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Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford has been ruled out for Monday’s game against the Denver Nuggets as he continues to manage a lingering ankle issue, the team announced in its official injury report submitted to the NBA. Gafford had been listed as doubtful entering the day, making his absence expected...

The Dallas Mavericks were already operating with one of the league’s thinnest rotations when Saturday’s game against the LA Clippers took an unexpected turn. P.J. Washington, announced as a starter during pregame introductions, never made it to the opening tip after rolling his right ankle on a loose ball during...

The Dallas Mavericks upgraded Klay Thompson to available ahead of Saturday’s matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers, an unexpected shift after he was initially ruled out on the second night of a back-to-back due to left knee injury management. Thompson played 24 minutes in Friday’s 129–119 loss to the Los...

The Dallas Mavericks will be without six rotation players Saturday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, a stretch of absences that will again force head coach Jason Kidd to reconfigure his lineup and lean heavily on inexperienced groups. Anthony Davis, who made his return Friday after missing a month with...

Moussa Cissé arrived in training camp as an Exhibit 10 flier. Two months later, scouts around the league say the Mavericks may have uncovered a legitimate developmental center with long-term defensive value. Cissé has appeared in 15 games while averaging 3.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks. His early-season minutes...

Dereck Lively II’s right foot has become a renewed source of concern for the Dallas Mavericks, with the 21-year-old center now facing the possibility of missing an extended period of time. Complications appear to have surfaced around the same foot he had offseason surgery on, adding uncertainty to a frontcourt...

The Dallas Mavericks were closing in on their first two-game winning streak of the season. Instead, the Memphis Grizzlies — shorthanded and forced to play more than 10 minutes with only one available center in deep foul trouble — made the final plays that mattered, handing Dallas a 102–96 loss...

An NBA trade idea sending Anfernee Simons to the Dallas Mavericks, Daniel Gafford to the Boston Celtics and Klay Thompson to the Brooklyn Nets has been created. NBA writer Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea: Dallas Mavericks get: Anfernee Simons (from Celtics), Haywood Highsmith (from Nets)...

The Dallas Mavericks open a three-game homestand Wednesday night with uncertainty surrounding their rotation after Cooper Flagg and Caleb Martin were added to the injury report with illness. Both missed morning shootaround, leaving their game status in question as the Mavericks (4–11) look to stabilize after a demanding stretch that...

An NBA executive told DallasHoopsJournal that he expects the Dallas Mavericks to trade Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson, D'Angelo Russell and Daniel Gafford. The Mavericks are expected to overhaul their roster after firing general manager Nico Harrison. Davis, Thompson and Gafford can be traded at any point. Meanwhile, Russell can't be...