Dalton Trigg is joined by Mavs Moneyball 's Kirk Henderson to tip-off 2023 ahead of the Dallas Mavericks' game against the Houston Rockets on Monday night. The guys discuss Luka Doncic's historic stretch that has resulted in the Mavs being catapulted to the top of the Western Conference standings. Are these results sustainable with the schedule being tougher in January? Can the Mavs continue to make due defensively until Dorian Finney-Smith and Josh Green return from injuries? Find out the answe...
Jan 02, 2023•32 min•Ep. 235
Dalton Trigg and Drew Johnson recap the amazing, historical performance they witnessed from Luka Doncic on Tuesday night. Doncic finished with the first 60-point, 20-rebound triple-double in NBA history as the Dallas Mavericks came back from being down nine points with 27 seconds remaining in regulation to eventually win in overtime, 126-121. After gushing over Doncic and Christian Wood's recent play, the guys get into a recent trade rumor linking the Mavs to Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine. Than...
Dec 28, 2022•38 min•Ep. 234
Dalton Trigg recaps the Mavs' 124-115 win over the Lakers on Christmas Day. Luka Doncic was his usual superstar self, but Christian Wood had arguably the best game of his career. Is it time for the Mavs to give Wood a contract extension? And what's going on with all this Trae Young trade speculation? How are the Mavs involved? Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 26, 2022•23 min•Ep. 233
Dalton Trigg and Drew Johnson recap the Mavs' 116-115 win over the Nuggets on the second night of a back-to-back. Luka Doncic struggled shooting the ball, but he ended up with yet another triple-double. Tim Hardaway Jr. put up a team-high 29 points as he continues to kill it as a starter, and Christian Wood put up arguably his best two-way performance of the season as well. Aside from the game, the guys also get into some trade speculation involving Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine. Learn more abo...
Dec 07, 2022•35 min•Ep. 232
Dalton Trigg recaps the Mavs' blowout win over the Suns at American Airlines Center on Monday night. Luka Doncic and Josh Green were amazing, as well as a handful of other guys. Rookie guard Jaden Hardy even got in on the action! Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 06, 2022•23 min•Ep. 231
Dalton Trigg recaps the Mavs' big win over the Warriors, which snapped a 4-game losing streak. Luka Doncic made history in more ways than one with his 40-point triple-double, and Tim Hardaway Jr. broke out of his shooting slump in a big way as well. Also ... Josh Green continues his much-improved play this season with clutch shot-making and tenacious defense. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 30, 2022•17 min•Ep. 230
Dalton Trigg and Drew Johnson breakdown why the Mavs have gotten off to such a lackluster start to the season for a third year in a row. From there, they talk about the realistic expectations for Kemba Walker, both on and off the court, as well as the benefits of coach Jason Kidd making Christian Wood a starter. And about Jaden Hardy ... can the Mavs go ahead and give this rookie a shot already? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 29, 2022•37 min•Ep. 229
Dalton Trigg breaks down Monday's breaking news that the Dallas Mavericks are preparing to sign four-time All-Star point guard Kemba Walker to a deal after losing four straight games. Things won't get any easier for the Mavs, though, as they take on a hot Golden State Warriors team on Tuesday. In addition to the Kemba news and overall review of the Mavs' struggles, Dalton briefly goes over what all went down around the NBA on Sunday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...
Nov 28, 2022•17 min•Ep. 228
Dalton Trigg recaps everything that went on around the NBA on Thursday night and previews the Dallas Mavericks' weekend mini-series against the depleted Denver Nuggets. Thanks for listening, and be sure to subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 18, 2022•15 min•Ep. 227
Dalton Trigg recaps the Dallas Mavericks' disappointing, but not surprising, loss to the Houston Rockets with Luka Doncic getting the night off to rest. He then recaps everything else that went on around the league. Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 17, 2022•18 min•Ep. 226
Dalton Trigg recaps the Dallas Mavericks' 103-101 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, as well as everything else that went on throughout the NBA on Tuesday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 16, 2022•15 min•Ep. 225
Dalton Trigg previews the Mavs' Tuesday night matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers as well as recapping what happened around the NBA on Monday night. Thanks for listening an be sure to like, rate and subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 15, 2022•13 min•Ep. 224
Dalton Trigg recaps the Mavs' big win over the Blazers from Saturday, as well as all the NBA action that occurred on Sunday night. Luka Doncic and Spencer Dinwiddie balled out in the Mavs slump-busting win. Meanwhile ... Joel Embiid scored many, many points for the 76ers on Sunday. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 14, 2022•14 min•Ep. 223
Dalton Trigg recaps the Mavs' loss to the Wizards from Thursday night, as well as the rest of the NBA games that took place. Did the Mavs' front office fail Luka Doncic over the offseason by refusing to sign a reliable third ballhander? They likely could've had Goran Dragic or Dennis Smith Jr. if they had made any kind of serious offer. Now, the team could be in a mess if roster tweaks aren't made at some point. Also, will Jason Kidd finally unleash Christian Wood when he returns to action? Lear...
