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The Utah Jazz are an… interesting team to follow. Last season, everyone expected them to be frontrunners for the first pick in the upcoming draft. However, they surprised everyone by turning into one of the better teams in the West. Unfortunately, they barely missed out on a Play-In Tournament spot. That doesn’t mean they’re done […]

The New York Knicks saw their 2022-23 campaign come to an end this past Friday, as they were bested by the surging Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals by a final score of 96-92. Despite the clear disappointment of falling short of ultimate glory, the ball club managed to accomplish quite […]

Friday night, the New York Knicks fell to the Miami Heat in Game 6 of what proved to be a highly competitive Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup. Now, the franchise will look to build off its surprise successes from 2022-23 by making some savvy moves during the upcoming offseason with talent bolstering being a presumed emphasis […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic just made it to the All-NBA First Team for the fourth straight year. With that, he made history by tying a Dirk Nowitzki record and setting another that the Mavs legend wasn’t able to do. Except for his rookie year, Doncic has been an All-NBA First Team member throughout his […]

After winning this season’s Most Valuable Player award, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid was selected to the 2022-23 NBA All-NBA First Team on Wednesday, but he did not receive the most votes. Embiid led all centers in first team votes and total voting points, but Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with […]

While we witnessed LeBron James break the 38-year-old record of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA All-Time Scoring Record, it’s worth wondering whether Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point output in a game will ever be broken in the future. Scoring over 50 points is already a herculean task. However, dropping 100 points in an NBA game seems like an impossible […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has committed to paying for the funeral services and grief counseling following the recent school shooting at Belgrade elementary school, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Eight students and a security guard were reportedly killed in the tragic incident, per Yahoo News. Doncic reportedly has personal ties with Belgrade, which is the […]

Dillon Brooks is having quite the ceremonious exit from the Memphis Grizzlies, all spurred by his tough showing on and off the court in the 2023 NBA Playoffs against the Los Angeles Lakers. With Brooks now searching for a new team, NBA media pundits are speculating what might be the best fit. Chandler Parsons believes […]

The Dallas Mavericks pulled off the seemingly impossible feat of missing the playoffs with Luka Doncic on their roster. The superstar was mostly healthy and was later joined by Kyrie Irving but the Mavs still could not end the season in the top 10 of the Western Conference. An offseason full of uncertainty awaits the […]

Dallas Mavericks icon Dirk Nowitzki couldn’t hide his excitement to see Luka Doncic live and in action for Slovenia in the upcoming FIBA World Cup. After the FIBA World Cup draw on Saturday that saw Germany and Slovenia end up in groups that will play in Okinawa, Nowitzki–who was in attendance in the draw as […]

Despite pairing an All-Star guard in Kyrie Irving with superstar Luka Doncic, ESPN analyst Vince Carter doesn’t believe the Dallas Mavericks are true contenders right now. “No. I don’t think so. Not right now,” Carter tells the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Mac Engel. “The reasons are many,” Carter continues, “but among them are they need, and […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has quite a reputation for being a stubborn customer for referees during games. He’s just the type that will almost always argue every call that he doesn’t find favorable, thus making him among the most teed players in the 2022-23 NBA regular season. However, Luka Doncic revealed that he tried […]

Much has been made about how the Dallas Mavericks failed miserably this season. Many folks believe that this was brought about by their failed Kyrie Irving experiment, which in the end, had a significant undesirable effect on cornerstone superstar Luka Doncic. If you ask Skip Bayless, the renowned broadcaster straight up believes that Luka isn’t […]

With the Dallas Mavericks taking an early vacation, Mark Cuban and the front office’s focus now is on improving the team around Luka Doncic. Now, as they gear up for free agency and the offseason, they appear to be making some moves to put themselves in a good position to succeed. According to the latest […]

De’Aaron Fox made his NBA playoffs debut with the Sacramento Kings on Saturday, but it certainly didn’t look like it’s his first time at the highest level of basketball. Against a battle-tested Golden State Warriors team, Fox looked like a well-seasoned veteran who knows exactly what he needed to do. As the Kings trade punches […]

After leading the Dallas Mavericks to the Western Conference Finals last season, Luka Doncic watched the Mavs fail sensationally this year by not even making the NBA Play-In Tournament. Dallas’ massive shortcomings this season have been well-documented and it comes as no surprise that the blame game is now at its peak after another wasted […]

The Dallas Mavericks got in trouble last week for their… curious end-of-season decision. With a legitimate shot at a Play-In berth on the line, the Mavs decided to sit Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, among other players. The goal was seemingly clear: intentionally lose and skip the Play-In altogether for a higher draft pick. Almost […]

The 2022-23 NBA season for the Dallas Mavericks will go down as one of the most disappointing ever in franchise history. After reaching the Western Conference Finals in 2022, the Mavs took a huge step back, ultimately falling short of even reserving a spot in the Play-in Tournament. The Mavs, including Luka Doncic, of course, […]

The Dallas Mavericks don’t plan to break up the Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving duo this offseason. However, the players behind them is a whole different story. Mavs GM Nico Harrison revealed as much as he shared to the media what Dallas now plans to do after missing the playoffs and Play-In altogether. The exec shared his […]

