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The Dallas Mavericks got some shocking NBA Draft Lottery luck, beating the 1.8% odds and winning the No. 1 pick and the right to draft Duke star Cooper Flagg. However, given Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison’s shocking Luka Doncic trade and his apparent desire to go all in right now, speculation quickly turned to a […]

The Dallas Mavericks always find themselves at the center of major news stories in the 2024-25 NBA season — even when they’re no longer in contention for the 2025 NBA championship. On Monday night, the Mavericks stole the limelight again when lady luck smiled on them as they won the top pick in the 2025 […]

The Duke basketball team was one of the best in college hoops this past season thanks to star freshman Cooper Flagg. Flagg was the best player in the country, and he is one of the best NBA Draft prospects that the league has ever seen. He is going to be the first overall pick in […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was shocked to see the Dallas Mavericks win the NBA Draft Lottery. Dallas has the no. 1 overall pick in the upcoming draft. The Mavs are likely to draft Duke superstar Cooper Flagg, and Mahomes had something to say about that. “OMGGGGG!! Let’s goo!!!!!” Mahomes said on X, formerly […]

There might be hope after all for the Dallas Mavericks. Their long-term outlook was the stuff of horror stories, as after trading away Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a 2029 first-round pick as well as seeing Kyrie Irving tear his ACL shortly after, the Mavericks went all the way from the team […]

Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban got 100% real about the franchise winning the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes. The Mavericks shocked the world on Monday night, winning the lottery when they entered with just a 1.8% chance to do so. A franchise that traded away superstar point guard Luka Doncic to pair Anthony Davis and Kyrie […]

The NBA Draft Lottery officially took place on Monday evening in Chicago. The result of the event saw the Dallas Mavericks win the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and are heavily expected to select Cooper Flagg out of Duke with their pick. Monday night’s results, however, drew a lot of strong […]

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison emerged as a hated figure in his city. Harrison became the man responsible for the Luka Doncic February trade. But his wild reaction following the 2025 NBA Draft lottery became pure gold. Harrison’s Mavs now own the top overall pick of the June draft. Dallas emerged as the biggest […]

In quite a shocking turn of events, the Dallas Mavericks won the first overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft during tonight’s Draft Lottery, overcoming their miniscule 1.8 percent odds of doing so. After confoundingly trading away Luka Doncic in early February, the Mavericks have somehow been granted a mulligan, as they are on their […]

On Monday, it was announced that the Dallas Mavericks received the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft after winning the draft lottery. Dallas is now expected to select Duke phenom Cooper Flagg first overall, but some experts have suggested that the Mavs could trade the No. 1 overall pick in a Giannis […]

Who will be drafting Cooper Flagg in the 2025 NBA Draft? This is the question scouts, executives, and NBA fans have been wondering for quite some time. That answer has finally been given, as the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery delivered the first overall pick to the Dallas Mavericks. After we saw the Atlanta Hawks claim […]

The Dallas Mavericks hit the lottery, literally. After a topsy-turvy season, the Mavericks secured the No.1 pick (Cooper Flagg) in the NBA Draft, with 1.8% odds.  They were expected to be a lower-tier team in the draft lottery. Then they jumped ten spots to get the No.1 pick. The latter has called into question the […]

The Dallas Mavericks entered the NBA Draft Lottery with the 11th-best odds to win the No. 1 pick overall. Despite having just a 1.8% chance to win, Dallas walks away with the top pick of the 2025 NBA Draft. With Duke Blue Devils star Cooper Flagg pegged as the consensus top pick, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst […]

The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA Draft Lottery and will have the No. 1 overall selection in the 2025 NBA Draft. The news comes after the Dallas Wings selected Paige Bueckers first overall in the 2025 WNBA Draft. Selecting Bueckers provided Dallas basketball fans with hope after the Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los […]

The NBA world has been waiting for the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery to see who will get the chance to select Cooper Flagg, a generational talent from Duke, with the first pick. That question was answered Monday night in Chicago when the Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery. Flagg will now be heading […]

One of the biggest storylines from this NBA season is the Luka Doncic trade. Shortly before the NBA trade deadline, the Dallas Mavericks made the shocking decision to send their superstar to the Los Angeles Lakers. Doncic couldn’t believe it, and Mavericks fans grew furious. Mavericks GM Nico Harrison does not have a lot of […]

The Dallas Mavericks certainly had an eventful season and trade deadline, to put it lightly. Of course, general manager Nico Harrison stunned the NBA world when he decided to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package centered around Anthony Davis. However, that wasn’t the only deal that backfired for the Mavericks […]

Recently, Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison made his first big move of the offseason by purging multiple members of the team’s athletic performance staff, including athletic performance director Keith Pelton and head athletic trainer Dionne Calhoun. The move comes just months after Harrison shockingly decided to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers […]

After the dust settled on a rollercoaster Dallas Mavericks season, all eyes move onto what comes next. After an aggressive roster overhaul a couple of months ago—including the blockbuster trade that sent Luka Doncic packing—the Mavs hoped to compete in the Western Conference. Instead, they stumbled into inconsistency, instability, and ultimately, irrelevance. The front office […]

