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DHJ Quick Take: Jama Mahlalela Positioned as a Mavericks Candidate With Deep Masai Ujiri Ties Toronto Raptors assistant Jama Mahlalela has surfaced as a candidate in the Dallas Mavericks head coaching search, sources told Dallas Hoops Journal. He has close ties to Mavs president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri. Who...

DHJ Quick Take: Three Teams That Should Consider a Bam Adebayo Trade With the Miami Heat stuck in the play-in tier and Bam Adebayo coming off a historic 83-point night, a rebuild built around trading him is starting to make sense. Here are three teams that should take a look....

DHJ Quick Take: Sacramento Kings Land Ja Morant in Three-Team Trade Proposal After no deal materialized at the deadline, this hypothetical three-team trade sends Ja Morant to the Sacramento Kings while giving the Memphis Grizzlies a fresh start. Here is the case for why all three sides could sign off....

DHJ Quick Take: Dallas Mavericks Hire Masai Ujiri The Six-Month Search Ends: Masai Ujiri's hiring concludes a search that began in November 2025 following the dismissal of Nico Harrison. Ujiri's arrival brings immediate stability to a franchise that finished a disappointing 26-56 in the 2025-26 season. Cleaning the Slate: Ujiri...

A blockbuster offseason trade proposal sending Kawhi Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers back to the Toronto Raptors has emerged. In a column titled "The Perfect 2026 Offseason Trade for Every NBA Team," Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report created the following trade proposal between the Raptors and Clippers: Toronto Raptors...

Jason Kidd emphasized before tip-off that taking care of the ball was the number one priority against a Toronto defense built to pressure and push pace. His team turned it over 19 times. The Dallas Mavericks fell 122-92 to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night at Scotiabank Arena, the largest...

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...

The Los Angeles Clippers are trading Chris Paul to the Toronto Raptors, according to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN. The Clippers, Brooklyn Nets and Raptors have agreed on a multi-team trade sending Paul to the Raptors and Ochai Agbaji, a 2032 Raptors second-rounder and cash to the Nets. Toronto...

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...

NBA legend Giannis Antetokounmpo is ready to leave the Milwaukee Bucks and the future Hall of Famer prefers to be traded to the Miami Heat, New York Knicks or Toronto Raptors, sources told DallasHoopsJournal. The Heat, Knicks and Raptors are actively pursuing Antetokounmpo despite the swingman expected to miss the...