Can the Dallas Mavericks survive an incredibly tough NBA Cup group draw?
The Dallas Mavericks' Emirates NBA Cup group draw did the club no favors. A season after reaching the NBA Finals, the Mavericks' first chance at earning some hardware will come in the revamped in-season tournament.
While no NBA Cup group in the Western Conference is "easy" -- given the conference's depth all around -- the Mavericks easily got the hardest group of the three. They're joined in West Group C by the Denver Nuggets, who finished second in the Western Conference a season ago, along with the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, and Golden State Warriors.The group is unique because each team should look slightly different next season.
So, two of the teams will take a slight step back with the other two improving their starting lineups from a season ago. The Mavericks made strong offseason additions after making the NBA Finals, though, so it's a shock they're not favorites to win the group., the Nuggets are favorites to win West Group C, with the Mavericks shortly trailing at +300. The Grizzlies and Pelicans are tied at +350 odds to win the group, with the Warriors having the worst odds at +500.
The Mavericks' trio of Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson, surrounded by a great supporting cast, should be enough for Dallas to take the group, though they're going to be facing Stephen Curry, Ja Morant, Nikola Jokic, Zion Williamson and more in their NBA Cup journey. Winning the NBA Cup would be a great confidence booster for Dallas, but their goal for the entire season should be to return to the NBA Finals, this time taking the seven-game series and being crowned world champions.Dallas Mavericks Announce Signing of New Orleans Pelicans Forward Naji MarshallKade has been covering a wide variety of teams ranging from the NFL to the NBA and college athletics since joining Sports Illustrated's FanNation in 2022.
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