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Christian Wood was the biggest acquisition of the Dallas Mavericks in the off-season. The former Rockets center was supposed to be the second-in-command to Luka Doncic. 20 games into the season, though, and it seems as if Jason Kidd is more interested in seeing Wood ride the pine instead of playing when it matters. That […]

The Dallas Mavericks lost their third consecutive game on Saturday, this time against the Toronto Raptors. The loss dropped the Mavs to .500 at 9-9, somewhere they haven’t been since they were 3-3 at the end of October. After the game, head coach Jason Kidd was adamant about the reason why the Mavs lost as […]

The Toronto Raptors have been struck hard by the injury bug this season, but one player in particular who has managed to avoid any serious injuries this year is OG Anunoby. Before Anunoby’s Raptors were set to take on the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd heaped some heavy praise on Anunoby […]

Luka Doncic once again put on a superhuman performance against the Boston Celtics. Once again, his efforts weren’t enough to carry the Dallas Mavericks to victory. Doncic got little support from the rest of the Mavs starters as the other four combined for just 31 points compared to Luka’s 42 on the night. The next […]

The Dallas Mavericks wasted a great opportunity to add to their win total this season Monday night, as they lost to a banged-up Denver Nuggets squad that did not have Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Aaron Gordon, 98-97. Perhaps even more confounding was the limited minutes that Mavs head coach Jason Kidd gave Christian Wood. […]

After a scorching hot start to the new season, Luka Doncic has fallen back down to earth in the Dallas Mavericks’ last two games. Luka’s shots just haven’t been falling over the past two contests, which unsurprisingly, has resulted in back-to-back losses for the Mavs. Doncic himself admitted that fatigue has been a factor in […]

Luka Doncic did not have one of his best games on Wednesday night as the Dallas Mavericks fell to the Orlando Magic, 94-87. The Mavs star went 9-of-29 from the field for 24 points as Dallas allowed a struggling Magic side to get just their third win of the season over them. Doncic has been […]

After trading away their two superstars in the offseason, the general expectation for the Utah Jazz entering the new campaign was that they were going to be one of the worst teams in the league. Well, this just hasn’t been the case for them amid Utah’s surprisingly strong start to 2022-23. The Dallas Mavericks are […]

The Dallas Mavericks are off to a decent start to the 2022-23 season but have already put on one of the most impressive displays of failure. The Mavs blew a 16-point game against the Oklahoma City Thunder before losing in overtime. A Luka Doncic triple-double couldn’t get Dallas the win and Jason Kidd pointed out […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ less-than-ideal start to the season has just gone from bad to worse after they lost to the Dallas Mavericks, 125-129, on the second night of a back-to-back. Despite Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s best efforts to outduel Luka Doncic, the 23-year old Slovenian international gained the upper hand, dropping an insane 41 […]

Luka Doncic is the gift that keeps on giving to Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks. On  Thursday night, the Slovenian superstar delivered anew for the Mavs, churning out a massive performance to lead his team to a 129-125 overtime win on the road over Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets. “We are spoiled to […]

Steve Nash and Jason Kidd battled for years as the league’s top point guards in the early 2000s. Now with both nearly a decade removed from their playing days, the pair of Hall of Famers face off as head coaches. Kidd’s young Dallas Mavericks squad made a surprise push to the Western Conference finals last […]

The Dallas Mavericks entered their nationally televised tilt against the New Orleans Pelicans fresh off a rousing 41-point victory against the Memphis Grizzlies, who were on the second night of a back-to-back. Bouncing back was important for Jason Kidd’s squad after a crushing loss to the Phoenix Suns in their season opener, and the Mavericks […]

After scoring 16 straight points for the Dallas Mavericks on an absolutely scorching-hot run, Christian Wood found himself on the bench late against the Phoenix Suns. It was a surprising decision, to say the least, from Mavs head coach Jason Kidd, and in the end, it may have backfired on Dallas, with the Suns escaping […]

The Dallas Mavericks suffered a very tough loss to open their 2022-23 season, as they watched the Phoenix Suns rally all the way back from a 22 point deficit to pull out the win. Had Jason Kidd opted to stick with Christian Wood at center, there’s a chance that this loss could have been avoided […]

So much has been made about Luka Doncic’s offseason body transformation. The Dallas Mavericks superstar has long been criticized for his weight, and it is clear that Luka took all of that very seriously this summer. The results have been staggering for the Mavs guard. Dallas head coach Jason Kidd recently guested on the All the […]

The Dallas Mavericks are a championship contender in the 2022-23 NBA season and will be for as long as 23-year-old superstar Luka Doncic is a member of the franchise. That said, there are some questions beyond that this season. After making the Western Conference Finals last year, is a Mavs NBA Finals appearance on the […]

Jason Kidd caught Dallas Mavericks fans attention when he said Christian Wood may be used in a 6th man role this season. However, Kidd clarified those comments on Tuesday, per Tim MacMahon. “For C. Wood, I haven’t really talked to him about that,” Jason Kidd said. “I know my assistants have. When you use the […]

When Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd announced at the team’s media day that Christian Wood was going to come off the bench in a “sixth man role,” it turned more than a few heads around the NBA world. Initially acquired back in June for a package of Boban Marjanović, Trey Burke, Marquese Chriss, Sterling […]

