If that holds, the team would not give up its first-round pick this season.Ĭonsidering what was on the line, and how the Mavericks approached Friday's game, an investigation makes sense. With Friday's loss, the Mavericks are most likely to land the 10th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft lottery.
The team still owes the New York Knicks a first-round pick from the Kristaps Porzingis trade. Making the playoffs also might have cost the Mavericks a first-round draft pick.
Dallas entered Friday's game trailing the Thunder by one win. The Thunder held the tiebreaker over Dallas, meaning Dallas would have to finish the season with a better record than the Thunder. Dallas was chasing the Oklahoma City Thunder for the final spot in the play-in. Though the Mavericks had a shot at the play-in heading into Friday, it was unlikely the team would secure that spot. It was a precipitous fall for the team, which sat in fifth place in the Western Conference when it acquired Irving in February. The loss eliminated the Mavericks from the playoffs. Prior to the game, it was reported Dončić would only play in the first quarter. Luka Dončić played into the second quarter before he was removed from the contest. With a play-in spot still possible, Dallas sat Kyrie Irving, Maxi Kleber, Tim Hardaway Jr., Josh Green and Christian Wood. In other words, the NBA will investigate whether the Mavericks tanked for a chance at a better draft pick with two games to go. Silva is fighting for a spot on any roster moving forward.įormer Gamecock GG Jackson has been very good so far in NBA Summer League play for the Memphis Grizzlies.From NBA spokesman Mike Bass: “The NBA commenced an investigation today into the facts and circumstances surrounding the Dallas Mavericks’ roster decisions and game conduct with respect to last night’s Bulls-Mavericks game, including the motivations behind those actions.” Lawson is expected to make the Mavericks’ roster, but he could end up with their G League affiliate. 1 day ago &0183 &32 A post shared by Luka Doncic (lukadoncic) Friday’s date, July 7, is the couple’s anniversary and also matches the uniform number Doncic dons in Dallas, 77. Silva, Lawson, and the Mavs will get their first Summer League action on Saturday, July 8th as they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. Chris Silva has been selected to join the Dallas Mavericks Summer League roster, a group that already included Lawson. Now, this summer, the two players are reunited. His most extensive NBA run came at the end of this past season with the Dallas Mavericks. Lawson has played with several of the same franchises as he has gotten opportunities with the Hawks, Timberwolves, and Dallas Mavericks. Most of that time was spent in the G League, but he did play a fair amount for the Heat. Silva has bounced around the league with stops with the Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Miami Heat (again), and Atlanta Hawks. Unfortunately, Lawson injured his ankle down the stretch, and the Gamecocks lost 4 of their final 6 games to shut them out of the postseason.Īfter the 2018-2019 season, Chris Silva began his NBA journey, while Lawson spent two more seasons with the Gamecocks. A bad out-of-conference showing had USC thinking they would be on the outside looking in come NCAA Tournament time, but a great record in SEC play had Gamecock fans thinking about going dancing. The two international-born players (Silva is from Gabon, while Lawson is Canadian) played just one season together in Columbia, but the Gamecocks were a good squad. Silva was a key contributor on the Final Four team in the 2016-2017 season and was a senior when a skinny kid named AJ Lawson graduated high school early and joined the Gamecocks.
Chris Silva and AJ Lawson are two of the best players to come through the South Carolina basketball program in recent memory.
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