archiveDecember 2025

The Dallas Mavericks closed out the 2025 calendar year with a familiar script — a deep hole, a determined comeback, and multiple chances to steal a win late that ultimately slipped away. Despite erasing a 17-point deficit and holding the lead inside the final 90 seconds, the Dallas Mavericks fell...

The availability of Anthony Davis continues to loom large for the Dallas Mavericks, not only because of his ongoing right adductor soreness, but because of how sharply the team’s trajectory has shifted with and without him in the lineup — and with his name still circulating in trade conversations ahead...

The Dallas Mavericks arrive in the Pacific Northwest looking for steadier footing, and they could regain a key piece of their rotation Monday night as guard Brandon Williams trends toward a return against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center. Williams missed Saturday’s loss to Sacramento with a left...

A blockbuster NBA trade idea sending Kawhi Leonard, James Harden and Chris Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Miami Heat has been created. NBA writer Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea: Miami Heat receive: Kawhi Leonard, James Harden and Chris Paul Los Angeles Clippers receive: Tyler...

The Atlanta Hawks are open to trading All-Star point guard Trae Young, NBA sources told Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal. The Hawks and Dallas Mavericks have spoken about an Anthony Davis trade, but Dallas isn't interested in trading for Young and prefers to keep Kyrie Irving, sources told Afseth. Extension talks...

The Golden State Warriors have held interest in Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis for years, but they are not viewed as an imminent trade threat due to feasibility challenges under the current CBA landscape, NBA sources told Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal. Any realistic deal would require the inclusion of either...

The Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors are each facing inflection points shaped less by record than by direction. Dallas could justify being increasingly focused on asset accumulation and lineup versatility around Cooper Flagg, while Golden State remains committed to maximizing the championship window built around Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler,...

The Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs are approaching the NBA trade market from opposite ends of the competitive spectrum, yet their interests intersect in a way that makes a Klay Thompson deal increasingly logical. San Antonio sits at 23-8, second in the Western Conference, even after Saturday’s 127-114 loss...

The Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks are arriving at similar questions from very different positions as the 2025-26 NBA season plays out. Golden State is hovering at .500 after a 141-127 overtime loss at Toronto, a game that again exposed interior vulnerabilities and turnover issues despite a 39-point performance...

Cooper Flagg continues to carve out rare historical ground as his role and responsibility grow. Flagg finished with 23 points, six rebounds, and five assists in Saturday night’s loss to the Sacramento Kings, placing him in exclusive company among the youngest players in NBA history. With the performance, Flagg became...