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The Memphis Grizzlies may finally be approaching a crossroads with Ja Morant. The two-time NBA All-Star has appeared in just 18 games this season, averaging 19.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 7.6 assists while shooting 40.1% from the field and 20.8% from three. His year has been repeatedly disrupted by injuries,...

Nobody said managing an NBA team was easy. The Milwaukee Bucks learned that lesson the hard way after reaching the mountaintop. Building a championship roster around Giannis Antetokounmpo in a small market was a genuine accomplishment. Sustaining that success has proven far more difficult. Milwaukee has gradually slipped out of...

Typically, there’s one unmistakable big fish on the NBA trade market. This cycle is no different. The largest name looming over the league — by a wide margin — is Giannis Antetokounmpo. An in-his-prime MVP candidate rarely becomes even theoretical trade fodder. Players of Antetokounmpo’s caliber almost never shake loose...

Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis has had a rollercoaster of an NBA career. He’s a future Hall of Famer. Davis was one of the most anticipated prospects to enter the league in recent years, and he’s mostly made good on those predraft expectations. Even now, the production hasn’t fallen off....

Zach Lowe is suggesting that the Milwaukee Bucks could be "desperate" enough to make a play for Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis ahead of the NBA trade deadline. That feels accurate. The Bucks are bereft of future assets. If they traded even a single first-round pick, that would be indicative...

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...

The Dallas Mavericks are nearing a point where direction matters more than patience. Injuries, cap pressure, and a disappointing NBA season have forced the front office to weigh whether Anthony Davis truly fits the franchise’s next competitive window. While Davis remains one of the league’s most impactful two-way players when...

As the Dallas Mavericks assess their long-term direction after firing general manager Nico Harrison, one of the most aggressive hypothetical scenarios comes from Yahoo Sports’ Kevin O’Connor. He outlined eight potential Anthony Davis trades as part of a full reset, beginning with a deal built around the Atlanta Hawks. The...