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Jason Smith: "It's just not trending where, if you're a great team and you're built around a superstar, every year you're a title threat. That's where the Mavericks should be. Even though the Bucks lost this year, they've won it once with Giannis, you know the Bucks are a title threat, that's how it goes. With Luka, if this is another year where Dallas falls short, you look at how Luka shot horrendously in the playoffs. You have to wonder if it's still right to build around Luka, or do they need guys to supplement Luka because he is only going to get you so far? Instead of asking who you should get around Luka, it's who do you need to take a little bit off of Luka's plate, because you've tried being Luka-driven for so long now, and it hasn't worked."
Jason Smith and Mike Harmon react to the Oklahoma City Thunder drawing even in their series with the Dallas Mavericks after an impressive fourth quarter comeback. Jason explains why he believes the Mavericks are facing a situation where they will have to change how they view Luka Doncic as the centerpiece of their franchise if they suffer another second-round elimination in the Luka era.