Mavericks

Congratulations to the Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks for being absolutely awesome. According to Zach Lowe and Marc Stein of ESPN.com, none of these teams are expected to stay in Trump-brand hotels, the commercial child of president-elect Donald Trump, when they play in Chicago and New York: At least three NBA teams have [...]

Given how thin the Dallas Mavericks are on proven NBA contributors, they really can’t afford to lose any of their most dependable names. Which is why J.J. Barea’s calf injury sucks. Losing him would have always sucked, make no mistake. But it especially sucks now, with the Mavericks sitting at 2-8, their postseason hopes fading [...]

It doesn’t sound like the Dallas Mavericks will have to slog through the schedule without Dirk Nowitzki for much longer. The 38-year-old, who has missed each of the team’s last three games while dealing with an Achilles injury, is nearing a return to the lineup, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki, [...]

Nicolas Batum’s foray into free agency this past summer was beyond brief. It seemed like he agreed to re-sign with the Charlotte Hornets almost as soon as the clock struck midnight eastern time on July 1. But that doesn’t mean other teams didn’t try wooing him. At least two did, according to The Vertical’s Shams [...]

In theory, Dirk Nowitzki should’ve always been a max player for the Mavs, and it should be that way until the day he retires. He’s meant that much to the organization. But Dirk has willingly taken less money along the way, in hopes that Mark Cuban would use that extra cash to recapture what they [...]

According to ESPN Reporter Marc Stein, the Phoenix Suns have announced that they will host a pair of regular season games in Mexico City in January. [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/755469821924352000] This will be the second year in a row that the NBA is hosting a regular season game in Mexico City as the Sacramento Kings and the [...]

Most NBA owners probably don’t like that the Golden State Warriors, a 73-win powerhouse, were able to carve out enough cap space to sign Kevin Durant. Mark Cuban, though, is not most owners. He doesn’t really have a huge issue with Durant heading to Oakland. To the contrary, he thinks it’s good for the NBA, [...]

Despite the Dallas Mavericks once again striking out on some of the NBA’s marquee free agents, Dirk Nowitzki, a free agent himself, is not planning to leave. Per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/750318672489525248] Look, this makes sense. The Mavericks have, unequivocally, wasted Nowitzki’s twilight. They should pay him. Also, this is still technically a discount, [...]

Mark Cuban seems determined to upgrade his frontcourt. Even it that means giving a big man with limited offensive skillys way too much money. He’s determined to overpay for one. He nearly did so last year with DeAndre Jordan and it looks like he may with Hassan Whiteside. Whiteside came out of nowhere to have [...]

Re-signing Mike Conley isn’t enough for the Memphis Grizzlies. They apparently want to steal Chandler Parsons away from the Dallas Mavericks, too. Per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/748497638060761088] In this new, wild and wacky salary-cap climate, Parsons will command max money. His knee problems could drive his value down a bit, but he should at [...]