The Dallas Mavericks had two franchise cornerstones, Dennis Smith Jr. and Luka Doncic. But as everyone knows, you can’t have two cornerstones. There’s only one basketball, after all. So Dennis went to Mark Cuban and said, “I want my share of the touches. I need the ball in my hands.”
So Mark Cuban agreed to trade Dennis to the largest city in the NBA, New York. There, playing for the Knicks, the ball was in his hands plenty. His usage was the same as before Luka arrived in Dallas. He took all the shots he wanted — 3-pointers, midrange J’s, and reckless drives to the basket.