<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-summer-league-2023-potential-second-year-breakouts');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaden Hardy highlights list of potential second-year breakout stars at Las Vegas Summer League 2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Jaden-Hardy-highlights-3-potential-second-year-breakout-stars.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaden Hardy highlights list of potential second-year breakout stars at Las Vegas Summer League 2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-07T12:38:57-07:00">July 7th, 12:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-07T12:40:25-07:00">July 7th, 12:40pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NBA Summer League in Las Vegas has turned into the league’s best showcase through the years, as the event welcomes in a new generation of talent who recently heard their names called during the NBA Draft.</p><p>While the rookie dominate the attention, as this will certainly be the case this year with the likes of Victor Wembanyama, Brandon Miller and Scoot Henderson, many teams around the league utilize <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-summer-league-2023-rosters-tracker" rel="noopener">Vegas Summer League</a> to get a better glimpse at some of their other young talents. This is an opportunity for players to prove that they have what it takes to play in the NBA and there have been various second-year players who made a big jump in their development out in Las Vegas through the years.</p><p>Cam Thomas, Trey Murphy III and Quentin Grimes stole the show last year, as Tyrese Maxey and Desmond Bane proved their worth in 2021. This summer, there are quite a few second-year players who could very much steal the spotlight and end up winning the Summer League MVP award.</p><p>Keep an eye on the following three players over the next week and a half, as all of them may wind up breaking into their team’s main rotation during the 2023-24 season as a result of their play at Summer League.</p><h2>Jaden Hardy – Dallas Mavericks</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Jaden-Hardy-highlights-3-potential-second-year-breakout-stars-2.jpg"></figure><p>Falling to the second round of the 2022 NBA Draft, Jaden Hardy ended up having his draft rights traded to the Dallas Mavericks. An athletic scorer from the G League Ignite, Hardy did not see much time on the floor with the Mavs until the second-half of his rookie season. He really put himself on everyone’s radar with a 25-point performance against the Portland Trail Blazers in the middle of January and from there through the end of the season, Hardy saw constant minutes in Dallas’ rotations.</p><p>From February through the end of the season, Hardy scored at least 20 points in eight different games, including a career-high 28 points and 8 rebounds against the Memphis Grizzlies in March. In his rookie year, Hardy stepped up into the starting rotation when the Mavs were dealing with injuries to Luka Doncic and others. Showing that he could hold his own on both ends of the floor, Dallas is really high on the 21-year-old guard heading into the new season.</p><p>Playing in all five Summer League games the Mavericks had in Las Vegas last summer, Hardy averaged 15.0 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Hardy is set to be the focal point for them this year and he could wind up finishing inside the Top-5 scorers at Summer League as a result, drawing consideration for the event’s MVP award. Watch out for Jaden Hardy heading into his “sophomore season,” as he could very much prove to be a sixth-man-like scorer for the Mavericks.</p><h2>Bennedict Mathurin – Indiana Pacers</h2><p>Most of the top players from the 2022 NBA Draft class are participating in Summer League this year and Bennedict Mathurin is one of those players. Having a tremendous rookie season for the Indiana Pacers, Mathurin proved to be one of the best bench scorers in the NBA this past season.</p><p>In a total of 61 games off the bench, Mathurin scored 1,028 total points, finishing second in the league behind only Malik Monk for the most bench points scored. The Pacers rookie also received some consideration for the <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/2022-23-sixth-man-of-year-malcolm-brogdon" rel="noopener">Sixth Man of the Year award</a> as a result.</p><p>As he prepares for his second season in the NBA, Mathurin will have a strong chance to win a starting spot with the Pacers in training camp due to his athleticism and two-way play. There really are no limits to Mathurin’s game on the offensive-end of the floor and he proved that during his rookie year, finishing second out of all rookies in scoring behind only Paolo Banchero, the top overall pick.