Mavericks' Derrick Jones Jr. gets 100% real on challenge of guarding Kawhi Leonard

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are currently gearing up for their upcoming first round playoff series vs the Los Angeles Clippers, the team that sent them home both in 2020 as part of the NBA Bubble and during the COVID-impacted 2021 postseason. The Mavericks undoubtedly peaked at the right time this regular season, winning 16 out of their last 19 games, and Doncic looked the part of a legitimate league MVP candidate in learning to play alongside co-star Kyrie Irving and helping Dallas bounce back from its embarrassing whiff on postseason contention in the 2022-23 season, shortly after Irving's arrival.