Jason Kidd revealed the plan for Christian Wood after the Dallas Mavericks acquired the big man over the offseason. ESPN’s Tim MacMahon shared a report stating Kidd’s intentions for Wood during the 2022-2023 campaign. Christian Wood will be primarily a sixth man for the Mavs, Jason Kidd says. “I don’t need him to be ‘The […]

Byron Scott had been a coach in the NBA for 13 full seasons (being fired midseason in 2004 and 2009), as teams clearly value his playing experience, especially with the Showtime Lakers. Throughout his coaching tenure, he has been fortunate to coach three of the best point guards the league has ever seen, from Jason […]

While no coach would probably want to see a hardworking star player leave the franchise, Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd is actually happy for Jalen Brunson, who left the Mavs for the New York Knicks. Of course Kidd wishes he stayed in Dallas, but Brunson got paid–to the tune of a four-year, $104 million […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic put on quite the show on Saturday against Hungary in the EuroBasket 2022. He even showed a flurry of his moves, including a step-back 3-pointer from near the logo that sent fans into frenzy. Jason Kidd, who was in attendance for the game alongside Mavs GM Nico Harrison, was not […]

Will the Dallas Mavericks successfully fill the void left by Jalen Brunson and finally give Luka Doncic a legitimate co-star? After Jalen Brunson left the Dallas Mavericks this summer to join the New York Knicks, superstar Luka Doncic lost the team’s secondary scoring option. Needless to say, Brunson’s departure led to a vacuum in the […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the best players in the NBA today and in the history of the game, but it wouldn’t have been possible without Jason Kidd. That is according to Basketball Hall of Famer Rod Thorn, who said Kidd deserves a ton of credit for helping Giannis become the player […]

While Jalen Brunson is gone, Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd is not one bit worried about his departure. In fact, he sees the benefit of getting Spencer Dinwiddie as a starter. Speaking with ESPN, the Mavs head coach shared his excitement about fielding a taller starting lineup. Christian Wood and JaVale McGee come in […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ season ended in the Western Conference Finals. Very few onlookers would have thought that they would make it that far. At every turn during the NBA playoffs, Luka Doncic and the Mavs proved the doubters wrong and made it all the way to the conference finals. The road to get that far […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd believes they have found the Golden State Warriors’ weakness. Now, they just have to take advantage of it. After Tuesday’s Game 4 win, Kidd shared how the Mavs forced the Warriors to play zone and capitalized on it by making their 3-pointers. In Game 5, they will be looking […]

The Dallas Mavericks took care of business in Game 4 at home and will live to see another day. The odds are undeniably stacked against them, but recent comments from Mavs head coach Jason Kidd will excite Dallas fans. Kidd explained how the Mavs exposed the Warriors’ weakness in Game 4. “They’re going to play […]

The Dallas Mavericks managed to avoid the clean sweep on Tuesday night. But the road back into the series is still one far beyond reach at this point. But rather than worry about the result and where it puts them in the context of the seven-game series, Jason Kidd just wants the Mavs to appreciate […]

Luka Doncic had quite a night on Tuesday as the Dallas Mavericks superstar achieved twin feats on what turned out to be a historic evening for him. Doncic not only led the Mavs to a 119-109 victory against the Golden State Warriors in Game 4, but it was also the third time in his career […]

The Dallas Mavericks continue to live and die by the 3-pointer, but that is not the only thing that killed them in Game 3 against the Golden State Warriors. Speaking to reporters following the 109-100 loss to the Warriors, Kidd highlighted how rebounding was a huge problem for the Mavs as well. Golden State outrebounded […]

This might be the beginning of the end for the Dallas Mavericks. The team had a chance to fight back in the series in Game 3. A win at home would’ve been a big boost for Luka Doncic and the team. Instead, we saw yet another collapse as the Golden State Warriors clawed back from […]

While the Dallas Mavericks have now paid a total of $175,000 in fines due to their bench tomfoolery in the 2022 playoffs, Jason Kidd has no plans of stopping his players from cheering on their teammates. The Mavs got hit with a $100,000 fine for their Game 2 antics that interfered against the Golden State […]

The Dallas Mavericks had a big first-half lead on Friday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors, but they went totally cold in the final two quarters and now sit in a 0-2 hole. Luka Doncic went off for 42 points while Jalen Brunson dropped 32, however, it […]

The Dallas Mavericks had a golden opportunity to even the series in Golden State. But the Warriors stormed back to steal the win on their home floor. Luka Doncic knows where things went wrong. The Mavs star didn’t need a convoluted explanation for what doomed Dallas in the second half against the Dubs. Via Callie […]

Game 2 between the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors was a tale of two halves. In the first two quarters, Luka Doncic and co. were near-unstoppable, as they came out scorching-hot. In the second half, though, the Warriors caught fire, and the visiting team couldn’t hold on to their 19-point lead. Obviously, the […]

Luka Doncic did not have his dream start in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. The Dallas Mavericks frontman had arguably the worst game of his postseason career. But Jason Kidd is the furthest thing from worried. The Golden State Warriors hounded Doncic not only with a rotating cast of defenders, but also various […]

There were a lot of things that went wrong for the Dallas Mavericks in their Game 1 loss to the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals. However, Jason Kidd highlighted one particular area they badly need to improve: 3-point shooting. Dallas tried to fight Golden State in its own game, but the team […]