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Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are looking to make amends for their brutal 2022-23 season when the new campaign gets underway this week. Doncic is hoping that he and running mate Kyrie Irving will be able to form one of the most lethal backcourts in the NBA to help get the Mavs into championship […]

The Dallas Mavericks are preparing for the 2023-24 NBA season. They will take on the San Antonio Spurs in a battle of Texas teams in their season opener on Wednesday. Luka Doncic is dealing with an injury concern but still projects to have a big season. Kyrie Irving is hoping to find more success in […]

The Arlington/Dallas area of Texas is enjoying some of its best times as fans lately with the success of the professional franchises in the area. The Dallas Cowboys are 4-2, the Dallas Mavericks are expected NBA playoff contenders, the Dallas Stars reached the Western Conference Final last season and the Texas Rangers just won the […]

Luka Doncic is the face of the Dallas Mavericks and in just a few seasons, he has solidified himself as one of the best players in the entire NBA. A multidimensional talent who dominates on the offensive side of the court, Doncic enters his sixth season in the NBA looking to bring the Mavs back […]

It seems like just yesterday that Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets won their first championship, putting a bow on the 2022-23 NBA season. Here we are, somehow at the end of October and now at the start of the 2023-24 NBA season, a year that will feature a ton of unpredictability. Around this moment, […]

The Texas Rangers have been one of the crowning jewels in what has been a mostly dispiriting 2023 for Texas sports fans. (The three NBA teams based in Texas all missed the playoffs, the Dallas Stars fell short in the Western Conference Finals, and the Dallas Wings also fell short in the postseason.) Contrary to […]

The Dallas Mavericks look to improve upon their 2022-23 NBA Season. The Mavs went 38-44 and narrowly missed the NBA Play-In Tournament. Now, Luka Doncic and the company are reloaded and ready to make noise in the Western Conference. Dallas recently made a move to extend Josh Green for three years on a $41 million […]

Since being drafted 18th overall by the Dallas Mavericks, Josh Green has slowly proven his worth. Following a breakout third season in the league last year, Green and the team have come to terms on a new contract after reports surfaced earlier in the week that the two sides were close to a deal. On […]

There are a myriad of questions surrounding the Dallas Mavericks going into the 2023-24 NBA season. The most immediate one, however, concerns the playing status of their best player, Luka Doncic. Mavs head coach Jason Kidd still does not have a conclusive answer, despite the Slovenian superstar practicing on Monday. But he did offer some […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway, Jr.’s choice for America’s basketball team won’t please LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers or Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors. The Mavs’ Tim Hardaway, Jr. proclaimed Jayson Tatum’s Boston Celtics as America’s basketball team on the Tidal League Podcast this weekend. "[America's basketball team] is definitely not the Warriors… I think […]

The Texas Rangers are still in contention for a World Series title in 2023. On the verge of elimination from the MLB playoffs at the hands of the Houston Astros Sunday night, Texas mustered more than enough strength to power themselves to a 9-2 obliteration of the Astros to force a Game 7 in the […]

The Dallas Mavericks are looking to put the final touches on their roster ahead of the upcoming season. One big decision for the Mavs is the future of guard Josh Green. Dallas is still in talks with Green about a potential contract extension, via NBA reporter Marc Stein. Both sides have until the Oct. 23 […]

In recent years, the NBA’s G League has become a developing ground for NBA teams to stash potential prospects without them having to take up a regular season roster spot. These players are signed to two-way contracts allowing them to split time between their NBA team and their G League affiliate. They’re only allowed a […]

Former NBA player Kenyon Martin recently made a surprising selection for the best player on the Dallas Mavericks. The decision obviously came down to Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic. Although Doncic is often regarded as one of the best players in the NBA, Martin believes Irving is the better player. “In my opinion, I don’t […]

Jason Kidd was once one of the best playmakers in the NBA. Some of his achievements during his playing years include 10 All-Star Game appearances, six All-NBA Team selections, nine All-Defensive Team honors, a former Rookie of the Year trophy, and an NBA championship. Nowadays, Kidd is spending his post-playing years on the sidelines as […]

Many analysts have soured on Kyrie Irving in the aftermath of a tumultuous few years for the talented yet mercurial point guard. As one would recall, Irving brought plenty of controversy upon himself last season when he shared a film that spewed anti-Semitic views on his Twitter account, and then he didn’t exactly end the […]

On Friday evening, the Dallas Mavericks took on the Detroit Pistons in a bit of NBA preseason action, playing without star Luka Doncic. The Mavs still won the game by a score of 114-104, and Doncic will love the comments made by Pistons head coach Monty Williams about Dallas’ chances this season. Williams said pregame […]

Following the Dallas Mavericks impressive implosion nearing the end of last season, which caused them to miss playoffs, it was clear that some significant changes were going to be made. One such change was the original decision to not bring back guard Theo Pinson–a player who, despite his struggles on the court, won the hearts […]

Luka Doncic played five minutes against Real Madrid on October 10th, briefly and casually taking the floor on his strained left calf to ensure his return trip to Spain wasn’t entirely wasted by injury. The Dallas Mavericks superstar hasn’t taken the floor since, with his team closing out preseason action on Friday night against the […]

Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are looking to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a bounce back season. Dallas struggled in 2022-23 despite acquiring Irving from the Brooklyn Nets. At 24-years old, all eyes will be on Luka to see if he can continue to improve following a tremendous start to his NBA career. Today, we […]

Failure and humiliation can be strong motivators for success. Or, they can completely demoralize a team to the point where it never fully recovers. The Dallas Mavericks are at this exact crossroads going into the 2023-24 NBA campaign, but they have done plenty during the offseason to ensure that they fall under the former category […]

Ladies and gentlemen, we have made it to the start of the 2023-24 NBA season. In an offseason that saw Damian Lillard, Bradley Beal, and Chris Paul on the move, we now face a season that will present even more change and insanely high competition across all 30 NBA franchises. No matter if their team […]

The Texas Rangers need all the support they can get to overpower the incredibly gritty and talented Houston Astros. Fortunately, two Dallas Mavericks greats are doing their part on that front. Current superstar Luka Doncic and franchise legend Dirk Nowitzki are present for Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, ensuring that the Mavs […]

LeBron James is gearing up for his 21st season in the NBA, which is a testament to his unparalleled longevity when it comes to playing the game of basketball. Over the years, James’ game has gone through a handful of changes due to the changes of the game itself, leading to several different versions of […]

Back in January of 2019, the Dallas Mavericks pulled off a blockbuster trade to acquire Tim Hardaway Jr., Kristaps Porzingis, Courtney Lee, and Trey Burke from the New York Knicks in exchange for Dennis Smith Jr, DeAndre Jordan, and Wesley Matthews, plus two first-rounders. Players finding out about trades can be difficult at times. I […]

As LeBron James has continued to rack up more and more achievements throughout his historic career in the NBA, many fans have begun to debate whether or not he has a case for being the greatest player of all time over Michael Jordan. The topic of discussion is extremely divisive among fans, and it led […]

The new NBA season is here, and we’re looking at the five teams in the Southwest Division. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a 2023-24 Southwest Division winner prediction, and pick while showing reasons why. The Southwest Division had its share of drama last year. However, only one team made the playoffs […]

The Dallas Mavericks are hoping for a bounce-back season in 2023-24 led by backcourt stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Irving was traded to Dallas midway through last season, but things didn’t quite work out in the short term for the Mavs, as the team failed to even make an appearance in the Play-In Tournament. […]

Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks are looking to rebound after their shocking end to the 2022-23 season in which they missed the Play In tournament altogether. Irving was traded to the Mavericks midway through last season in order to give star Luka Doncic a much-needed secondary scorer, and the Mavs are hoping that a […]

The Dallas Mavericks haven’t had the ideal preseason experience for a team looking to compete in the Western Conference this season. Luka Doncic has been ruled out for the Mavs exhibition finale this Friday, according to Marc Stein. Kidd also said Kyrie Irving was a full participant today in Dallas' first practice since the team […]

Widely known as Stephen Curry’s younger brother, there’s no question that Seth Curry isn’t a slouch. The younger Curry is also a knockdown shooter, having been a 44 percent 3-point shooter from deep in his career. While he isn’t an NBA-level All-Star like his older brother, Curry has done enough to become a legitimate NBA […]

The Dallas Mavericks pulled off one of the biggest trades of the deadline last season when they acquired Kyrie Irving in a deal with the Brooklyn Nets. Pairing Irving alongside Luka Doncic was the Mavs first step towards trying to become a championship contender. Last season was a disappointment though with the Mavs floundering in […]

The Denver Nuggets are set to defend their NBA title this 2023-24 NBA season after Nikola Jokic and crew delivered the coveted NBA championship earlier this year. But while Jokic is expected to put up another MVP-worthy season, the Nuggets will have their hands full in trying to keep opposing contenders at bay. For this […]

When healthy, Kyrie Irving is an elite point guard with arguably the best ball-handling skills in the NBA. In fact, Irving is a NBA champion, an eight-time All-Star, and a three-time All-NBA player and is one of the best shooters in NBA history. However,  he is also one of the most controversial players off the […]

The Mavs have a pretty damn good back court. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are two of the most talented players in the NBA, and for all of the dramas that have followed the latter throughout the course of his career there is no denying what a phenomenal basketball player he is. Last season, the […]

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving is never one to shy away from sharing his honest thoughts. Irving did not hold back after ESPN released their updated NBA player rankings following the start of the preseason. Irving, who was ranked No. 34 overall, wasn’t the first player to react, but he offered the most eye-opening response, […]

Luka Doncic was pretty well-known in the world of basketball long before he entered the 2018 NBA Draft. He was already lighting up teams in Europe. This is why it means so much for him when the Dallas Mavericks come to visit and play his former team, Real Madrid, in an NBA Preseason game. Mavs’ […]

The Dallas Mavericks made plenty of changes in the offseason as they look to bounce back from a disappointing 2022-23 campaign that saw them miss the playoffs. Apart from their top priority of re-signing Kyrie Irving, Dallas revamped its depth by bringing in an influx of pieces across the board, which include Grant Williams, Seth […]

On Tuesday, Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks continued their preseason with an exhibition game against Real Madrid. Doncic coincidentally used to play for Real Madrid as a teenager, but he was only able to play for five minutes in the game for the Mavs on Tuesday as he deals with a strain to his […]