“Pure hogwash”. Mark Cuban was quick to react to the publication of a lengthy article in The Athletic, which centered around the presence of the controversial Haralabos Voulgaris in the Dallas organization chart.
Who is this 45-year-old Greek Canadian? Since 2018, he has been the “Director of Quantitative Research and Development” within the Mavericks but according to the very knowledgeable Tim Cato and Sam Amick, he is much more than this somewhat obscure position dedicated to advanced statistics, acting almost like a shadow GM, behind Donnie Nelson, because Mark Cuban has complete confidence in his analyzes and opinions.
But to see the plethora of anonymous testimonies present in the article, his influence does not please everyone in Dallas, and especially not Luka Doncic, who would appreciate it very, very little …
It must be said that Haralabos Voulgaris is a character apart in the world of the league. Having made a fortune by betting on NBA games from the end of the 1990s, by betting on the trends of certain coaches (Byron Scott, Jerry Sloan, Eddie Jordan …) before developing his own prediction model based on advanced stats , he’s also a feared poker player, but he also loves playing social media trolls.
A profile that obviously pleases Mark Cuban. Except that the violent charge of the article in The Athletic on the role of Haralabos Voulgaris (unable to communicate with others, to listen to other opinions …) come from somewhere, and it is perhaps a means to Luka Doncic and his entourage to put pressure on Dallas.
The Slovenian thus intends to extend this summer for the maximum contract, namely $ 200 million over five years following his rookie contract, but he also undoubtedly wants to make sure to be on the same wavelength as Mark Cuban and long-term Mavericks leaders.
| Luka Doncic | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | FROM THE | 72 | 32 | 42.7 | 32.7 | 71.3 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 21.2 |
| 2019-20 | FROM THE | 61 | 34 | 46.3 | 31.6 | 75.8 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 28.8 |
| 2020-21 | FROM THE | 66 | 34 | 47.9 | 35.0 | 73.0 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 27.7 |
| Total | 199 | 33 | 45.7 | 33.1 | 73.5 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 25.7 | |