The 2022-23 NBA regular season is officially over, and all eyes are now on the Play-In Tournament and playoffs. Unfortunately for the Dallas Mavericks, they failed to qualify for the postseason despite making it to the Western Conference Finals last season. Dallas opened the year as one of the main frontrunners for the title and […]

The Dallas Mavericks need to have a complete makeover in the offseason. This year’s awful end proved that the glaring holes in this roster needs to be fixed ASAP. They needed to address these issues before the start of the year, but let’s just say that their ways of fixing the problems… didn’t work out. […]

There’s absolutely no denying that Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is one of the most gifted offensive players we’ve ever seen pick up a basketball. More than a few folks out there, however, will attest to the fact that the Mavs point guard can be considered a bit of a liability on the defensive end. […]

When it comes to young players, the thing to do is compare them to someone who played the game before them, and the same is true about Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Doncic. Upon entering the NBA Draft in 2018, Doncic was being compared to all-time greats like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, lofty standards for […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has been the center of debate all weekend, as NBA fans and analysts have spent the last few days wondering whether or not Dallas’ underwhelming performance during the 2022-23 season is enough for the perennial All-Star to request a trade from the franchise. Those that want Doncic to request a […]

Kyrie Irving is set to hit free agency for the Dallas Mavericks this offseason after a disappointing stint following the trade deadline. The Mavs didn’t even make the play-in tournament amid a controversial decision to sit key players when it was still within reach. Needless to say, Mavs star Luka Doncic was not a fan […]

The Dallas Mavericks are going to be one of the main teams to follow this offseason, with All-Star guard Kyrie Irving set to reach free agency and All-NBA guard Luka Doncic under media scrutiny. However, while the focus of their offseason is on whether or not they can re-sign Kyrie and build a team around […]

Luka Doncic eased the worries of the Dallas Mavericks faithful even for a little bit after he refuted the reports that he could demand a trade from the team in 2024. For those who missed it, after the Mavs were officially eliminated from Play-In contention following a loss to the Chicago Bulls, a report emerged […]

The Dallas Mavericks did what many believe to be tanking against the Chicago Bulls on Friday night, and Luka Doncic was not a fan of the maneuver, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. “I didn’t like it. That’s it,” Luka Doncic said, according to MacMahon. The Mavericks end the season with a 38-44 record, and […]

If basketball never stops, neither do basketball rumors. With the Dallas Mavericks crapping out of the postseason in one of the most spectacular in-season collapses in recent history, the franchise’s entire future seems suddenly tenuous. Kyrie Irving, who the Mavs dealt for at February’s trade deadline, is a free agent; Luka Doncic is under contract […]

The Dallas Mavericks acquired superstar Kyrie Irving before the 2022 NBA trade deadline. The trade was official on February 7, and the Mavs were fifth in the Western Conference, tied with the Phoenix Suns. The expectation was for them to retain that position or even raise their spot in the standings, but it went the […]

To no one’s surprise, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving have been officially ruled out for the Dallas Mavericks’ final game of the season on Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs. Irving did not play during Friday’s showdown with the Chicago Bulls, along with the likes of Tim Hardaway Jr., Maxi Kleber and Christian Wood. Meanwhile, […]

Los Angeles Lakers? Denver Nuggets? Philadelphia 76ers? Those are just some of the teams that NBA Twitter mentioned after it was reported that Luka Doncic could soon request a trade away from the Dallas Mavericks if the team doesn’t show any improvement. The Mavs were officially eliminated from Play-in contention on Friday after they lost […]

The NBA was watching the Dallas Mavericks very closely ahead of- and during their loss to the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. The Mavs, who decided to rest multiple players, including star Luka Doncic after just one quarter of play, are facing an investigation from the league for their perceived tank job, according to Tim […]

Although the narrative surrounding the Kyrie Irving-Dallas Mavericks situation seems to be that the point guard will leave the team, head coach Jason Kidd isn’t ruling out a reunion. “If I was a betting man, I guess I would say he would be back,” Kidd said. “Why would I say he wouldn’t?” The Mavs ultimately […]

The worst thing a franchise can do is to piss off their superstar player. Perhaps back in the 90s, owners playing hardball by being cheapskates could work. Nowadays, with players able to request trades at a moment’s notice, teams need to make sure that their stars are happy. However, Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks […]

Talk about going to worst to… even worst? The Dallas Mavericks hit rock bottom in a season full of lows when they rested their starters in a must-win game against the Chicago Bulls. They even went so far as to limit Luka Doncic to just one quarter, after the star expressed his determination to drag […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd is certainly not happy with the way their season ended. From being a Top 6 team in the West to getting eliminated even from Play-In contention, it has been an absolute disaster for Luka Doncic and co. Despite their massive and frustrating collapse, though, Kidd is trying to keep […]

The Dallas Mavericks are lacking in several areas, and that much is clear after the Chicago Bulls eliminated them from Play-In contention on Friday when Luka Doncic suited up for just one quarter. Dallas was without their key players in Kyrie Irving, Tim Hardaway Jr., Maxi Kleber and Christian Wood in the contest. And while […]

It’s official. Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks have now been eliminated from playoff contention after their gutting 115-112 loss against the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. It’s a sad day to be a Mavs fan, and to add further insult to injury, it just so happens that Dallas has now helped set a never-bef0re-seen […]