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DHJ Quick Take: Scouting the New Architecture The Talent Hunter: Mike Schmitz is arguably the premier talent scout of the digital era. By bringing him in from Portland, Masai Ujiri has secured an executive who has spent over a decade watching every relevant prospect on the planet. For a team...

Anthony Davis moved quickly to correct the public narrative after being traded by the Dallas Mavericks to the Washington Wizards. What he did not move quickly to do was commit to the direction of the franchise that acquired him. That tension — between clarification and commitment — has defined the...

Anthony Davis didn’t sugarcoat his reaction when asked about the Dallas Mavericks’ decision to fire general manager Nico Harrison. For Davis — who was recruited to Dallas in large part because of Harrison’s vision — the move came without warning. “It was surprising to all of us,” Davis said after...