Last year this time, life for guard Frank Ntilikina was something he really doesn’t want to experience again.
After signing a free agent contract with the Dallas Mavericks on Sept. 16, 2021, Ntilikina was unavailable to play in the preseason opener against the Utah Jazz due to falling behind his teammates because he had visa issues. That also got him behind the eight ball as far as trying to grasp coach Jason Kidd’s offensive and defensive schemes.
However, Ntilikina had no visa issues entering this year’s training camp. In fact, he was back in Dallas two weeks before training camp started last week.