The Dallas Mavericks have caught lightning in a bottle with Luka Doncic that has sped up the team’s timeline and given them a seemingly bona fide star.
Luka Doncic’s ballhandling skills from the shooting guard position has caused the team to rethink another of its young players in Dennis Smith Jr. And the Mavericks may now be pushing to trade their second-year guard sooner than later.
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports the Mavericks are increasing their urgency to deal Smith before the Feb. 7 trade deadline. And the Orlando Magic are among the teams discussing a potential deal for the promising guard.