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The 2020-21 NBA season is right around the corner, which means the fantasy basketball season is upon us as well. With a little more than a week to go before the regular season tips off, most fantasy basketball leagues will have their drafts within the next week. Team owners are studying who to draft, what strategy […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks faced the Dallas Mavericks in their preseason opener on Saturday night, only for Giannis to suffer an injured eye just two minutes into the game. Despite the injury, Antetokounmpo played a team-high 24 minutes in Milwaukee’s loss to Dallas. The play that led to Antetokounmpo getting his eye cut […]

Now that it’s official that Dallas Mavericks veteran point guard JJ Barea will be waived by the front office prior to the 2020-21 NBA season, the Mavs have an open roster spot and it seems that they’ve found their guy. Per Tim MacMahon of ESPN, Dallas is poised to re-sign another vet in Courtney Lee for […]

The Dallas Mavericks reportedly plan to release veteran point guard JJ Barea, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. The Mavs anticipated making the move when they signed Barea to a one-year deal worth $2.6 million last month. Sources said Dallas owner Mark Cuban wanted to reward JJ Barea, a key role player on the 2010-11 […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told 96.7 The Ticket he expects to lose more than $100 million before the NBA gets back to normal. It’s still unknown if the Mavs will have fans in their arena when the NBA starts in a couple of weeks, but with the expected limited capacity and the threat of […]

Dallas Mavericks power forward Kristaps Porzingis met with the Mavs media on Thursday and talked about how he initially thought he was going to be ready for the start of the 2020-21 season when he underwent surgery to address a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee. However, things changed for Porzingis when the NBA […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is pretty pumped that Luka Doncic and the Mavs will take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas. The NBA only puts the best players and teams on the Christmas schedule. Doncic, who has taken the league by storm, will get to face one of the players […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James had some big plans for Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic and Nike. On the latest episode of Road Trippin’, James told Allie Clifton and Richard Jefferson that he wanted to start “Team LeBron” at Nike and have Doncic as his first signee. Here is the LeBron brand, […]

The NBA has released its 2020 Christmas Day schedule with five games planned for the holiday. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted out the slate of games to be broadcast on ESPN and ABC. ESPN Sources: Tentative Christmas Day Schedule pic.twitter.com/MId025HKvB — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 2, 2020 A loaded schedule with marquee matchups, the NBA plans […]

The Dallas Mavericks tipped off a virtual Media Week with none other than superstar Luka Doncic. There were more than a few topics of discussion, but one of the subjects that stood out was Doncic teasing about a potential future team-up on the Mavs with current Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. Doncic was jokingly asked to […]

Jae Crowder turned down more money from the Dallas Mavericks to sign with the Phoenix Suns because he wanted to play with All-Star shooting guard Devin Booker. One of the better 3-and-D players in the NBA, Crowder signed a three-year, $29.2 million contract with the Suns. The versatile swingman told Arizona Sports’ Burns & Gambo […]

The 2020-2021 NBA season is scheduled to tip off on December 22, with the league starting in time to conduct games on Christmas Day. With Christmas Day just a few weeks away, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski released the tentative slate of games. ESPN Sources: Tentative Christmas Day Schedule pic.twitter.com/MId025HKvB — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 2, 2020 […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has always been a man of few words, and he was trite yet again when asked about the team’s future entering the 2020-21 season. The former Rookie of the Year said health will be imperative over the course of a long season for the Mavs and others in the NBA, […]

Every year dreams are fulfilled in the NBA Draft. It’s a perfect moment where all the hard work and sacrifice pay off for a player because they have proven they deserve to be in the league. That moment can become even sweeter if that player has proven doubters wrong along the way, which is exactly […]

Stephen Curry wants to spend his entire NBA career with the Golden State Warriors, just like Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki and Tim Duncan did with the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs, respectively. During an interview with Zach Frydenlund of Complex, Curry talked about following in Bryant, Nowitzki and Duncan’s footsteps. “1,000 […]

The Dallas Mavericks made a big jump up the standings in 2019-20 behind MVP candidate Luka Doncic and sidekick Kristaps Porzingis. The Mavs gave the Los Angeles Clippers a run for their money in the first round of the playoffs, but they ultimately bowed out in six games and Porzingis needed knee surgery. Dallas entered […]

Dallas Mavericks fans collectedly gasped when Kristaps Porzingis suffered a lateral meniscus injury in his right knee in the 2020 playoffs. However, in a rather positive update for the Mavs, the Latvian big man was spotted putting up some shots in the gym. Porzingis, who underwent surgery last October, didn’t go full throttle in his […]

Dallas Mavericks stars Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis have reacted with heavy hearts following the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona. Having played for Real Madrid’s basketball team for a number of years before coming over to the NBA, Doncic is a huge fan of soccer and the Mavs superstar expressed his feelings to Maradona’s […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic could not help but take a quick stroll down memory lane once he saw the Mavs’ new City jerseys. The All-Star guard found that Dallas’ new unis look a lot like his old jersey from his days with Spanish outfit Real Madrid. Doncic posted a side-by-side photo of himself on […]

The Mavs got reinforcements: Center Willie Cauley-Stein has agreed to return to the Mavericks on a two-year deal, valued at $8.2 million, per The Athletics’ Shams Charania. Free agent center Willie Cauley-Stein has agreed to a two-year, $8.2M deal to return to the Dallas Mavericks, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 22, […]