</p><p>There are a ton of talented players on the Pacers’ Summer League roster this year and Indiana will not want to push their second-year swingman too much, so Mathurin’s minutes may wind up being limited. Even if he is to play in only a game or two, Mathurin will surely prove that he has what it takes to be a starter in the NBA for many years to come.</p><h2>David Roddy – Memphis Grizzlies</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Jaden-Hardy-highlights-3-potential-second-year-breakout-stars-3.jpg"></figure><p>The Memphis Grizzlies have been known for growing their talented through the draft. They did so with Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane, which is why David Roddy is next in line to be a breakout player in Memphis.</p><p>Drafted 23rd overall by the Grizzlies last offseason, Roddy put together a very respectable rookie season, averaging 6.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game while shooting 42.9 percent from the floor in 70 total games. He may have only shot 30.7 percent from three-point range, but Roddy is a much better perimeter shooter than this number suggests. Heading into his second season and Summer League, his shooting will be a key point of emphasis the Grizzlies are expecting changes in.</p><p>Knowing how to use his size to his advantage and being able to attack the paint against weaker defenders, there is a lot to like about Roddy’s game. An unselfish wing who is always looking to make the extra pass, Roddy will be one of the leaders of the Grizzlies’ Summer League team, along with second-year big man Kenneth Lofton Jr.</p><p>In Las Vegas a year ago, the 22-year-old forward averaged 15.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. These numbers will definitely increase this summer and Roddy definitely has a chance to be one of the breakout stars of the league’s showcase given their lack of overall scoring talent. Memphis is in need of players to step up and play more minutes this upcoming year, which is why they are counting on Roddy to deliver in Summer League.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaden Hardy highlights list of potential second-year breakout stars at Las Vegas Summer League 2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavs-news-luka-doncic-will-be-happy-with-jared-dudleys-bold-jaden-hardy-declaration');   ga('set', 'title', 'Luka Doncic will be happy with Jared Dudley’s bold Jaden Hardy declaration');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Mavs-Jaden-Hardy.jpg"></figure><h1>Luka Doncic will be happy with Jared Dudley’s bold Jaden Hardy declaration</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-04T17:12:04-07:00">July 4th, 5:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-04T17:13:49-07:00">July 4th, 5:13pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Jaden Hardy is coming off a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-kyrie-irving-126-million-dallas-return-draws-strong-response-from-jaden-hardy" rel="noopener">promising rookie campaign</a> in the NBA, and based on what the Mavs are seeing this offseason, he should turn even more heads in his second year in the league.</p><p>Mavs assistant coach Jared Dudley can attest to that <a href="https://twitter.com/CallieCaplan/status/1676283875431964673" rel="noopener">after getting blown away</a> by what Jaden Hardy showed the team during Dallas’ first summer league practice.</p><p><i> “Jaden Hardy is on a whole nother level.,”</i> Dudley said of Hardy (h/t Callie Caplan of The Dallas Morning News).</p><p>Last season, Hardy averaged 8.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.4 steals, and 0.1 blocks in 14.8 minutes per game for the Mavs. He appeared in 48 games, including five starts, and shot 43.8 percent from the floor and 40.4 percent from behind the arc. While his numbers during his rookie season were not exceptional, he should only get better. He showed in his rookie year that he can be a steady outside shooter, so the challenge for him is to sustain his form from deep while improving on the other areas in order to become a much more reliable weapon for a Dallas team that’s looking to redeem itself.</p><p>Hardy was originally taken by the Sacramento Kings in the second round (37th overall) of the 2022 NBA Draft before they sent him to the Mavericks for a couple of future picks.</p><p>Hardy, a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-jaden-hardy-stern-message-after-setting-nba-summer-league-on-fire-with-28-point-debut" rel="noopener">product of the NBA G League Ignite</a>, will be among the Mavs players who will see action in the 2023 Summer League. The Mavericks open their Summer League schedule on July 8 against Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Luka Doncic will be happy with Jared Dudley’s bold Jaden Hardy declaration

