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Will Facundo Campazzo Make Mavs Debut in New Orleans?

Facundo Campazzo is officially available to make his Dallas Mavericks debut on Tuesday night if needed. He had previously been dealing with visa issues.
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Will Facundo Campazzo Make Mavs Debut in New Orleans?
Will Facundo Campazzo Make Mavs Debut in New Orleans?

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If you’re wondering why you haven’t seen recently-signed veteran point guard Facundo Campazzo suit up for the Dallas Mavericks yet, it’s because he had been dealing with visa issues. Campazzo had to have his visa recalibrated so he could continue working in the U.S.

According to coach Jason Kidd, those issues have officially been resolved, and Campazzo could see his first action as a Maverick as early as tonight’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center.

It has yet to be seen what kind of role Campazzo will have with the Mavs. Given how well the team has played so far, we’d guess his number being called might be in a “break glass in case of emergency” situation. For example, Campazzo probably wouldn’t have been in the Mavs’ opening-night rotation, but he likely would’ve played when Spencer Dinwiddie got in foul trouble in the second half.

There’s also a chance Campazzo could get some run if the Mavs blow out the Pelicans like they did to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. After all, New Orleans will be without Brandon Ingram on Tuesday, and the status of Zion Williamson is still up in the air after he took a nasty fall in Sunday’s loss to the Utah Jazz.

Campazzo, who is very familiar with being Luka Doncic’s teammate from their time together with Real Madrid, has played in two NBA seasons with the Denver Nuggets. Although his efficiency has been a struggle, Campazzo is averaging 3.5 assists in 20 minutes per game in his career.

The Mavs might not need Campazzo immediately, but if they do end up needing him, he’s shown he’s capable of having some nice moments. We’ll be keeping an eye out for him in New Orleans tonight.

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Dalton Trigg
DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.

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