Mavericks

Two league sources told The Dallas Morning News’ Brad Townsend on Sunday that back in January, when the New York Knicks traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks, they failed to mention a pending rape allegation against the power forward. On the other hand, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski stated that New York informed the Mavericks a [...]

With the Clippers holding a 121-112 lead over the Mavericks, Clippers coach Doc Rivers called a timeout with 9.4 seconds left on the clock, a move that left many confused and no one could have anticipated what happened next. Rivers walked over to the scorer’s table, picked up the microphone and gave an impromptu tribute [...]

The Dallas Mavericks have traded Harrison Barnes to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Zach Randolph and Justin Jackson. Last night, Barnes was in a Dallas uniform facing off against the Hornets at the American Airlines Center when news broke that he had been traded. He left late in the third quarter and didn’t return, [...]

The New York Knicks have traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Dennis Smith Jr., DeAndre Jordan, and Wesley Matthews. The Mavericks also receive Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee, and Trey Burke. The Knicks will receive a 2021 unprotected first-round pick along with a 2023 protected first-round pick. The blockbuster trade developed [...]

For the first time in his seven-year NBA career, Patrick Beverley was ejected from a game for something he did not against an opponent, but against a fan. After emerging from a loose ball scrum with a little over 9 minutes left in the game, Beverley got up and threw the ball at a courtside [...]

All has been quiet on the Jimmy Butler trade front in recent days. That doesn’t mean things aren’t happening behind the scenes. They might be. Plenty of teams, after all, remain interested in acquiring him. According to ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst, the Miami Heat are still in play, and they’re joined by the Los Angeles Clippers, [...]

Dirk Nowitzki’s farewell is going to be special, but it is getting off to a rocky start. After being told he would come off of the bench, Dirk is now dealing with foot issues and will not play in either of the Mavericks preseason games against the 76ers in China and according to Head Coach [...]

It is official, Dirk Nowitzki will spend more time playing for the Dallas Mavericks than any player has spent playing with one team in NBA history. Nowitzki will sign a one-year, $5 million contract this season to play his record-breaking 21st season with the Mavericks: [tweet https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1021410164447072256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] This was a foregone conclusion of course, but [...]

DeAndre Jordan? The Dallas Mavericks? Together again? This time for real? Surely not. Or, um, maybe yeah. From The New York Times‘ Marc Stein: Among the various options DeAndre Jordan has been weighing, according to league sources, is opting into the final season of his current contract (at $24.1 million) before Friday’s midnight deadline to facilitate [...]

Things are heating up as the NBA speeds toward Thursday night’s draft—particularly in Memphis, where the Grizzlies are hocking the No. 4 pick to roughly one-quarter of the league. According to ESPN.com’s Jonathan Givony, the Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks and Orlando Magic are all trying [...]