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Former NBA guard JJ Redick is really high on 2023 NBA Draft prospect and consensus no. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama, and for good reason. While speaking on his The Old Man & The Three podcast, Redick compared Wembanyama to Luka Doncic in the aspect that they were both able to thrive in their respective leagues […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic couldn’t be any happier for the Denver Nuggets after the Colorado franchise beat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals for the 2023 title. Doncic has plenty of connections with the Nuggets, starting from his fellow European star Nikola Jokic. Denver forward Vlatko Cancar is also Luka’s teammate on the […]

For Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic, the GOAT of men’s tennis is obviously Novak Djokovic. Doncic made that abundantly clear on Sunday after Djokovic won the 2023 French Open. The Serbian became the first man in history to win 23 Grand Slam titles, breaking his tie with Rafael Nadal. He’s also first man ever to […]

Luka Doncic is putting on the work this offseason, and his latest transformation has Dallas Mavericks fans believing that he’ll be competing for MVP in the 2023-24 season. Doncic went viral on Friday after he shared a photo of him looking skinny. Everyone knows he has been really focusing on his conditioning this offseason after […]

The Dallas Mavericks endured a nightmare of a 2022-23 season. Not only did they have to witness Jalen Brunson’s full-on breakout into an All-Star caliber point guard in New York, but they then proceeded to miss the playoffs entirely. For a team that recently made the Western Conference Finals and is still boasting the services […]

The NBA world was set on fire Monday after reports surfaced regarding All-Star guard Kyrie Irving’s overtures towards Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, as he continues to look for ways to reunite with his former teammate. Interestingly, Irving no longer looks like a lock to join the Lakers, with L.A. looking in other directions […]

Well, talk about a fantasy trade. It was reported earlier this week that Kyrie Irving wanted the Dallas Mavericks to trade for… none other than LeBron James. Yes, THAT LeBron James. Trading for LeBron would make one of the most formidable Big 3s on paper, with the Los Angeles Lakers star joining his former teammate […]

Free agent guard Kyrie Irving is reportedly trying to recruit LeBron James to play with him and Luka Doncic with the Dallas Mavericks. Mavs fans are probably salivating at the thought of having a big three of Doncic, James, and Irving making magic together in Dallas. Of course the news sent NBA Twitter into a […]

Rumors started swirling on Monday morning that the Dallas Mavericks have tried and are trying to land LeBron James in order to create a big three of him, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Following the rumors coming out, Luka Doncic’s first IG post is hilariously unrelated, via Locked on Mavs’ Nick Angstadt. https://twitter.com/NickVanExit/status/1665807199786921985?s=20 The post […]

A bomb dropped in the middle of the NBA Finals when it was reported that Kyrie Irving is recruiting Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James to come join him and Luka Doncic with the Dallas Mavericks. The news sent shockwaves across the NBA as a Doncic-James-Irving trio, on paper, would undoubtedly be up there in […]

Winning a championship in 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers after being down 3-1 in the series was one of the biggest accomplishments of LeBron James’ historic career. Right by his side helping him accomplish the unthinkable in the NBA Finals that year was Kyrie Irving. The duo of James and Irving had a chance to […]

Kyrie Irving has reportedly “reached out” to LeBron James in reference to whether or not James would be interested in joining the Dallas Mavericks, per Shams Charania. Irving, a free agent, is clearly planning his future at the moment. In all reality, LeBron joining the Mavs ahead of the 2023-24 season seems unrealistic. The Los […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell has given Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander some high praise. Mitchell suggested that Gilgeous-Alexander has more weapons as a scorer than even Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic or Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant. Donovan Mitchell told Theo Pinson on the “Run Your Race” podcast that Doncic has a “deeper […]

NBA players are great with their craft. They are arguably the best basketball players in the entire world. Although some people say basketball is in their genes, that isn’t always the case. In fact, some relatives of our favorite basketball players succeeded in areas far from the sport. For this piece, let’s take a look […]

Luka Doncic is one of the best players in the NBA without question. The Dallas Mavericks, however, stumbled to the finish line during the 2022-23 season despite acquiring Kyrie Irving ahead of the trade deadline. The Mavs will need to make some moves this offseason in order to bounce back. Doncic is already working hard […]

With few draft picks and little salary cap space to help improve the team for next season, Los Angeles Lakers’ trades are likely the only avenue the team has to get better this offseason. And that may mean dealing their most valuable asset in an Anthony Davis trade. In fairness to the Lakers, the team […]

There are few more skilled players in the NBA at the moment than Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic. Some might argue that Kevin Durant might have a slight advantage over the Mavs cornerstone stud, but in spite of what KD has achieved in the league throughout his career, there are still more than a few […]

Luka Doncic is not the only untouchable piece on the Dallas Mavericks as the team continues to explore its options to improve the roster and build a title contender next season. After Dallas’ failure to even make the play-in tournament in the 2022-23 season, the expectation around the Mavs is that everyone not named Luka […]

The Dallas Mavericks need to bring Luka Doncic more help, and they are reportedly ready to trade the no. 10 pick of the 2023 NBA Draft and a couple of players on the roster to make that happen. According to the latest rumors, the Mavs could look to package the no. 10 pick with Davis […]

As the dust settles on the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, attention turns to the upcoming 2023 NBA Draft, where the San Antonio Spurs find themselves in a unique position. Keep in mind that they are coming off a campaign where they finished with the second-worst win-loss record in the league. Now, they have the No. […]

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 […]