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavs-news-kyrie-irving-126-million-dallas-return-draws-strong-response-from-jaden-hardy');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyrie Irving’s $126 million Mavs return draws strong response from Jaden Hardy');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mavs-news-kyrie-irvings-126-million-dallas-return-draws-strong-response-from-jaden-hardy.jpg"></figure><h1>Kyrie Irving’s $126 million Mavs return draws strong response from Jaden Hardy</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-04T15:46:39-07:00">July 4th, 3:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-04T15:46:39-07:00">July 4th, 3:46pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Luka Doncic isn’t the only one who wanted Kyrie Irving back on the Dallas Mavericks. As youngster Jaden Hardy said, everyone on the team were hoping that he would return and run it back with the franchise.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-kyrie-irving-agrees-3-year-126-million-contract-2023-nba-free-agency" rel="noopener">Irving re-signed with the Mavs</a> at the start of free agency, inking a $126 million deal that will keep him in Dallas for the next three years. In the aftermath of the deal, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-luka-doncic-message-kyrie-irving-before-126-million-deal" rel="noopener">Doncic’s role in Irving’s return</a> was revealed, with reports nothing that the Slovenian guard told Kyrie that “we need you back.”</p><p>Now, according to Hardy, the rest of the Mavs had similar feelings for Irving. They know very well how crucial the veteran playmaker is to the team. And for Hardy himself, he understands that learning directly from Irving will be beneficial in his growth.</p><p>“I feel like <a href="https://twitter.com/CallieCaplan/status/1676314366625341441" rel="noopener">everybody wanted him</a> to come back. He’s a great player, and with me, I feel like looking up to him, being able to watch him and learn from him, I feel like it’s a great chance,” Jaden Hardy said of Irving’s return, per Callie Caplan of the Dallas Morning News.</p><h2><b>Is Kyrie Irving perfect for the Mavs?</b></h2><p>While the Mavs struggled since trading for Kyrie Irving at the 2022-23  trade deadline, it wasn’t really the guard’s fault. Dallas didn’t have enough defensive players, and it didn’t help that they were lacking a legitimate center who can anchor the paint and protect the rim. In the end, defense became their biggest downfall.</p><p>However, there’s no denying that the Mavs’ offense with Irving and Doncic were really lethal. And now that they will have another offseason and training camp together, that chemistry and offense are expected to improve.</p><p>Having Irving gives Doncic another legitimate superstar teammate who can help carry the team. Dallas is no longer reliant on Luka alone, which is definitely a good thing in the long run. Hopefully, though, the Mavs can address their other issues (<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-mavs-surprising-richaun-holmes-plan-revealed" rel="noopener">particularly wing depth</a> and the frontcourt) before the 2023-24 season starts.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyrie Irving’s $126 million Mavs return draws strong response from Jaden Hardy

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavs-news-luka-doncic-crazy-assist-draws-epic-response-jason-kidd-jaden-hardy');   ga('set', 'title', 'Luka Doncic’s crazy assist draws epic response from Mavs’ Jason Kidd, Jaden Hardy');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mavs-news-luka-doncics-crazy-assists-draws-epic-response-from-jason-kidd-jaden-hardy.jpg"></figure><h1>Luka Doncic’s crazy assist draws epic response from Mavs’ Jason Kidd, Jaden Hardy</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-28T15:42:44-07:00">March 28th, 3:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-28T15:42:44-07:00">March 28th, 3:42pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jason Kidd and Jaden Hardy, like the rest of the NBA world, couldn’t believe their eyes when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-lakers-lebron-james-reacts-to-luka-doncics-insane-assist-vs-pacers" rel="noopener">Luka Doncic pulled off</a> an insane baseline pass during the Dallas Mavericks-Indiana Pacers game on Monday.</p><p>For those who missed it, late in the third quarter when Doncic was trapped near the baseline and with two Pacers guarding him, the Slovenian youngster was able to throw a crazy pass to the other side where Hardy was open. The Mavs rookie then made sure to drain his triple, completing what could be said as the best play of the night.