Have you ever felt like you were doing all the work? Maybe it was a group project. You’re at the library until late at night, relentlessly working to get your project one. On the way home, you see two of your group mates out having fun. Why should they get an A for your hard work? An NBA team can have a similar dynamic.

Heliocentric offenses may be fashionable, but they sure do put a lot of the onus to create offense on one player. Sometimes, that player can come to feel like they’re stuck doing all the work. 

If Luka Doncic feels that way, we wouldn’t blame him. His Dallas Mavericks are 1-1 to start the 2022-23 season. Meanwhile, it feels like Doncic isn’t just their primary creator – he’s their secondary and tertiary creator as well. 

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If the Mavericks hope to make a deep playoff run, they may need to get him some help.

Christian Wood has been a major boost for the bench unit, and Spencer Dinwiddie has remained a positive contributor. However, it’d go a long way if they could get a combo guard in there that can make plays with the ball while also being a catch-and-shoot threat.

Here’s a deal that has them doing so by adding D’Angelo Russell of the Minnesota Timberwolves.