Slovenia’s recruiting efforts in Dallas concerned Luka’s father, Saša, who serves as director of basketball operations, and targeted on the teaching workers. The federation ultimately secured a dedication from Mavericks assistant Sean Sweeney to hitch the teaching workers. Nevertheless, whereas the federation was on the town, Saša was additionally eager to recruit Gafford, who was the primary alternative for the crew’s naturalized participant place by each Saša and Slovenian head coach Aleksander Sekulić. “I can inform you that Gafford was completely the primary alternative of each Saša Dončić and coach Aleksandar Sekulić at the moment,” Erjavec stated. “We have been on the sport in Dallas and afterward we had a gathering with the Dallas management crew, the place we talked principally concerning the teaching workers. Even they didn’t know at the moment that the Mavericks have been going to the Finals, and we talked about Sean Sweeney being with our nationwide crew the whole preseason. We agreed on every part…” -via Dallas Hoops Journal / September 6, 2024