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Dallas Mavericks rookie phenom Luka Doncic will not play on Saturday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to head coach Rick Carlisle. Doncic is dealing with a right knee contusion. The 20-year-old banged his right knee in the first half of Thursday’s game against the Denver Nuggets in the Mile High City. Doncic also played through […]

The Dallas Mavericks suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, 100-99. Young up-and-comer Luka Doncic played his heart out that evening, scoring a team-highs of 24 points and 11 rebounds, came one assist shy of a triple-double, and early pulled off the upset over the West’s No. 2 seed with a late […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic did just about everything he could to lead his team to victory during Thursday’s showdown with the Denver Nuggets, collecting 24 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists across his 35 minutes. With the game hanging in the balance after having put his team ahead by one point, Doncic had to […]

As if we needed more proof that European sensation Luka Doncic deserves to be this season’s Rookie of the Year, the super Slovenian continues to deliver one highlight after another. During Thursday night’s contest between the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets, Doncic took matters into his own hands in hopes of giving his team […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has had a season most rookies can only dream about in their first NBA campaign. Yet, the 20-year-old shooting guard just keeps it coming with the milestones — currently averaging 20.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 5.6 assists with a 55.0 percent True Shooting percentage. Since 1984, only six rookies have […]

Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic had one of the worst games of his young career in the team’s 112-105 loss against the San Antonio Spurs. The rookie sensation finished with 12 points on 5-18 shooting, including 1-7 from 3 and 1-9 from the free throw line, to go along with six rebounds and seven assists. After […]

After one of the more erratic performances of what has been a dazzling rookie campaign, Dallas Mavericks guard/forward Luka Doncic went back to work. Doncic, who was questionable to even play Tuesday against San Antonio due to a left knee strain, took the court and logged 34 minutes, a decision that head coach Rick Carlisle […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie sensation Luka Doncic had a rough shooting night against the San Antonio Spurs, and Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said he might have played the 20-year-old too much. Doncic was questionable to play throughout the day in Tuesday’s contest versus the Spurs due to a left knee strain. Eventually, he got clearance to […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has proven himself adept at many facets of the game during his first NBA campaign, and the Mavs rookie showed that once again against the San Antonio Spurs. During the second quarter of the game, Luka fooled the Spurs defenders with an incredible ball fake. Remarkably, the move paved the […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie phenom Luka Doncic will play against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, according to Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle. Doncic suffered a strained left knee on Sunday versus the Houston Rockets, but injury isn’t serious enough to keep the 20-year-old out of the lineup. Luka is playing tonight per Carlisle — Brice […]

The Mavs have officially listed rookie sensation Luka Doncic as questionable for Tuesday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs due to a knee strain, according to a report from ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Mavericks rookie star Luka Doncic is listed as questionable for Tuesday's game against the Spurs due to a left knee strain. He […]

Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker had a good idea of what he needed to do in Sunday’s game against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Doncic posted 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for the Mavs. However, he went 5-of-16 from the field and 1-of-6 from beyond the arc. In the end, the Rockets […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Doncic and his glowing Rookie of the Year campaign took a sudden turn during Sunday’s 94-93 loss to the Houston Rockets, as the rookie claimed to feel a pop in his right knee while grabbing an uncontested rebound, according to Gerry Fraley of The Dallas Morning News. “I just felt a […]

Looks like Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki has been teaching Luka Doncic some of his moves. And it seems the Mavs rookie is a fast learner. During the first quarter of the Dallas’ home game against the Houston Rockets, Doncic was able to do a Dirk-like fade-away jumper — only his release was a lot […]

Despite the popular belief that Dallas Mavericks stud Luka Doncic will run away with this season’s Rookie of the Year Award, Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young refuses to count himself out of the race just yet. Speaking to Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype, Young explained why he believes that he still has a shot […]

The Dallas Mavericks are hoping to get back into the win column against the Orlando Magic. However, point guard Luka Doncic will no longer be sneaking up on head coach Steve Clifford. Doncic struggled during their last meeting in Dallas. According to Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News, Clifford feels he has become a […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic is widely believed to be the runaway winner of this season’s Rookie of the Year award. The 20-year-old Slovenian sensation has turned a lot of heads this season, playing better than some of the league’s veteran guards. Doncic is currently averaging 21.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game, […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic has had an inordinate amount of highlight-reel plays for a rookie. On Wednesday night, he added another clip to his ever-growing collection, driving by Washington Wizards forward Trevor Ariza for the vicious slam: "HERE'S LUKA!" #MFFL 💻📱: https://t.co/yTkITWsvb6 pic.twitter.com/ZoMWy7v1gW — NBA (@NBA) March 7, 2019 How about the Mavs phenom […]

Danilo Gallinari is considered as one of the most underrated players from Europe. He’s been having a decent NBA career so far, and is proud of what the Europeans are able to contribute in the NBA. He’s also been impressed, although not surprised, with the emergence of the Dallas Maverick’s rookie sensation Luka Doncic, and […]

In a recent report from Dwain Price of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic’s revered teammate Dirk Nowitzki believes that the future is bright for Luka – especially considering what he’s done so far in his rookie season. “There’s really no holes in his offensive game.” Nowitzki said. “Usually some of that stuff he […]

