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The matchup everyone has circled since draft night arrives Friday: Cooper Flagg vs. Luka Dončić, the first-ever meeting between the No. 1 pick and the former Mavericks superstar who now leads the league in scoring for the Los Angeles Lakers. Flagg has quickly become the centerpiece of Dallas’ rebuilding identity,...

The Dallas Mavericks released their final injury report ahead of Friday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers, and while the team remains thin, one key development stands out: Anthony Davis is on the brink of returning. Dallas listed Davis as questionable with the left calf strain that has sidelined him...

LeBron James pushed for Luka Dončić to be introduced last with the Los Angeles Lakers starters in his season debut against the Utah Jazz, according to NBA reporter Dan Woike of The Athletic. James was introduced first. Usually, the best player on a team gets announced last. https://twitter.com/DanWoikeSports/status/1991277868408795612 James put...

NBA superstar Luka Dončić had a "negative interaction" with Patrick Dumont before the Dallas Mavericks traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers last season, according to Lakers Daily. The Mavericks traded Dončić to the Lakers for Anthony Davis and Max Christie. "When Lakers players asked Doncic why the Mavericks traded...

Anthony Davis' personal medical staff is on the Dallas Mavericks' payroll, something that was never done with Luka Dončić, according to NBA insider Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Nico Harrison, who was fired by the Mavericks on Tuesday, traded Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers last season for Davis and Max...

Luka Dončić said Wednesday night that Dallas will always remain meaningful to him, but he emphasized that his focus is entirely on the Los Angeles Lakers following the Mavericks’ decision to fire general manager Nico Harrison. Dončić, now in his first season with the Lakers after the blockbuster trade that...

Dallas Mavericks interim general manager Michael Finley voiced the strongest opposition to the Luka Dončić trade last season, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. The Dončić trade was Nico Harrison's idea. "Speaking of Finley, he not only will share interim GM duties with former Nets executive and...

Former Mavericks governor and current minority owner Mark Cuban didn’t mince words when asked about Dallas’ struggles early in the season. Appearing on The Stephen A. Smith Show on SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio last Friday — when the Mavericks were 2–6 — Cuban voiced concerns about the team’s “imbalanced”...

According to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN, Nico Harrison, and not Patrick Dumont, was the person who insisted that the Dallas Mavericks needed to trade Luka Dončić. The Mavericks, who fired Harrison on Tuesday, traded Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers last season for Anthony Davis and Max Christie....

The Dallas Mavericks are set to fire general manager Nico Harrison, multiple sources tell DallasHoopsJournal.com, signaling the end of one of the most turbulent executive tenures in franchise history. The decision follows months of internal evaluation and mounting frustration surrounding the February blockbuster trade that sent Luka Dončić to the...