Mainstream Mavs Podcast

Will and Jaren preview the Mavericks-Thunder preseason game today and what we expect and hope to see out of it, along with covering some questions heading into the season such as what is Josh Green's ceiling this year and at what point in the year could we see Christian Wood start. They also pan out some miscellaneous topic throughout the podcasts such as Jalen Brunson's debut with the Knicks and...

Will and Jaren talk about recent interviews to come out of Mavs training camp from the last 2 days, then get into the Mavs live practice that was broadcasted on NBA.com and talk about hearing Luka and J-Kidd mic'd up along with how everyone played in scrimmage.

Will and Jaren cover quotes and happenings from the first day of Mavericks training camp along with wrapping up their player preview series for the 2022-23 Mavericks season, as they cover previews for Luka, Spencer, Doe Doe, THJ and Davis.

Will and Jaren go through media day sequentially from everyone who spoke during the Mavs press conference and go in depth on answers from Maxi Kleber all the way to Jason Kidd. At the beginning they also address the Mavericks being on a list for widely renowned trade target Jae Crowder per Shams Charania of The Athletic, as Crowder recently requested a trade from the Phoenix Suns.

Will and Jaren cover some general NBA news that's materialized over the last couple days before dipping into player previews for Jaden Hardy, Theo Pinson, Javale McGee, and Christian Wood for the 2022-23 season.

After talking about Luka's ankle injury and the connotations it has as the Mavs head into training camp, and how he fared in Eurobasket in Slovenia's bittersweet final game against Poland, Will and Jaren do player previews for Frank Ntilikina, Josh Green, Maxi Kleber and Reggie Bullock!

Will and Jaren describe Marc Stein’s substack regarding what the Mavs should do with their last roster before training camp and talk about Tyler Dorsey’s recent play with Greece and hoe he could make a push for the Mavs last roster spot.

Will and Jaren look into Slovenia's 4-1 start in Euro-basket group stages. They then transition into Luka's miraculous performances vs France and Germany, including a 47 point performance against France which puts Luka Doncic in the history books. Including a deep dive into Maxi Klebers new contract extension worth $33 million over 3 yers as first reported by Shams Charania.

Will and Jaren go over the news that sent shockwaves throughout the NBA on Tuesday afternoon, that being Donovan Mitchell getting shipped to Cleveland, and then go over how the Mavericks could get in on the Utah fire sale and which of the 4 Jazz veterans that could potentially be shipped off would fit best on this Mavericks team?

Will and Jaren look at an interesting stat regard Dwight Powell being top 10 in win shares all time for the Mavericks then proceed to dive deeper into the Russell Westbrook speculation regarding him potentially being moved somewhere before training camp, could the Mavs get in on that despite recent rumblings of Jeanie Buss calling Westbrook the Laker's "best player" last season and Patrick Beverly...

Will and Jaren run through Luka's first 2 games against both Estonia and Germany in the FIBA World Cup Qualifier games and how he fared in those 2 matchups along with their own rendition of the Mavericks 2021-22 season awards, as they mix in some more serious and funny awards.

Will and Jaren take a deep dive into the the Mavericks rotation and how certain lineups will project in the given rotation and who all we could see playing together. They then discuss how this Mavericks roster is more suited for the regular season versus playoffs.

Will and Jaren dive into some recent Mark Cuban interviews from DMN and dallasbasketball.com and what they mean for the Mavs going into training camp, and cover Kevin Durant rescinding his trade request as well as how Luka has been faring with the Slovenian national team and their games to come.

Will and Jaren dive deep into the Mavs schedule and talk about Luka's 34 point, 9 assist, and 6 rebounds performance against Serbia and Nikola Jokic in a friendly affair while also talking about some miscellaneous news surrounding the Mavs and NBA.

Will and Jaren dive into the Mavericks training camp invites of McKinley Wright IV and Mohamadou Gueye and then dive into the recent schedule leaks that have came out for the Mavs and play their latest game 'Hookah Magic' for the last 20 minutes of the podcast!

Will and Jaren hash out some recent NBA news such as Bill Russell getting his jersey retired league wide and the Mavericks playing the Lakers on Christmas Day this year per Marc Stein before getting into Slovenia's friendly match versus Turkey and talking about how Luka Doncic played. They then tier off possible options for the Mavs to add as a third ball handler and discuss how that would elevate...

Will and Jaren hash out some what if scenarios that could've vastly changed the trajectory of the Mavericks, one earlier in the 2010's decade, and one just a couple years ago.

Will and Jaren tier off all of the 1B and 2A, whatever you want to call them, players on their respective teams in comparison to the Mavs second best player and discuss exactly would it could entail for the Mavs in the present and the future if they are to enter contention at one point or another.

Will and Jaren dish out their western conference standings predictions and chime in on where the Mavs might land along with playing a little game of 'Most likely to' with players on the Mavs roster at the end.

Will and Jaren get into a long winded discussion in terms of whose the second and third best player on this Maverickss team as well as diving into if THJ can take a step to rekindle his play from 2019-2021, while also talking about Christian Wood and if the Mavericks will make another move or not and much more.

Will and Jaren pan out loads of fake trades for those that are into that sort of stuff, that the Mavs could do before training camp starts from 3 teamers with the Jazz and Knicks amidst the potential donovan Mitchell departure to more realistic and simplistic trades for a Coby White for instance.

Will and Jaren take a deep dive into who has more potential between Frank Ntilikina and Josh Green and who will have the biggest chance to furbish themselves the most in the Mavs rotation next year along with talking about Maxi Kleber's new role in this new center rotation.

Will and Jaren get into specific markers Luka needs to hit to be able to make a run at MVP this year.

Will and Jaren rekindle to talk about FA veteran and flyer bigmen the Mavs could get at if they have an open roster spot after if they potentially ship out Dwight Powell, Davis Bertans, or both.

Will talks briefly about the Mavs signing Tyler Dorsey to a 2 way deal before getting into potential wings the Mavericks could feasibly attain if they don't fill their last roster spot via trade.