The Mavericks will face several high-profile games in next year’s In-Season Tournament. The Dallas Mavericks finished 2-2 and missed the inaugural In-Season Tournament in 2023, as the New Orleans Pelicans advanced from their group. The Pelicans would fall in the Semifinals to the Los Angeles Lakers, who would eventually win “all.” The NBA has published the 2024 groupings, and they did the Mavericks no favors.
The Mavericks are in Group C of the Western Conference, alongside the Pelicans and the Denver Nuggets, as well as the Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies, as they were in 2023. While Memphis was only 27-55 previous season, they had the most injuries of any NBA club, and the other four
Every team in this group advanced to the Play-In round. READ MORE: Former Dallas Mavericks’ Jalen Brunson Signs Surprising Extension with New York Knicks
This is perhaps the most difficult grouping for the 2024 Emirates NBA Cup. The NBA claims that these groupings are picked at random, but Dallas ended up with teams that were similar to those from last year. All five West Group C clubs are among the top half of Vegas’ odds to win the NBA Finals next season.
This gang will provide us several storylines: Nikola Jokic vs. Luka Doncic in an early MVP duel, Klay Thompson playing his former team, the Golden State Warriors, the top two picks in the 2019 NBA Draft going head-to-head with Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, and Naji Marshall playing against the New Orleans Pelicans for the first time. The Group Play games will take place between November 12th and December 23rd, with the semifinals and championship held in Las Vegas on December 14th and 17th.
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