Since the Dallas Mavericks' surprising decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, the media has been exposed to numerous leaks that paint Doncic negatively. These leaks are often cited as "team sources" without mentioning the positives.

Don't look now, but the Dallas Mavericks are two last-second shots from having won six straight games in the post-Luka Doncic era. They lost to the 76ers when Naji Marshall's pote

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is responsible for choosing injury replacements, and he selected Kyrie Irving to take Anthony Davis' place as a representative of the Western Conference for this year's All-Star Game. So the Mavericks will have a representative in San Francisco either way.