years and only the third time in franchise history can fade quickly when you fall into a 2-0 hole against one of the best all-around teams in recent memory.
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May 29, 2024 | 
dmagazine.com | Iztok Franko
The playoffs are complicated. Each series is its own story, and each game is its own chapter encompassing a dozen moments and plot points. But the playoffs can also be simple. Each of those moments, those plot points, falls into one of two buckets: the things we observe and the emotions they inspire within us. That’s what we’re here to talk about. What We SawMaybe we got overconfident.
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May 27, 2024 | 
dmagazine.com | Iztok Franko
The playoffs are complicated. Each series is its own story, and each game is its own chapter encompassing a dozen moments and plot points. But the playoffs can also be simple. Each of those moments, those plot points, falls into one of two buckets: the things we observe and the emotions they inspire within us. That’s what we’re here to talk about. What We SawWe’ve reached a point where these Dallas Mavericks can no longer surprise us.
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May 23, 2024 | 
dmagazine.com | Iztok Franko
The playoffs are complicated. Each series is its own story, and each game is its own chapter encompassing a dozen moments and plot points. But the playoffs can also be simple. Each of those moments, those plot points, falls into one of two buckets: the things we observe and the emotions they inspire within us. That’s what we’re here to talk about. What We SawOn their sixth try under Jason Kidd, the Mavericks finally opened a playoff series with a win.
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May 19, 2024 | 
dmagazine.com | Iztok Franko |Mike Piellucci
The playoffs are complicated. Each series is its own story, and each game is its own chapter encompassing a dozen moments and plot points. But the playoffs can also be simple. Each of those moments, those plot points, falls into one of two buckets: the things we observe and the emotions they inspire within us. That’s what we’re here to talk about. What We SawOne of the best things in sports is watching a group of individuals come together and become a team.
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May 16, 2024 | 
dmagazine.com | Iztok Franko |Mike Piellucci
The playoffs are complicated. Each series is its own story, and each game is its own chapter encompassing a dozen moments and plot points. But the playoffs can also be simple. Each of those moments, those plot points, falls into one of two buckets: the things we observe and the emotions they inspire within us. That’s what we’re here to talk about. What We SawThese Mavericks refuse to make it easy.
