Mavericks ex Greg Buckner makes smooth transition to broadcast arena

Greg Buckner broke into broadcasting by happenstance.

Last year, a friend put the idea of becoming a broadcaster in Buckner’s head, and after a few emails, he made it through the audition process and was hired as an analyst for Fox Sports Southwest. A personable type, Buckner’s job is to be the pre-game, halftime and post-game analyst on Dallas Mavericks games.

Now, approximately four months on the job, those who work closely with Buckner are calling him “a natural’’ who should have a long and prosperous career in broadcasting.

“He’s approaching it like I assume he did as a player or a coach, which is so great,’’ said Dana Larson, the FSSW host on the Mavericks’ broadcasts. “He wants to be…