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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...

As the Dallas Mavericks head into the All-Star break at 19-35 and 12th in the Western Conference, the franchise’s most pressing question remains unresolved: Will Kyrie Irving return this season? The nine-time All-Star guard addressed his status Saturday during a Twitch livestream, saying he plans to clarify his recovery and...

The Dallas Mavericks are 19-34 with one game remaining before the NBA All-Star break. They sit 12th in the Western Conference. They entered the season with playoff expectations and one of the league’s more aggressive roster timelines. Those facts are difficult to reconcile for a franchise that reshaped itself twice...

It can be difficult to pinpoint an NBA player’s trade value. A player can be one of the most talented basketball players in the world — a proven playoff performer, a former Finals MVP, a two-way force. But if that same player is 34 years old and has a lengthy...

Nobody follows the NBA as closely as an NBA general manager. They have to. Tracking leaguewide value shifts, precedent-setting deals, and how one transaction quietly alters leverage for dozens of others is fundamental to the job. When a blockbuster trade lands, its effects ripple far beyond the teams involved. That’s...

The NBA’s January awards announcement delivered another milestone for the Dallas Mavericks’ franchise rookie. Cooper Flagg was named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for the third consecutive time, extending a run that has placed him among the most decorated first-year players in team history and strengthening his position...

Dallas Mavericks fans can exhale — at least for now. Early concerns that Anthony Davis could be facing a season-ending injury have eased, as the Mavericks no longer expect the veteran big man to require surgery on his left hand. Davis remains on a roughly six-week recovery timeline, keeping the...

Somehow, NBA fans continue to overlook the Minnesota Timberwolves. They’ve sustained success for multiple seasons now. While the Timberwolves haven’t captured a championship during the Anthony Edwards era, they are consistently in the mix, hovering near the top of the Western Conference and rarely slipping out of contention. At 28–19,...

The NBA rarely grants clean endings. Great players don’t usually leave on their own terms. The league moves too fast, the margins thin too quickly, and pride often outpaces production. Decline doesn’t announce itself loudly — it arrives in smaller roles, shorter rotations, and uncomfortable decisions made behind closed doors....

By the time Luka Dončić stepped onto the floor for his pregame workout Saturday night, the reaction inside American Airlines Center made one thing clear: Dallas still knows exactly who he is. Before the opening tip of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116–110 comeback win over the Dallas Mavericks, Dončić jogged...