Christian Clark

Yeah. All right. Well, Christian, thank you very much for staying up late and hanging out with us. I know you got to get out of there and write this big game story. That's going to do it for today's show, folks. Thank you guys for listening. For Christian Clark and S. Baraheni, I'm Dave Dufour, and this has been the NBA Daily. Thanks for waking up with us.

Yeah. All right. Well, Christian, thank you very much for staying up late and hanging out with us. I know you got to get out of there and write this big game story. That's going to do it for today's show, folks. Thank you guys for listening. For Christian Clark and S. Baraheni, I'm Dave Dufour, and this has been the NBA Daily. Thanks for waking up with us.

Yeah. All right. Well, Christian, thank you very much for staying up late and hanging out with us. I know you got to get out of there and write this big game story. That's going to do it for today's show, folks. Thank you guys for listening. For Christian Clark and S. Baraheni, I'm Dave Dufour, and this has been the NBA Daily. Thanks for waking up with us.

Yeah, so, you know, I think I watched Luca play 10, 11 games since I started this job. The Mavericks were playing really well going into Christmas Day. I think they'd won 14 of 16. You know, I was looking at that. I was like, OK, top 11 in offense and defense.

Yeah, so, you know, I think I watched Luca play 10, 11 games since I started this job. The Mavericks were playing really well going into Christmas Day. I think they'd won 14 of 16. You know, I was looking at that. I was like, OK, top 11 in offense and defense.

Yeah, so, you know, I think I watched Luca play 10, 11 games since I started this job. The Mavericks were playing really well going into Christmas Day. I think they'd won 14 of 16. You know, I was looking at that. I was like, OK, top 11 in offense and defense.

you know they're they're winning a lot like they look like you know they could be one of those teams they that's in contention at the end again you know maybe oklahoma city thunder like the favorites in the west but like they're right there at least and then luca strains his calf on christmas day you know it gets kind of quiet about his return and then boom middle of the night during this five game road trip the mavericks trade him the guy who has the second highest postseason scoring average in nba history the only guy ahead of him is michael jordan

you know they're they're winning a lot like they look like you know they could be one of those teams they that's in contention at the end again you know maybe oklahoma city thunder like the favorites in the west but like they're right there at least and then luca strains his calf on christmas day you know it gets kind of quiet about his return and then boom middle of the night during this five game road trip the mavericks trade him the guy who has the second highest postseason scoring average in nba history the only guy ahead of him is michael jordan

you know they're they're winning a lot like they look like you know they could be one of those teams they that's in contention at the end again you know maybe oklahoma city thunder like the favorites in the west but like they're right there at least and then luca strains his calf on christmas day you know it gets kind of quiet about his return and then boom middle of the night during this five game road trip the mavericks trade him the guy who has the second highest postseason scoring average in nba history the only guy ahead of him is michael jordan

Yeah, I think with hindsight, there were maybe some signs of tension. I mean, there just wasn't a whole lot being said about when Luka was going to come back from the calf injury. I mean, people just... They weren't saying the stuff you would expect when it's like, yeah, our superstar player is going to be back in the lineup soon. But I'm going to be honest.

Yeah, I think with hindsight, there were maybe some signs of tension. I mean, there just wasn't a whole lot being said about when Luka was going to come back from the calf injury. I mean, people just... They weren't saying the stuff you would expect when it's like, yeah, our superstar player is going to be back in the lineup soon. But I'm going to be honest.

Yeah, I think with hindsight, there were maybe some signs of tension. I mean, there just wasn't a whole lot being said about when Luka was going to come back from the calf injury. I mean, people just... They weren't saying the stuff you would expect when it's like, yeah, our superstar player is going to be back in the lineup soon. But I'm going to be honest.

No, it caught me completely by surprise. I mean...

No, it caught me completely by surprise. I mean...

No, it caught me completely by surprise. I mean...

the day that they made the trade you know i woke up that morning and wrote like 1200 words about hey some backup centers some some wings who could defend three fours like those could be potential acquisitions at the trade deadline um you know filed that had dinner i was getting ready to go to bed and then they traded luka donchich so wow no i mean i think the the circle people who knew was coming was was really small and i mean i was i was shocked

the day that they made the trade you know i woke up that morning and wrote like 1200 words about hey some backup centers some some wings who could defend three fours like those could be potential acquisitions at the trade deadline um you know filed that had dinner i was getting ready to go to bed and then they traded luka donchich so wow no i mean i think the the circle people who knew was coming was was really small and i mean i was i was shocked

the day that they made the trade you know i woke up that morning and wrote like 1200 words about hey some backup centers some some wings who could defend three fours like those could be potential acquisitions at the trade deadline um you know filed that had dinner i was getting ready to go to bed and then they traded luka donchich so wow no i mean i think the the circle people who knew was coming was was really small and i mean i was i was shocked

Yeah, so the Mavericks have this afternoon game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. This is, you know, like 12 hours after the Luca trade actually happens. You know, Jason Kidd is going to talk like an hour and a half before the game, and Nico Harrison joins him, and he talks to the media that was there in Cleveland. Just a weird mood. You know, I...

Yeah, so the Mavericks have this afternoon game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. This is, you know, like 12 hours after the Luca trade actually happens. You know, Jason Kidd is going to talk like an hour and a half before the game, and Nico Harrison joins him, and he talks to the media that was there in Cleveland. Just a weird mood. You know, I...