By Joël Pütz | Sports journalist
Finalist NBA less than a year ago, Dallas will now tackle post-sex without Luka Doncic. The Slovenian trade is still as disputed on the spot and it is not the recent statistical data that will calm the anger of the supporters.
With loss and crash, the Mavericks still managed to reach the play-in. The complete collapse of the SUNS allowed them to stay in the top 10 of the Western Conference and the men of Jason Kidd will therefore have an opportunity to qualify for the Playoffs provided that the Kings, then the loser of the Warriors-Grizzlies match.
That said, the chances of seeing the Texans survive in the first round remain very thin, especially in front of a team from the overpowered Thunder with a 68-14 assessment during the regular. This is where fans will wonder if the outcome could have been different with Luka Doncic … A question that will unfortunately remain unanswered forever while Slovenian will approach post-sex in the Lakers jersey.
The crazy advanced stats of Luka Doncic in the Mavericks
Two months later, the leaders' decision to separate from El Matador continues to be controversial and rightly so. Critics towards the superstar and its work ethics pass bad while despite that, the latter shone on the ground. His presence was also really beneficial in Dallas, as noted by the site FadeAway World :
While the regular season 2024-25 ends, a painful truth continues to haunt the fans of the Dallas Mavericks: the exchange of Luka Doncic could be considered as the worst error in the history of the franchise. What makes this error even more blatant is that new data confirm how dominant the mavericks were with Luka on the ground.
According to the advanced Line-Ups stats, a starting five composed of Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, PJ Washington and Dereck Lively ranked third in the NBA among the line-ups with more than 200 possessions played. This group posted a differential of points of +25.6 for 100 possessions, preceded only by the best formations of Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies.
It was not only an elite team, but a champion caliber nucleus. The Mavericks had found the perfect balance between playmaking, shots in the perimeter, defensive presence and spacing. Luka's synergy with Kyrie and the Pick-And-Roll connection with Lively made a nightmare for the opposing teams. And yet, despite this obviousness, Nico Harrison decided to have everything to cover in mid-season.
The Mavericks were better with Luka Doncic, it seems obvious but it seems that it was not for their leaders. It is only to hope that 2025-26 takes place under better auspices for Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving & Co.
