Eddie Sefko, Mavericks beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, answered your questions about the team in a live chat Tuesday. Here are some highlights:

Any traction with a possible Grizzlies trade? Is Luka [Doncic] is still on the board at No. 4?

Sefko: I'm getting more and more of a vibe that the Mavericks won't have to trade up to get Doncic. He seems like the guy that they want. But I have no doubt that they have a plan B, C, D and so on. I'm still not sold on Doncic, but the Mavericks appear to be. And you never know what the kid's camp is doing behind the scenes. They may have already told certain teams that he doesn't want to play for them and he'll keep his European options open if they use their pick on him. All sorts of variables are at play in this thing.

What's makes you not sold on [Doncic]? Athletic ability?

Sefko: Yes, and I just think Europeans who turn into monsters are few and far between. And as soon as I wrote that, I started to think of Dirk, Gasol, Gobert, Kristaps, Jokic, etc. Maybe they do come along a little more than I think. At some point, you have to trust the team and believe that they have done every shred of their homework on this one. This is the most important decision in the past 20 years of this franchise. They absolutely have to get it right.

Do you believe the notion that Luka Doncic could be available at No. 5?

Sefko: Yep. It's sounding like a legitimate possibility. I fall back on the words of the great Charles Barkley. If you're the MVP of a pro league at 18 years old, it begs the quesiton of what kind of competition you were playing against in that league. Either that, or you are LeBron James. And if Doncic was LeBron James, he wouldn't slip past No. 1.

Do you like Mo [Bamba] or Porter or [Jaren Jackson Jr.] more than Luka [Doncic]? Sounds like you aren't very high on him.

Sefko: Look, I hope I'm wrong. But I don't trust the level of competition in Europe. But at least Doncic was the best player in a league that has a good reputation for translating well to the NBA caliber of play. I do think the Mavericks will end up with Doncic, somehow. Here's hoping they get it right.

Twitter: @ESefko

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