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WHAT A DIME BY LUKA DONCIC 🤯<a href="https://t.co/ZobHR2QbvH">pic.twitter.com/ZobHR2QbvH</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1640515231020462080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In their postgame presser, Jaden Hardy himself admitted that he didn’t believe Luka Doncic would be able to bring him the ball after the Mavs star saw him wide-open. However, Doncic pulled off what could only be described as a magic trick to surprise him and the whole of NBA.</p><p>“That <a href="https://twitter.com/CallieCaplan/status/1640532739890839555" rel="noopener">pass was crazy</a>. I didn’t think he saw me at first, and then when he saw me, I didn’t think he was going to be able to get it to me, but he did, so I’m like, ‘I gotta knock this down. I gotta knock it down for him.’ It was a crazy pass,” Hardy shared, per Callie Caplan of the Dallas Morning News.</p><p>For what it’s worth, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-luka-doncic-drops-truth-bomb-wild-assist-jaden-hardy-that-went-viral" rel="noopener">Doncic said he was just happy</a> Hardy made the shot off his pass.</p><p>Meanwhile, Jason Kidd shared his belief that it’s only Doncic who could pull off a pass like that. He added that he didn’t see the pass coming at all, especially in the situation he was in.</p><p>“He’s strong enough. I<a href="https://twitter.com/CallieCaplan/status/1640530627333181442" rel="noopener"> don’t know if anybody</a> else can make that pass. Kidd explained. “I thought he was going to the top of the floor with that one, a hook pass. But as Luka does, he surprises us, and that’s such a hard pass. He threw the Nolan Ryan fastball.”</p><p>The Mavs really needed that kind of performance from Luka. When the team needed him most, he stepped up big time. That’s Luka Magic for you.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Luka Doncic’s crazy assist draws epic response from Mavs’ Jason Kidd, Jaden Hardy

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavs-news-luka-doncic-drops-truth-bomb-wild-assist-jaden-hardy-that-went-viral');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavs star Luka Doncic drops truth bomb on wild assist to Jaden Hardy that went viral');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mavs-news-Luka-Doncic-drops-truth-bomb-on-wild-assist-to-Jaden-Hardy-that-went-viral.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavs star Luka Doncic drops truth bomb on wild assist to Jaden Hardy that went viral</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-27T22:24:51-07:00">March 27th, 10:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-27T22:26:27-07:00">March 27th, 10:26pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Even Luka Doncic himself couldn’t believe his insane pass to Jaden Hardy during the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pacers-news-is-tyrese-haliburton-playing-vs-mavs" rel="noopener">Dallas Mavericks-Indiana Pacers game</a> on Monday. However, Doncic is certain about one thing: it’s one of the best assists he has ever thrown.</p><p>Doncic admitted as much in his postgame presser following the Mavs’ crucial 127-104 win over the Pacers. The Slovenian star shared that he is also wondering how the hell did he pull the pass off, but overall, he’s just glad it worked and Hardy made the 3-point shot off his pass.</p><p>“Probably <a href="https://twitter.com/sixfivelando/status/1640546196568645632" rel="noopener">one of the best passes</a> I made for me. So you know, I’m just glad it went through,” Doncic said as he explained that “deep concentration” may have played a role in his success with the pass, per reporter Landon Thomas.</p><p>True enough, it could very well be described as one of Luka Doncic’s best passes, if not the best. Even Los Angeles Lakers star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-lakers-lebron-james-reacts-to-luka-doncics-insane-assist-vs-pacers" rel="noopener">LeBron James could only laugh</a> after witnessing the ridiculous dime, saying that it’s “simply insane.”</p><p>For those who missed it, Doncic pulled off the assist late in the third quarter of the game. After recovering the ball, he found himself trapped near the sidelines in the right wing with two Pacers guarding him. Then out of nowhere, he suddenly jumped and threw a bullet pass all the way to the other end where Jaden Hardy was waiting, widely open to take the shot.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WHAT A DIME BY LUKA DONCIC 🤯<a href="https://t.co/ZobHR2QbvH">pic.twitter.com/ZobHR2QbvH</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1640515231020462080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s definitely the best play of the game, and we won’t be surprised if it ends up on the NBA’s weekly highlight reel.</p><p>Doncic is definitely a magician for that.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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