Dallas Mavericks Articles - Page 194

Dirk Nowitzki, at least based on the size of his gut, is probably enjoying retirement life a little too much. And while the Dallas Mavericks icon wants all of us to know it, he also insists we refrain from judging him. Nowitzki, about three months removed from playing his final game in the NBA, admitted […]

The Dallas Mavericks are pretty optimistic that Kristaps Porzingis will be 100 percent good to go at the start of next season. The versatile forward, whom they acquired from the New York Knicks via trade in February, has missed more than a year while recovering from an ACL injury. There were reports that Porzingis might […]

The Dallas Mavericks made some minor tweaks to their roster this offseason. The team added guard Delon Wright and center Boban Marjanovic, surrounding the core of Kristaps Porzingis and Luka Doncic with a little more depth. Veteran Mavericks guard JJ Barea is excited about the newest additions and had plenty of positives to say on […]

Longtime Dallas Mavericks point guard J.J. Barea revealed that he already has plans after his NBA career as a player ends. The Puerto Rican point guard is set on becoming a coach as soon as he feels like he can no longer play in the league, which is still some time away, per Mavs.com: “I […]

Veteran point guard JJ Barea will be returning to the Dallas Mavericks next season after he reportedly agreed on a one-year deal. The one-time champion is coming off an Achilles injury which he suffered back in January, and fans are wondering about how effective he will be moving forward. But Barea is pretty confident about […]

It appears as if the Dallas Mavericks are not done rounding out their roster quite yet. According to Mike Fisher of Per DallasBasketball.com, the Mavs are offering a second round pick and guard Courtney Lee to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for former Golden State Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala. If the Mavs can pull this […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban shared his thoughts on the big signings in the 2019 free agency, noting that he’s happy with the player movements and formation of new superteams. In an interview with the Dallas Morning News, Cuban expressed his delight tthat the league now has several super teams comprised of just two superstars. […]

The Dallas Mavericks, like every team with cap space this offseason, had high hopes when free agency began this offseason. The team originally had Kemba Walker at the top of the franchise’s wish list, but when it became apparent that Walker would be heading to Beantown, the Mavs apparently had their next target all lined […]

Danny Green of the Los Angeles Lakers felt that the Dallas Mavericks will need two to three years before becoming a contender. This realization contributed to his decision of not signing with the Mavs. Per Sportsday, Green shared that the Mavs pursued him. While he did want to don their jersey, the two-time NBA champion […]

The Dallas Mavericks, believe it or not, failed to sign a top-tier player in free agency again this summer. Just because they missed out on their initial list of targets, though, hardly means the Mavericks didn’t make a move that stands to make a major two-way impact both next season and going forward. During a […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says Mavs budding star Luka Doncic wants to improve his left hand  dribbling and be more explosive on his drives to the basket: Cuban said Luka wants to work on his left hand dribbling this season, and to be more explosive on drives. — Michael Gallagher (@MikeSGallagher) July 10, 2019 […]

The Dallas Mavericks missed out on adding a big-name free agent yet again this summer. Just because the dust is finally settling on player movement as we reach the middle of July, though, doesn’t mean the Mavericks are done looking for ways to improve their roster. As ESPN analyst Bobby Marks notes, Dallas – after […]

The Dallas Mavericks came out as the winners of the race to acquire the services of former Memphis Grizzlies guard Delon Wright. The Mavs recently agreed to a sign-and-trade with the Grizzlies, and as it turns out, the deal included the draft rights to 7-foot-2 Indian big man Satnam Singh: In Delon Wright sign-and-trade, Mavs […]

The National Basketball Players Association on Tuesday announced its slate of NBPA Players’ Voice Awards. Among the awards announced includes Dallas Mavericks phenom Luka Doncic winning the 2019 NBPA Leader of the New School for best rookie. The NBPA shared on Instagram a digital illustration honoring the Mavs star, who also won the NBA’s Rookie […]

Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki are taking home one last piece of  hardware shortly after their legendary playing careers have come to a close. The future Hall of Famers were named co-recipients of the National Basketball Players Association’s Most Respected award on Tuesday, it was announced on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BztMQqah-EJ/ The Players’ Voice Awards were first […]

Conventional wisdom was that the fate of Danny Green was linked directly to Kawhi Leonard’s. One of the most effective, experienced wings on the open market, Green had the opportunity to decide his free-agency future early, but remained unsigned several days into July, and made no secret that he was waiting on Leonard to make […]

Perhaps one of the biggest wild cards entering the 2019-20 NBA campaign is Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis. Porzingis, who was traded to Dallas back in January, is yet to play a game as a member of the Mavericks, as he spent all of this past season recovering from an ACL tear he suffered […]

The Dallas Mavericks have yet to make a major move in free agency, but with most of the top and mid-tier players already signed to other teams, it is now going to be difficult for them to surround Kristaps Porzingis and Luka Doncic with a good supporting cast. Aside from signing Seth Curry, all the […]

The Dallas Mavericks will complete a sign-and-trade with the Memphis Grizzlies to acquire four-year NBA veteran Delon Wright, a point guard who last played for the Grizzlies. In return, the Mavs are sending Memphis two second-round picks, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The deal is worth $29 million over three years: Guard Delon Wright is […]

Dallas Mavericks sophomore Kostas Antetokounmpo pulled off a Giannis-esque Euro step against shot-blocking specialist Jarrett Allen of the Brooklyn Nets during their Summer League game on Saturday. Big brother took notice: 👀 @Kostas_ante13 https://t.co/BeAYDogwWD — Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) July 6, 2019 Perhaps a little revenge for Allen’s rejection of one of The Greek Freak’s dunks […]

