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Luka stealing defensive attention, plus a pickleball update

When asked how far Luka Donu010diu0107 has come in his five years with the Mavericks, coach Jason Kidd took an opportunity on Sunday to explain it in defensive terms.

“How many guys are in the league, 400-and-some? We started there,” Kidd said.

In other words, Donu010diu0107 was at the bottom of the barrel with his defensive skills when he got to the NBA.

So guess who’s tied for second in the league in steals?

Yep, Donu010diu0107 went into Sunday’s game averaging two steals a game, tied with Atlanta’s Dejounte Murray and trailing only Toronto’s OG Anunoby at 2.