A former Dallas Mavericks player believes that head coach Jason Kidd and general manager Nico Harrison weren’t responsible for Luka Doncic's trade. It’s been over a month since the blockbuster trade that shocked the NBA,

Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. Josue got his start as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com. He grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media, where he is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.

The Los Angeles Lakers may be starting to get back into the swing of things after suffering four losses in a row. They defeated the Phoenix Suns on Sunday and the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, and their defense seems to be returning to form after two ugly performances late last week.