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Step Back Pod: Ideal Mavs Starting 5, Pursuing Jerami & DeRozan

On this week's Mavs Step Back Podcast, Dalton Trigg and Matt Galatzan talk about Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat before answering many listeners' questions in their Dallas Mavericks Offseason Mailbag 3.0
Step Back Pod: Ideal Mavs Starting 5, Pursuing Jerami & DeRozan
Step Back Pod: Ideal Mavs Starting 5, Pursuing Jerami & DeRozan

On this week's episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast, Dalton Trigg and Matt Galatzan talk about Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat, where LeBron James and Anthony Davis dominated while Miami dealt with some really unfortunate injuries to Jimmy Butler, Goran Dragic, and Bam Adebayo.

From there, the guys answer many of your questions in the third edition of our Mavs Offseason Mailbag, including a ranking of many different shooting guard options whom could be considered upgrades over Tim Hardaway Jr., stating what our 'ideal' Mavs starting five would be heading into next season, what Dallas would have to do to make room to sign Jerami Grant, and much, much more!

As part of their shooting guard discussion, the guys touch on Victor Oladipo, who is seemingly on his way out of Indiana, but they spend a little extra time discussing DeMar DeRozan's potential fit with the Mavs. Although DeRozan can't stretch the floor with his three-point shot, he's both an assassin with his midrange game and a very capable perimeter defender. The fit might not be perfect, and he might not be a top choice this offseason, but there's little doubt that DeRozan would make the Mavs better.

READ MORE: Oladipo & Turner 'Want Out'; Should Mavs Want In?

Another topic we spend a good bit of time on this week is which player we'd consider being an 'ideal third star' next to Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis heading into next season, and why that player can't be a big man. Earlier this week, we wrote about why Montrezl Harrell (or any other pricey big man, really) wouldn't make sense for the Mavs, given their current roster makeup. If you look at the teams currently competing for a title, it's apparent that Dallas's money would be best spent on enhancing the team's wing depth.

READ MORE: Three Reasons Montrezl Harrell Doesn't Make Sense for the Mavs

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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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