archiveJune 2025

The Dallas Mavericks are addressing their backcourt needs ahead of the 2025–26 season. D’Angelo Russell has agreed to a two-year deal worth nearly $11.7 million, league sources told DallasHoopsJournal.com. The contract includes a final-year player option. Russell, 29, will take on a key role to open the season with Kyrie...

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers didn’t need long to make a national impact — and on Monday, that meteoric rise was cemented when she received the news directly from general manager Curt Miller: she’s a 2025 WNBA All-Star starter. “Wow. Thanks, Curt,” Bueckers said on the call, pausing to take...

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers was named a starter for the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game on Sunday, earning the honor in her first professional season. Bueckers, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, becomes the latest rookie to break through into the league’s brightest spotlight, joining Caitlin...

The Dallas Wings announced two roster moves on Tuesday, trading forward NaLyssa Smith to the Las Vegas Aces in exchange for a 2027 first-round pick, and waiving Kaila Charles, whose hardship contract expired upon the return of players from international duty. Smith, acquired by the Wings in a four-team trade...

The Dallas Wings will receive a long-awaited boost to their interior rotation on Thursday night as Luisa Geiselsöder and Teaira McCowan return to the lineup following international duties at EuroBasket. Both players are expected to be active for the Wings’ home matchup against the Phoenix Mercury at College Park Center....

With NBA free agency set to begin Monday evening, the Dallas Mavericks are focused on veteran point guard options. League sources tell DallasHoopsJournal.com that D’Angelo Russell has become a player of strong interest for the team as it prepares to spend its $5.7 million taxpayer mid-level exception. The Mavericks preserved...

The WNBA announced Monday that the league is officially expanding to 18 teams, adding franchises in Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia over the next five years. The move marks one of the most ambitious expansion efforts in league history, restoring teams in two former WNBA cities and planting a new flag...

The Dallas Wings have waived wing Haley Jones, the team announced Tuesday. Jones signed a hardship contract on June 17 after injuries and national team obligations left the roster depleted. Her release was triggered by the return of Teaira McCowan and Luisa Geiselsöder, who are rejoining the team this week...

With Kyrie Irving expected to miss extended time recovering from a torn ACL, the Dallas Mavericks are widely expected to pursue a veteran point guard in free agency using the $5.7 million taxpayer mid-level exception, sources tell DallasHoopsJournal.com. The three-year, $119 million contract agreement that Irving reached occurred at a...

Draymond Green knows what it’s like to earn every inch in the NBA. So when the four-time champion sees a top prospect walk into a winning situation, he doesn’t hold back. And for Cooper Flagg — the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft — Green says the...