The Dallas Mavericks were able to build a foundation after acquiring Kristaps Porzingis from the New York Knicks back in February. The Latvian star and Rookie of the Year winner Luka Doncic are the  cornerstones for the Mavs. With Luka and KP locked up, fans expected the Mavs to provide the tandem a good supporting […]

Before the 2018 NBA Draft, the major criticism of Luka Doncic as a prospect was the belief that he might already be near his ceiling. An above-average athlete at best with high-level skill and a keen basketball intellect as a teenager, skeptics assumed he’d be out-classed physically in the NBA, left with only so many […]

One Dallas Mavericks fan has nearly had enough with the NBA franchise. However, Mavs owner Mark Cuban decided to respond to the frustrated supporter on Twitter Writing a letter expressing disappointment in moves (or the lack thereof) made by the franchise following their 2011 NBA championship, Twitter user Jatinder Singh details specific grievances with the […]

Free agent shooting guard Danny Green admits he hasn’t spoken directly to superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard about free agency this summer. Green says he doesn’t want to blow up Leonard’s phone because he knows the two-time Finals MVP has a lot of people in his ear at the moment. Danny Green hasn’t spoken directly […]

The Dallas Mavericks appear dead serious in adding Delon Wright to their retooled roster for the 2019-20 season. According to Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News, the Mavs have intensified their pursuit of Wright, who became a restricted free agent earlier this month. Dallas is reportedly planning to tender an offer sheet to the […]

Mark Cuban, it’s safe to say, is among the many NBA followers across the country frustrated with Kawhi Leonard. Not because his Fourth of July has been spent scrolling through Twitter for updates on the Finals MVP’s free agency destination, though, but because the Dallas Mavericks’ offseason plans are on hold until Danny Green makes […]

Veteran shooting guard Danny Green believes he can help the Dallas Mavericks become a playoff team in 2019-20 if he joins them in free agency. The Mavs, along with the Los Angeles Lakers, are pursuing Green, who is an unrestricted free agent. Green is waiting for superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard to make his decision. […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Kostas Antetokounmpo witnessed his brother, Giannis Antetokounmpo, be crowned as the Most Valuable Player of the 2018-19 season, an honor he has looked forward to since it became a realm of his reality a few years ago. Despite his humble beginnings in Athens, Greece, Kostas has seen his older brother inspire many […]

A current member of the Memphis Grizzlies and a former NBA Finals MVP, Andre Iguodala has garnered interest from the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks, among other teams. Per Tim MacMahon of ESPN, the Grizzlies — where the Golden State Warriors sent him via trade — plan to explore trade options for the veteran […]

Having signed both Paul George and Dennis Schroeder to lucrative contracts last summer after agreeing to a $100 million deal with center Steven Adams in the year prior, the Oklahoma City Thunder already find themselves over the luxury tax. As such, the Thunder have begun to explore their options and are shopping Adams around to […]

Tobias Harris and Boban Marjanovic are known to be good friends ever since they were teammates with the Los Angeles Clippers. When they were acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers during the trade deadline last season, NBA fans hoped that they will be staying with the team for a long time. Well, that happened with Harris, […]

Per Marc Stein of the New York Times, the Dallas Mavericks are on the verge of agreeing to terms with center Boban Marjanovic: The Mavericks are finalizing a deal with Boban Marjanovic, league sources say — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 3, 2019 The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports that Marjanovic’s deal will be for $7 million […]

Cameron Payne’s first four years in the league can be considered as a major disappointment, considering that he was selected 14th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder back in 2015. An 18-point scorer in college, the Murray State standout failed to carry his game over to the NBA. He’s bounced off several teams from 2015-2019 […]

Free agent guard Danny Green might not wait for Kawhi Leonard’s decision before securing a new contract this summer. Green reportedly has the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, and Toronto Raptors on his short list of possible destinations. It is widely believed that he is waiting if Kawhi will stay in Toronto or sign with […]

The Dallas Mavericks are not planning to offer a contract to free-agent center DeMarcus Cousins. Cousins is being mentioned as one of the possible targets for the Mavs this season. However, Mike Fisher of CBS 247 Sports revealed that sources with knowledge of the situation said that the Mavs “do not visualize a scenario in […]

Dallas Mavericks rising star Luka Doncic will reportedly be named as the cover athlete of NBA Live 20. According to Brian Mazique of Forbes, EA Sports has already decided feature Doncic on the cover of the upcoming video game. EA Sports reportedly tried to strike an agreement with New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson, but […]

The Dallas Mavericks are reportedly interested in acquiring Marcus Morris this summer, but their chances are not too high as they are facing strong competition for the veteran forward. Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News confirmed that the Mavs are really eyeing Morris. However, he added that there are “a few ahead” of Morris […]

The Dallas Mavericks might benefit from the decision of Kawhi Leonard, who has yet to reveal his free-agency destination. According to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, the Mavs could acquire Danilo Gallinari if Leonard decides to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers. It is widely believed that Danny Green, who is also still on the […]

It looks like Danny Green’s free agency is going to come down to the Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. Green is an unrestricted free agent. If Kawhi Leonard re-signs with the Raptors, Green will likely head back to Toronto. If Leonard leaves, though, Green will probably follow suit. After day three of […]