Nov 11, 2022•28 min•Ep. 222
Dalton Trigg recaps the Mavs ugly loss to the Magic on Wednesday night, as well as the rest of the games that took place around the NBA. He also previews Luka Doncic's showdown with Kristaps Porzingis and the Washington Wizards on Thursday. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 10, 2022•16 min•Ep. 221
Dalton Trigg and Drew Johnson take an in-depth look at the Mavs' 96-94 win over the Nets from Monday night, including Luka Doncic chasing history, Josh Green becoming the most efficient player in the league, Dallas winning games despite continued late-game execution woes, and much, much more! Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 08, 2022•33 min•Ep. 220
Dalton Trigg recaps the Dallas Mavericks' 96-94 win over the Brooklyn Nets as well as takes a look at everything else that went on around the league on Monday night. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 08, 2022•15 min•Ep. 219
Dalton Trigg previews the Dallas Mavericks' Monday night matchup against the Brooklyn Nets. Can Luka Doncic out-duel Kevin Durant for the second time in two weeks and extend the Mavs' win streak to four games? After the preview, there's a recap of the NBA's Sunday night slate, and Trigg ponders if the Mavs should consider swinging a trade for Los Angeles Lakers' Russell Westbrook since he's on an expiring contract. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...
Nov 07, 2022•18 min•Ep. 218
Dalton Trigg recaps the two-game NBA slate from Thursday night, as well as looks ahead to the Friday night slate which incudes the Dallas Mavericks taking on the red-hot Toronto Raptors at American Airlines Center. He also addresses the current drama going on in the league involving Kyrie Irving and Josh Primo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 04, 2022•13 min•Ep. 217
Dalton Trigg recaps everything that happened in the NBA on Wednesday night, including the Dallas Mavericks' huge win over the Utah Jazz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 03, 2022•14 min•Ep. 216
On this episode, Dalton Trigg is joined by DallasBasketball.com colleague Michael Mulford to preview the Dallas Mavericks' Wednesday night game against the Utah Jazz. Can Luka Doncic's stellar individual play overcome the well-balanced attack Utah brings to the table? The guys also discuss Christian Wood's fit so far, and whether or not coach Jason Kidd is experiencing a "sophomore slump" when it comes to his rotation decisions. As always, thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe! Learn mor...
Nov 02, 2022•31 min•Ep. 215
On this episode, Dalton Trigg recaps the NBA's Tuesday night slate of games while also briefly previewing the Dallas Mavericks' game against the Utah Jazz. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 02, 2022•16 min•Ep. 214
On this episode, Dalton Trigg runs through all the NBA action that happened the night before, including his thoughts on why the Dallas Mavericks must come into Wednesday night's game against the Utah Jazz with the right mindset if they don't want to be embarrassed. He also gives his thoughts on the Brooklyn Nets parting ways with coach Steve Nash and more. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 01, 2022•16 min•Ep. 213
On this episode, Dalton Trigg and Drew Johnson recap the Dallas Mavericks' last week of play, including Sunday night's win over the Orlando Magic where Luka Doncic put up 44 points and accomplished something that hasn't been done in nearly four decades. The guys discuss Doncic's greatness, the Mavs' biggest weaknesses through six games so far, the idea of starting Josh Green – or at the very least, giving him more minutes, a three-way Kevin Durant trade between the Mavs, Nets and Lakers that jus...
Nov 01, 2022•41 min•Ep. 212
On this episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast, Dalton Trigg introduces his brand new co-host Drew Johnson for the first time. Drew is the head women's basketball coach at MUW in Columbus, MS, and he's been best friends with Dalton for as long as they can remember. They guys gave an extensive recap of the Dallas Mavericks' disappointing loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night, as well as a brief preview of what to look forward to in the Mavs' next matchup against the Brooklyn Nets on Th...
Oct 26, 2022•36 min•Ep. 211
On this episode, Dalton Trigg previews the Dallas Mavericks' regular-season opener against the Phoenix Suns, which will take place at 9pm CT on Wednesday night. Will Luka Doncic win MVP this year? How many games will the Mavs win? Will Christian Wood pick up on the defensive schemes? Trigg discusses all that, plus gives details on how to join our Mavs Step Back watch parties and DallasBasketball.com tickets giveaway! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...
Oct 17, 2022•24 min•Ep. 210
On this episode, host Dalton Trigg is joined by his DallasBasketball.com colleague Grant Afseth to breakdown the Dallas Mavericks' 98-96 preseason opening win against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Luka Doncic didn't play, but Christian Wood and rookie guard Jaden Hardy balled out in their Mavs debuts. The guys also discuss the performances of Spencer Dinwiddie, Josh Green and others. Thanks for listening, and be sure to hit that subscribe button! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...
Oct 06, 2022•35 min•Ep. 209
Mavs.com's Bobby Karalla joins Dalton Trigg on this week's episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast to talk about the Dallas Mavericks' offseason, what the roster is still lacking heading into the season, whether or not the team will fill those needs now or later, Tim Hardaway Jr.'s fit as he returns from injury, Luka Doncic staying healthy and much, much more! Thanks for listening, and be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...
Sep 23, 2022•32 min•Ep. 208
On this episode, voice of the Dallas Mavericks, Chuck Cooperstein joins Dalton Trigg to discuss Luka Doncic's historic EuroBasket performances for Slovenia. Doncic scored 36 points in a win vs. Germany and 47 points in a win vs. France in back-to-back games. From there, Coop gives his takes on where the Mavs stand in the West this coming season, expectations for Christian Wood, why the next Mavs blockbuster trade will be even bigger than the Porzingis trade in 2019, and much, much more! Thanks f...
Sep 08, 2022•41 min•Ep. 207
Former Dallas Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. sits down with Dalton Trigg to discuss what he's been up to this offseason, being healthy for the first time in a long time, a potential reunion with Luka Doncic and Dorian Finney-Smith ... and much more! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 03, 2022•20 min•Ep. 206