Former Dallas mayor Tom Leppert has sharply criticized the leadership of the Dallas Mavericks in a public opinion piece, taking aim at team governor Patrick Dumont and the Adelson family in the wake of the controversial Luka Doncic trade. The column, published in The Dallas Morning News, reflects growing unrest among Mavericks fans following the […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ 2024-25 season came to an end at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies, as they dropped the do-or-die game, 120-106 to conclude the Play-In Tournament. As a result, the Mavericks became only the fifth team in NBA history to miss the playoffs after making an appearance at the NBA Finals in the […]

It looks like Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson has taken on a new hairstyle in the offseason following the team’s playoff exit in April. Los Angeles barber J Ram (@jramcuts on TikTok) posted a video of Thompson’s visit for a recent cut. The video starts with a look at Thompson before the haircut, and he […]

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison has made his first big move of the offseason after the team failed to make the playoffs. Reports indicate that tension has been building within the organization regarding the treatment of center Dereck Lively’s ankle injury. The situation has led Harrison to clean house on the team’s health and […]

ARLINGTON, TX — If Paige Bueckers could have one celebrity attend a Dallas Wings’ game this season, who would she select? Bueckers was asked the question Wednesday during Wings’ Media Day, and the 2025 No. 1 overall pick said she hopes Kyrie Irving attends a game this year. Paige Bueckers wants Kyrie Irving to come […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks are expected to face off in Las Vegas for an early preseason matchup in October, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line. The meeting would mark another high-profile clash between Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis, who were traded for one another in a blockbuster deal during the […]

The Dallas Mavericks are turning to franchise legend Rolando Blackman to represent them at the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago. The team announced that Blackman, a four-time NBA All-Star and one of the most iconic players in Mavericks history, will serve as their on-stage representative when the ping-pong balls drop on May 12. “Rolando […]

Although the Los Angeles Lakers gave Nico Harrison something to smile about after falling in five games to the Minnesota Timberwolves, there is still suffocating pressure on the Dallas Mavericks to succeed moving forward. The burden rests heaviest on the organization’s shoulders, but Anthony Davis, the main piece the Mavs received from LA in exchange […]

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving is currently recovering from ACL surgery. On Friday, a user on X, formerly Twitter, asked Kyrie how his recovery is going. The Mavs star decided to respond and provided an encouraging update. “My recovery/rehab is going really well, I appreciate you asking,” Irving wrote on X. “I am keeping GOD […]

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison has been roundly mocked since trading away Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, but not by Charles Barkley, who issued a defense of Harrison after Doncic and the Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs Wednesday. Moments after the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Lakers in Game 5 of their […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Max Christie is a promising player. Although Christie dealt with some adversity after being included in the shocking Luka Doncic trade this past season, he made an overall strong first impression with the Mavs. In the latest episode of It Takes A Village presented by TISSOT (via the Dallas Mavericks), Christie sat […]

The Dallas Mavericks shocked the NBA world in February by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavs acquired Anthony Davis, Max Christie and one first-round pick in return. Davis suffered an injury in his first game with Dallas following the trade. He later returned and ultimately appeared in a total of nine […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd recently joined the ownership group of Everton, a soccer club in the Premier League. During an appearance on UnfilteredSoccer, Kidd explained his motivation behind making the ownership move in the soccer world. “A lot of people don’t know that soccer was my first sport,” Kidd said. “That was the […]

The 2024-25 season was challenging for the Dallas Mavericks without question. However, PJ Washington enjoyed a number of positive moments. He dealt with injury trouble, but Washington played at a high level at times while on the floor. In fact, Kyrie Irving even said that Washington is a “budding star” at one point during the […]

Recently, it was reported by NBA insider Marc Stein that Steve Nash would be joining Amazon’s coverage of the NBA beginning in the 2025-26 season. The role reunites him with former Dallas Mavericks teammate Dirk Nowitzki, who also will be with the streaming giant beginning next year. On Tuesday, after the news was reported, Nowitzki […]

“Defense wins championships.” That three-word phrase has consistently been Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison’s reasoning for trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Doncic’s Lakers were defeated by the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-113 in Game 4 of their playoff series on Sunday, however. The defeat led to eye-opening remarks from Kendrick Perkins of ESPN […]

The Athletic decided to look into Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison’s claim of “defense wins championships,” giving him a big reality check in the process. NBA writer Mark Vorkunov researched how the last 20 NBA championship teams fared on defense over the last 20 years. Starting from the 2004-05 season, he put together an […]

With the Dallas Mavericks’ 2024-25 season now officially over, head coach Jason Kidd is making an offseason move outside of the basketball world, according to NBA insider Marc Stein. “Mavericks coach Jason Kidd is joining the Texas-based ownership group of @Everton in the @premierleague in a broadening of Kidd’s soccer interests. The @Hoophall point guard […]

The Dallas Mavericks are almost three months removed from trading franchise superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Since that time, there’s been no shortage of folks attempting to take jabs at General Manager Nico Harrison. This time, Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta joined the fun. The owner of the Rockets was at an […]

The basketball world was rocked when news broke, Luka Dončić, the face of the Dallas Mavericks, was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. What started as a laughable suggestion inside the Mavericks’ front office quickly turned into one of the most controversial moves in Mavericks franchise history. Sources say Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont initially brought […]