Marc Gasol will be playing for either the Toronto Raptors or Los Angeles Lakers next season, according to Sham Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Gasol was considering the Dallas Mavericks in recent days as well before narrowing his choices down to two. The Raptors are making a hard press to retain Gasol in efforts […]

JJ Barea has spent 11 of his 14 NBA seasons so far with the Dallas Mavericks. Now, Mark Cuban and Co. reportedly want to bring the fan favorite back for a 12th, per Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News. A source tells me that despite recent-day guard additions, the Mavs plan for fan-favorite @jjbareapr […]

The Dallas Mavericks are nearing a deal with small forward Wes Iwundu, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Iwundu played for the Orlando Magic in 2019-20. He was selected with the 33rd overall pick in the 2017 draft out of Kansas State and averaged 3.7 points as a rookie. In 2019-20, he put up 5.8 […]

The Dallas Mavericks acquired veteran forward James Johnson on Monday after agreeing on a three-team deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Detroit Pistons. The swap was initially intended to be a regular deal between the Mavs and OKC, up until Detroit joined in to shore up the contracts. As reported by ESPN’s Adrian […]

The Dallas Mavericks are signing combo guard Trey Burke to a three-year deal in the $10 million range, per Marc Stein of the New York Times. Burke played in eight games for the Mavs during the seeding games at Walt Disney World in the NBA restart. He was also with Dallas for a little bit […]

One of the biggest moves in the NBA offseason was the Milwaukee Bucks’ acquisition of All-Star point guard Jrue Holiday from the New Orleans Pelicans. Even if the Bucks had to ship out the likes of Eric Bledsoe, George Hill and a few future draft picks to snag the 30-year old, it all might be […]

Tim Hardaway Jr. will stay in Dallas with the Mavs. The Mavericks shooting guard exercised his $19 million player option for the 2020-21 season, per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Source: Tim Hardaway Jr. is exercising his $19 million player option. He will return to the Mavs after thriving in a starting role last season. — Tim […]

The Dallas Mavericks are parting ways with sharpshooter Seth Curry to acquire Josh Richardson from the Philadelphia 76ers. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Mavs are sending Curry to the Sixers in exchange for Richardson and the No. 36 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. As Woj also noted, the move woould  bring Seth […]

The Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder are reportedly discussing a trade that would send Danilo Gallinari to Dallas in a sign-and-trade deal and the 18th pick in the 2020 draft to OKC, per Matt Babcock of Babcock Hoops. Gallinari is an unrestricted free agent, but Thunder general manager Sam Presti–one of the best in […]

Another team was recently crossed off the list of potential destinations for New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday. The Dallas Mavericks are reportedly not in the mix for acquiring the veteran due to the fact that the Pelicans wanted to ship him to an Eastern Conference team instead of a Western Conference team like the […]

The Dallas Mavericks could be at an early deficit to start the 2020-21 season. Mavs president Donnie Nelson said Kristaps Porzingis is likely to miss time at the beginning of the year as he continues to recover from meniscus surgery: “He’s going to be into the season,” Nelson said, via Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning […]

The Dallas Mavericks are looking to make moves this week, and they could be willing to part with the No. 18 overall pick in Wednesday’s NBA Draft. One popular deal being discussed around the league involves the Los Angeles Clippers and perennial Sixth Man of the Year candidate Lou Williams. Via ESPN’s Jonathan Givony in his […]

Luka Doncic has the potential to be one of the all-time greats if he continues on the current path he is on with the Dallas Mavericks. God Shammgod, the legendary ball-handler and current assistant for the Mavericks, had high praise for Doncic during an appearance on the Cruz Control podcast. “Luka ill with it. Luka […]

Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Danilo Gallinari becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason and some people within the Dallas Mavericks organization have interest in pursuing him, per Ian Begley of SNY. If the Thunder trade point guard Chris Paul, the expectation is that general manager Sam Presti will let Gallinari walk in free agency. […]

Last I checked, Paul Millsap does not play for the Dallas Mavericks. He is an impending free agent who just completed a three-year stint with the Denver Nuggets. He has also played for the Utah Jazz and Atlanta Hawks in his career. Unless … the Australian online NBA Store knows something the rest of the […]

Trade season is almost here and everyone has been chiming in on teams who could give the reigning NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers a run for their money in the 2020-2021 season. One of the teams which could potentially instantly boost its chances: the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas had the league’s best offense last season. Luka […]

The Chicago Bulls have the No. 4 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and are trying to figure out the best way forward when it comes to their rebuild. Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks are looking to add talent around Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis. Perhaps the Bulls and Mavs can work together on a deal. According to […]

The Dallas Mavericks appear intent on making big moves to improve the roster ahead of the 2020-21 season. Matt Moore of The Action Network reports the Mavs have interest in a number of impact guards thought to be on the trade market, including Victor Oladipo, Jrue Holiday and Spencer Dinwiddie. It might not come as […]

Several teams including a handful of playoff squads continue to jockey for position with almost a week away from the upcoming 2020 NBA Draft. The Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, and the Dallas Mavericks look to give themselves a better opportunity to land the best prospects available by engaging in trade talks in hopes of ironing […]