It hasn’t been month or so for the Dallas Mavericks ever since they traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a transfer that shook the NBA.
Luka Doncic’s commerce to the LA Lakers was troublesome to interrupt down from the Mavs’ perspective, and developments since then have solely made it worse.
From Anthony Davis’ damage to Doncic hanging a triple-double on the Mavs of their first assembly, Nico Harrison’s reputation in Dallas will not be at its peak, to place it kindly.
When it rains, it pours, and for the Dallas Mavericks, it has simply thundered down and it was attributable to a sport they weren’t even part of.
Quentin Grimes‘ career-high explosion vs the Golden State Warriors has one way or the other put the limelight on the Mavs once more. The Doncic angle can’t be ignored.
The Golden State Warriors have been flying excessive of late after Jimmy Butler’s addition, in order that they got here up in opposition to the Philadelphia 76ers as clear favourites.
Butler was lacking this one however issues on the 76ers had gotten so unhealthy as compared that Paul George determined to stop his podcast for some time to focus on the workforce!
Nevertheless, Quentin Grimes had different plans. The 76ers rode Grimes’ career-high effort of 44 factors at hand the Warriors an sudden loss.
Grimes added three steals and 6 rebounds whereas getting sizzling from 3PT-range, hitting six of his 9 makes an attempt. Solely a curiously low FT proportion of 25% on eight makes an attempt prevented him from touching 50.
Joel Embiid made certain to remind Grimes of the identical, however what Grimes’ efficiency was additionally a reminder of was a Mavericks mistake, an inventory that’s changing into uncomfortably lengthy.
With this efficiency, Grimes now stands alongside Luka Doncic as the one two guards to have a sport with no less than – 40 factors, 5 rebounds, two steals, and 5 3PM.
Earlier than unloading on the sorry Mavs earlier, it’s value mentioning that they nonetheless have two superstars in Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis, with Klay Thompson able to going nuclear on his day.
Kendrick Perkins had an thrilling Mavs prediction however with Grimes now piling on the distress, the “what if” irony wasn’t misplaced on followers.
“Sixers followers about to chant “Thanks Nico!” the subsequent time they play the Mavs,” mentioned one on X, previously generally known as Twitter, referring Nico Harrison’s function in buying and selling away each Grimes and Doncic.
“At the very least they bought higher defensively,” quipped one other sarcastically as a 3rd mentioned, “Nico Harrison cooking!” in the identical sarcastic tone.
“The Mavs would possibly probably be the dumbest FO group to ever exist,” mentioned one other as a fifth wrote, “Nico Harrison solely follows advance stats like “days on bench” or “hookah-less performs. He’s smarter than all of us.”
Lastly, a Mavs fan summed up the sensation within the fanbase proper now, saying, “I used to be 100% certain we have been going to the Finals once more when Luka bought wholesome.”
The Mavs are presently going through a battle to qualify for the playoffs and look eons away from rivalry. Grimes simply made the narrative extra merciless.
