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The Mavericks feel that Luka Doncic might request a trade after the next season if the team doesn't improve. Both he and Irving will be sidelined vs the Spurs in order to protest the team's first-round pick from the Porzingis trade with the Knicks.

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With Friday night's loss against the Chicago Bulls, the Dallas Mavericks were eliminated from play-in contention. Having already expressed his displeasure, Luka Doncic might eventually leave the team.

Luka Doncic

Team:Dallas MavericksPosition:SGAge:24Height:201 cmWeight:104 kgBirth place:Ljubljana, SloveniaProfileNewsStatistics

According to Tim MacMahon from ESPN, the team fears that the Slovenian superstar could request a trade in the summer of 2024 if the Mavericks don't progress by then.

"He'd like to be here the whole time but we've got to earn that," Mavs owner Mark Cuban has said.

The club has a lot of questions to answer in the offseason. The first issue is Kyrie Irving. With the notion that the guard will most likely test the free agency, the organization might have to pay a hefty amount to retain the player by matching other teams' offers.

However, the current concern is retaining the Top-10 protected first-round pick. Dallas holds the 10th-worst record in the league at the moment. Both Doncic and Irving will be sidelined against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday in hopes of increasing the chances of a loss.

If the Mavericks fail to be among the 10 worst teams in the league, their 2023 first-round pick will go to the New York Knicks as part of the Kristaps Porzingis trade.

Friday night was supposed to be the 'I feel Slovenia' night, honoring Doncic and his Slovenian fans with numerous of them making a transatlantic flight to see the match. Instead, they got to watch how their idol cheers on the bench while two-way and 10-day players compete on the court.

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