Luka Doncic’s Mavericks are not living their best moment: eleventh in the Western Conference (37-40), out even of play-in in the absence of only 5 games for the end of the normal seasonwhich will take place on April 9. With terrible feelings, little to hold on to and with the certainty, it can already be said, that the West finals that they reached last year are an absolutely unimaginable goal. The team’s defensive problems are obvious, as well as the ineffectiveness of Jason Kidd and the structural problem of a franchise that will have to think (and a lot) in the summer to redirect the project and please his star, the aforementioned Doncic.
They already tried it with the signing of the always controversial Kyrie Irving, but even so they could not find the key. In fact, since his arrival in February everything has gotten worse: they were fourth in the West with a record of 28-26 and now they are seven places behind with a 9-14 balance in this time, a 4-9 when Kyrie and Doncic play together. Again, very negative feelings and a manifest impossibility to overcome adversity. In front, visits to Heat and Hawks before hosting Kings, Bulls and Spurs. Little time to react, many doubts (all legitimate) and a huge amount of uncertainty.
In the midst of all this, the portal ahnfiredigital has published some statements by Tim MacMahon, ESPN journalist specializing in the Mavericks. In it, the communication professional revealed a conversation with a headhunter in which he was absolutely convinced of an argument: “Luka Doncic is the worst transition defender in NBA history”. Some daring statements to which McMahon responded by asking if he had any statistical data. “just watch”, replied his interlocutor.
It is difficult, as McMahon says, to make such an argument without data or statistics to refute it. AND, although Doncic’s forte has never been on the defensive end and the Mavericks’ timing is critical, it would be little less than daring to make a statement as strong and emphatic as that of the anonymous headhunter. One that simply seeks to criticize the Slovenian point guard. But with nothing to refute his statements.
