Dallas Mavericks Articles - Page 186

When he requested a trade from the New York Knicks last season, Kristaps Porzingis had no idea the Dallas Mavericks were in the mix to acquire him, as the Mavs weren’t one of his preferred destinations at the time, according to Michael Scotto of Bleacher Report. The Mavs inquired about Porzingis’ availability last January. They […]

Dallas Mavericks young big man Kristaps Porzingis will face the last test against his former team rather quickly into this season, now tasked with getting a win on the road against the New York Knicks in his return to Madison Square Garden. Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle is cognizant of the pressure-cooker environment Porzingis could […]

For the first time since being traded to the Dallas Mavericks, Kristaps Porzingis will play in Madison Square Garden. Ahead of Thursday’s duel with his former team, the New York Knicks, Porzingis shared his thoughts on the matter and admitted that it’ll be ‘weird’ to be in the visitors’ locker. “A lot of excitement, a […]

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic made it clear that he has Kristaps Porzingis’ back despite the latter’s early season struggles. Porzingis, who has been way off in the Mavs’ past few games, is also facing the biggest game of his career as he returns to the Big Apple to face his former team. This […]

Luka Doncic was an enigma before he even played his first NBA game. He entered the league as a teenager and Euroleague MVP, and they hype around his rising star at last year’s draft was matched only by the questions as to how his game would translate to the NBA. Doncic answered those questions by […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis will be playing against his former team, the New York Knicks, on Thursday. Porzingis is already expecting fans at Madison Square Garden to react negatively toward him: Kristaps Porzingis will play as a visitor in Madison Square Garden for the first time on Thursday. At practice this morning, he said […]

The New York Knicks were bad during Kristaps Porzingis’ short tenure with the club, and they are still bad without him. The Knicks have gotten off to a 2-9 start this season, but one of their wins actually came at the expense of Porzingis’ Dallas Mavericks last week. On Thursday night, New York will host […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis returned to New York for the first time since being traded by the Knicks nine months ago. While he misses the energy and passion of the fans, his biggest regret is not being able to build something big for them before his trade to the Mavs. “This is a basketball […]

The recent trend of load management has had fans and players up in arms, while many coaches and executives have supported the belief of its merits. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban falls on the latter side of this discussion, arguing it would be “dumb” to ignore the years of research that has been used to […]

In the offseason, there were rumors indicating that the Dallas Mavericks had interest in acquiring Andre Iguodala from the Memphis Grizzlies. However, the Mavs are reportedly more likely to use their $11.7 million trade exception from the Harrison Barnes deal to acquire another player. The Golden State Warriors traded Iguodala, as well as a protected […]

Kristaps Porzingis has had a difficult time adapting to his new team after playing in nine of the first 10 games of the season for the Dallas Mavericks. Monday night’s game against the Boston Celtics was another example, one that forced head coach Rick Carlisle to yank him at a crucial point of the game. […]

Looking at his shooting from Monday night’s matchup against the Dallas Mavericks, it would be a complete understatement to say that Jayson Tatum had an off night from the floor for the Boston Celtics. The third-year forward had an uncharacteristically awful shooting night on Monday, with Tatum going 1-of-18 against Dallas. Unfortunately for the 21-year-old, […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic had some tall praise for Jaylen Brown, who defended him the majority of the game during Monday’s game against the Boston Celtics. Doncic put up 34 points, but he had to work for every one of them, along with his six rebounds, and nine assists — as Brown competed at […]

Kristaps Porzingis admits it’s still a transition to get back into playing form after missing a year-and-a-half with a torn ACL injury that saw him miss the entire 2018-19 season. The Dallas Mavericks forward argues the toughest thing to gain back in the instinctive feel for the game, something he’s been looking to regain through […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic can’t seem to do no wrong these days. In just his second year in the league, the 20-year-old has turned a lot of heads this season and has already emerged as the franchise player for the Mavs. He channeled his inner” MJ” on Monday night against the Boston Celtics when […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart got inadvertently hit in the nether regions by Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic in their teams’ match-up on Monday. Adding insult to injury, Smart was the one who got flagged for the foul. The Slovenian sensation received a dribble hand-off from Maxi Kleber and drove hard to the center of […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says Mavs power forward Kristaps Porzingis is “a bonafide superstar.” Cuban says Mavs fans should be patient with Porzingis, who is still a little bit rusty after missing the entire 2018-19 season recovering from his ACL tear: Mark Cuban on Kristaps Porzingis: "The guy is a bonafide superstar! He's putting […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is “the best young player I’ve ever seen” in the pick-and-roll game. Doncic and the Mavs are 6-3 on the season. They will take on Stevens and his Celtics squad on Monday. Doncic, added Stevens, “is the best young player I’ve ever seen” […]

Mavs assistant coach Jamahl Mosley gave Luka Doncic a light slap on the cheek during a timeout in Saturday night’s 138-122 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. This sort of behavior might seem a bit strange, but there is apparently a good explanation. A look at the incident: Did Jamahl Mosley just slap Luka in the […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is off to a historic start in 2019-20 — literally. At just 20 years old, the Slovenian wunderkind is on pace for the best single campaign in NBA history from a player his age. Though it’s early in the season — just nine games, in fact — Doncic has averaged […]

