On today’s episode, Tim MacMahon of ESPN joins Bomani Jones to discuss his new book The Wonder Boy. They start off the show discussing Dirk Nowitzki's relationship with Luka Dončić and why Nowitzki was against the trade happening (7:40). Tim continues to share how both Rick Carlisle and Mark Cuban lost the Dallas Mavericks locker room which led to other roster changes including acquiring Kristaps Porziņģis (16:03). They round out the show with Tim saying why the Kyrie Irving trade was initially controversial but ending up working out great for Dallas (30:48) and if there is anything Nico Harrison can do to recover his image after trading away Luka Dončić? (38:18) Link to Tim MacMahon's book The Wonder Boy: Luka Doncic and the Curse of Greatness - https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tim-macmahon/the-wonder-boy/9781538740712/ . . . Subscribe to The Right Time with Bomani Jones on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts and follow the show on Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tok for all the best moments from the show. Download Full Podcast Here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6N7fDvgNz2EPDIOm49aj7M?si=FCb5EzTyTYuIy9-fWs4rQA&nd=1&utm_source=hoobe&utm_medium=social Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-right-time-with-bomani-jones/id982639043?utm_source=hoobe&utm_medium=social Follow The Right Time with Bomani Jones on Social Media: http://lnk.to/therighttime Subscribe to Supercast for Ad-Free Episodes: https://righttime.supercast.com/ Support the Show: Discover faster, more reliable search with Perplexity today. Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at perplexity.com! https://pplx.ai/bomani-jones Download the DraftKings Pick Six app NOW and use code BOMANI. Better payouts. Bigger wins. Only with Pick6 from DraftKings. The Crown is yours. Go to zbiotics.com/BOMANI to learn more and get 15% off your first order when you use BOMANI at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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