Joe Harris of the Brooklyn Nets believes that the Internet went overboard on his ankle breaker over Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks. Speaking on SiriusXM NBA Radio, the Nets forward — who won this year’s 3-point challenge — broke down what happened in the play. He admitted that Doncic might have just lost his […]

The Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks will forever be linked as the teams swapped 2018 NBA Draft picks en route to each adding rookie point guards. With the Mavs ultimately landing rookie phenom Luka Doncic, the Hawks didn’t come up empty-handed as Atlanta managed to secure the services of point guard Trae Young. As a […]

The Dallas Mavericks are reportedly expected to pursue Kevin Durant in free agency this summer and Kristaps Porzingis would be on board with teaming up with KD in Dallas alongside Luka Doncic, according to Frank Isola of The Athletic. ESPN’s Zach Lowe reported a few weeks ago that Porzingis wasn’t thrilled with the idea of […]

If you haven’t noticed, Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young has been really, really good lately. Between the end of February and the beginning of March, the rookie put together three straight James Harden-type performances, averaging 40.3 points, 11.3 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game while shooting 48.7 percent from the floor, 53.3 percent from three-point […]

It’s safe to say Kristaps Porzingis and Luka Doncic are going along quite well with the Dallas Mavericks. Both players played previously in Spain before entering the NBA. Porzingis played for Sevilla while Doncic was a member of Real Madrid. With that said, it’s not surprising that they can relate with each other in a […]

Dallas Mavericks super rookie Luka Doncic made fun of how Dirk Nowitzki dunks during the pregame warm-ups. Nowitzki has just made a dunk during the Mavs’ pregame drills, but Doncic quickly joined in the fun with his hilarious impersonation of the German while dunking. DIRK DUNK. And… maybe Luka's Dirk impersonation at the end? 🤣 […]

The Dallas Mavericks may have lost to the Brooklyn Nets by a large margin, but that didn’t stop rookie sensation Luka Doncic from making plays that would wow the crowd at Barclays Center. In fact, he made one just before the second quarter of the game ends.. He nailed a halfcourt shot to end the […]

On a normal day, Luka Doncic is usually the one doing an ankle breaker. Well, Brooklyn Nets swingman Joe Harris says not today. Joe Harris with the phantom ankle breaker on Luka Doncic 😬 https://t.co/kLSvkTCRoH — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) March 5, 2019 Joe Harris pulled off a clever fake on Luka Doncic to send the Mavs […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young thinks the friendly rivalry he has with Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic can be the next “Magic and Bird” rivalry. During their playing days, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird always went at each other when the Lakers and Celtics played. While the two legends are friends off the […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie sensation Trae Young’s outstanding debut season just continues to get better and better. On Friday, the 20-year-old dropped a career-high 49 points in a quadruple overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls, 168-161. After his epic offensive outing, Young was able to set the Hawks franchise record for the most points scored by […]

Now that we’re headed down the final stretch of the NBA’s regular season, a few things are clear. First and foremost, the Golden State Warriors have a fantastic shot at defending their championship and might do so in convincing fashion since DeMarcus Cousins hasn’t shown any rust stemming from his Achilles injury. Secondly, a group […]

Dallas Mavericks acquired forward Kristaps Porzingis in a trade with the New York Knicks last month knowing that he’s still rehabbing from a torn ACL he suffered more than a year ago. This has raised some questions around the league, as there are some who league officials who believe that the Mavericks are holding out […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is a huge fan of Dallas Mavericks rookie phenom Luka Doncic. Rivers says Doncic is becoming one of his favorite players to watch in the NBA. “He’s my favorite player to watch almost and not talking just rookies,” Rivers told Marc Stein of the New York Times. “First […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle hates to throw names out there for comparison. But for him, Mavs rookie Luka Doncic has similar traits to LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and basketball legend Magic Johnson. Per Marc Stein of the New York Times, Carlisle shared his observations on Doncic. For him, the 19-year-old […]

The Atlanta Hawks are well out of the playoff race this season. But there are plenty of reasons to believe in a bright future for the team. The first that comes to mind is rookie sensation Trae Young. For a piece published Tuesday afternoon, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic asked Young about the Rookie of […]

After recording his fourth triple-double of his career on Monday against the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic now has four of the five triple-doubles recorded by teenagers in NBA history. Orlando Magic point guard Markelle Fultz has the other. He recorded it with the Philadelphia 76ers last season. Luka Doncic now has four […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic posted 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in his team’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night, marking his fourth triple-double of the season. In doing so, Doncic tied a Maverick rookie record that was set by Jason Kidd back in the 1994-95 campaign. Luka Doncic recorded […]

Luka Doncic is the ultimate troll. Before the game, the Dallas Mavericks guard hilariously videobombed FOX Sports reporters during the pregame warmups. The broadcast showed a highlight of Doncic. While Fox reporter Mark Followill talked up the rookie sensation, Doncic chimed in to hear what he was saying about him: Luka had some fun during pregame […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has arguably been the NBA’s top rookie this season. Despite Dallas’ disappointing season, however, all eyes have been on the Slovenian wonderboy. But Doncic isn’t quite embracing that attention, according to Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle. Carlisle on the attention Luka gets from fans: "I haven’t seen and I wasn’t […]