Dallas Mavericks prized big man Kristaps Porzingis has shed some light on the blockbuster trade that saw him traded by the New York Knicks to the Mavs. The 24-year-old was refreshingly honest, admitting that he does hold some regret about how things panned out with his former team: “That definitely wasn’t the way I wanted […]

Kristaps Porzingis and the Dallas Mavericks remained mum on whether he will suit up for their game against the Memphis Grizzlies later tonight. However, it is highly likely that Porzingis will sit out the latter end of the Mavericks’ back-to-back set this weekend, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Rick Carlisle and Kristaps Porzingis declined […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic may have lost the epic matchup last weekend with LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers — punctuated by monster triple-doubles by each star no less — but the Mavs sophomore made up for it by beating a James record instead. The 20-year-old finished the game against the visiting New […]

Every critic who said that the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic will have a huge sophomore slump is happily eating his words. The Mavs star has wowed analysts, fans, and players alike with his mature brand of basketball. He continues to defy the odds as he plays like a grizzled vet in a young body. He […]

New York Knicks’ Frank Ntilikina tried to put the towering Kristaps Porzingis in a poster, but the Dallas Mavericks center was having none of it. At the four-and-a-half-minute mark of the second quarter, the 21-year-old French guard used a quick first step to blow past Luka Doncic and get to the lane. Instead of cowering […]

Julius Randle didn’t even know what hit him on Friday night. The New York Knicks forward got a dose of some “Luka Magic” in the New York Knicks’ away game versus the Dallas Mavericks, as he tried to defend Luka Doncic dow low. The sophomore sensation unleashed a couple of deceiving fakes to free himself […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle is using Boston Celtics swingman Gordon Hayward’s struggles last year and success this season as an example of the process that Mavs star Kristaps Porzingis is going through. Porzingis missed all of last season recovering from his ACL tear, so naturally, the Mavs big man is struggling with his […]

This was never supposed to happen. Kristaps Porzingis was never supposed to be an opponent of the New York Knicks. He was supposed to be the franchise’s next Patrick Ewing, albeit one who could eventually deliver a championship. Instead, Porzingis is now a member of the Dallas Mavericks and will be facing the Knicks as […]

The New York Knicks found a gem in Kristaps Porzingis in 2015. The Latvian PF hit the league as if he knew he was born to dominate. However, Porzingis was no stranger to street clothes and watching from the sidelines with fans. His career with the Knicks, while full of promise, was also filled with […]

Despite the current conundrum the New York Knicks have found themselves in of late, head coach David Fizdale is still a firm believer of the team’s bright future ahead. So much so, that the veteran coach has gone out to say that he thinks the Knicks potentially still have the opportunity to come out as […]

The Dallas Mavericks are off to a great start to the 2019-20 season. They have posted a 5-2 record and Luka Dončić has looked every bit of the part of an MVP candidate. Plus their bench unit produced elite production as well. What appears to be the next step for the Mavs will be to […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has guided the Mavs to a 5-2 start to the season. While doing so, Doncic is putting up stellar numbers and establishing himself as one of the best players in the NBA. After putting up 27 points on Wednesday against the Orlando Magic, Doncic became the first Mavs player to […]

Dallas Mavericks star Kristaps Porzingis faces off against the New York Knicks on Friday for the first time since New York traded him to the Mavs last season. The game is in Dallas. Porzingis makes his return to Madison Square Garden on Nov. 14. Speaking to reporters after Mavs practice on Thursday, Porzingis said he […]

Mavs big man Kristaps Porzingis will face off against his former team, the New York Knicks, on Friday night. Some players might feel nervous about this type of scenario, but Porzingis is viewing it as “just another game,” according to a report from Dwain Price of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “It’s another game,” Porzingis said. […]

The New York Knicks will be without center Mitchell Robinson for Friday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, after the 7-foot-1 second-year big man was ruled out with a concussion, according to the team. Robinson went to the locker room and did not return after an apparent injury after the replay showed he took an elbow […]

The New York Knicks traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Mavs in a shocking chain of events, very quickly after rumors of his “unhappiness” with the team surfaced. Yet the lauded unicorn was fine with staying in New York before he ultimately asked for a trade. According to SNY’s Ian Begley, Porzingis remained “fully committed” to […]

Seven games into the new season and Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis has decided to provide us with a way-too-early self-assessment of his current level of play for the Mavs. As it turns out, the 7-foot-3 power forward, who missed all of last season recovering from an ACL injury, is quite disappointed with how […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle isn’t surprised by what Luka Doncic does anymore. That’s because Carlisle expects greatness from Doncic, who has gotten off to a stellar start to the season for the Mavs. Carlisle says Doncic is “one of the best players on the planet” and the numbers and eye test back him […]

While the Dallas Mavericks flourished on offense through the early part of the 2019-20 NBA season, their defense has been atrocious. Per ESPN’s Mike Peasley on Twitter, longtime Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle has emphasized defense in recent team practices, spending most of instruction working with the captive-audience players to improve on that end of […]