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DHJ Quick Take: Mavericks Add Zaccharie Risacher In Three-Team Trade With Hawks, Thunder Dallas acquired former No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher from Atlanta in a three-team deal that also sent Ryan Nembhard to the Hawks and Lu Dort from Oklahoma City to Atlanta. What did Dallas give up? Ryan Nembhard...

DHJ Quick Take: Celtics Trade Jaylen Brown to 76ers for Paul George, Four Picks Boston is moving on from Jaylen Brown after a decade, sending him to Philadelphia for Paul George and four draft picks in one of NBA free agency's biggest trades. What did each team receive? The 76ers...

DHJ Quick Take: Lakers Acquire Walker Kessler in Four-Year, $130 Million Sign-and-Trade The Los Angeles Lakers are landing center Walker Kessler from the Utah Jazz, sending two unprotected first-round picks and two swaps to Utah while signing Kessler to a four-year, $130 million deal. What did the Lakers give up?...

DHJ Quick Take: Kawhi Leonard Closing In on Raptors Return Toronto and Los Angeles have agreed on the players in a Kawhi Leonard deal, with draft compensation the last piece to settle before a reunion becomes official. What's the holdup? Draft-pick compensation, after the sides locked in Brandon Ingram as...

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...

The Dallas Mavericks’ future is set. They’ve got something every NBA team either has or desperately wants: A franchise player. Cooper Flagg is the future of Mavericks basketball. Nobody could reasonably deny that. The question now isn’t whether Dallas has its centerpiece — it’s how the organization builds around him....

As the Dallas Mavericks continue adjusting to a reshaped roster and a season defined by transition, Khris Middleton is settling into a role that extends well beyond the box score. Middleton, a three-time All-Star and NBA champion, went through his first shootaround with the team Monday morning in Phoenix. It...

Marvin Bagley III’s first night in a Dallas Mavericks uniform offered an immediate glimpse of how the former No. 2 overall pick now fits into a team reshaping its frontcourt and evaluating pieces after the trade deadline. Bagley finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds, and four blocks in Saturday’s 138–125...

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...

The Dallas Mavericks may not have to wait long to see their NBA trade deadline additions on the floor. After completing a three-team trade with the Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets, Dallas added Khris Middleton, Tyus Jones, Marvin Bagley III, and AJ Johnson, along with two future first-round picks and...