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Kristaps Porzingis reflects on his departure from the Dallas Mavericks, citing maturity, the need for better communication, and the early competition with Luka Doncic as key factors that contributed to the eventual split.

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Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis recently shared insights into his departure from the Dallas Mavericks during an appearance on JJ Redick's podcast.

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Porzingis shed light on various factors that contributed to the split, emphasizing the role of maturity in the equation.

"It's a big mix of things. Maturity, for sure. Like again, I am talking [about] what I could have done better. And then, I was not that much into analytics and numbers," Porzingis said. "If somebody, I think, at that stage of my career presented it to me the right way and said, 'This is what we need to do, this is what we need from you -- you are going to be way more effective doing this.' Like kinda explaining to me better. I think that would have made the difference a little bit."

According to Porzingis, the competition with Luka Doncic was also a fact that might have impacted the way his stint in Dallas ended.

"Early on, for sure. But I think we both tried to make it work. I think communication of both our parts should have been better."

Porzingis' tenure in Texas started in 2019. It ended in 2022 when the Mavs traded him and a protected 2022 second-round pick to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans.

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