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DHJ Quick Take: Targets to Consider The Flagg Foundation: Despite a 12th-place finish (26-56), the "Information Gain" from the 2025-26 season is the historic arrival of Cooper Flagg. After dropping 51 points on the Magic in April and setting the teenage scoring record, Flagg (21.1 PPG) has validated Nico Harrison's...

DHJ Quick Take: The Prospect Pairing The Dybantsa Dream: Landing the 6.7% chance for the No. 1 overall pick would allow Nico Harrison to pair AJ Dybantsa with Cooper Flagg. This creates a "Dual-Wing" engine where Dybantsa's elite three-level scoring serves as the offensive "closer" to Flagg’s generational defensive versatility....

Bleacher Report NBA Draft analyst Jonathan Wasserman has the Dallas Mavericks walking away from June with three selections in his latest mock draft as the team builds around Cooper Flagg, including one lottery pick, one late first-rounder, and a second-round flier. Here is a breakdown of each projected pick. Pick...

The Dallas Mavericks are nearing a decision on one of the most important hires in franchise history, and team leadership wants it done before late June. Mavericks CEO Rick Welts said Thursday at Mavs Ball that the organization hopes to have a permanent general manager in place ahead of the...

The Dallas Mavericks aren’t operating under any illusions about where they stand. At 21–36 and 12th in the Western Conference, they remain mathematically alive in the play-in race. But after trading Anthony Davis at the deadline, the organizational direction is unmistakable. This is no longer about squeezing out marginal short-term...

When the Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery with just 1.8% odds, the reaction around the league ranged from stunned to suspicious.  Months earlier, the franchise had traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, a move that many believed signaled the start of a long rebuild. Instead,...

The Dallas Mavericks are projected to land a lead guard upgrade in the latest 2026 NBA mock draft from Bleacher Report, with Alabama point guard Labaron Philon Jr. slotted to Dallas at No. 8 overall. The projection comes after Bleacher Report canvassed NBA scouts during the December break, a window...

Age has rarely been the most relevant number attached to Cooper Flagg this season, but it changed Sunday all the same. The Dallas Mavericks rookie turned 19 having already navigated physical matchups, defensive game plans, and late-game responsibility in a way few teenagers ever have. What defines Flagg’s opening months...

It has been an interesting year to be a fan of the Dallas Mavericks. In June 2024, the Mavericks made a surprise run to the NBA Finals, ultimately falling to the juggernaut Boston Celtics in five games.  Even still, the future seemed bright, but out of nowhere, superstar Luka Dončić...

Three years into his NBA career, Dereck Lively II is already eager to pay it forward. The Dallas Mavericks center, who earned NBA All-Rookie honors as a first-year player, is stepping into a mentorship role for Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Lively, a...