Justin Anderson knows better than just about anyone what a wild ride a rookie season can be in the NBA. He was locker buddies with a future Hall of Famer, received irregular playing time for the first four months of his career, and played seven D-League games before ever starting for the Mavericks. The second-year […]
The Mavericks have revealed their 2016 Orlando Summer League roster. The team will be coached by new Texas Legends head coach Bob MacKinnon, and the club has already arrived in Orlando. The team will practice through Friday before league action kicks off on Saturday morning. The Mavs’ Orlando schedule is as follows, with the roster […]
The Texas Legends have hired Bob MacKinnon as their next head coach, the team announced today. MacKinnon is one of the most experienced head coaches in the D-League, having coached the most NBA call-ups in league history and winning a championship in 2009 with the Colorado 14ers. He’s also coached the Idaho Stampede, Springfield Armor, […]
A.J. Hammons, whom the Mavs selected 46th overall in Thursday’s NBA Draft, has the chance to be a pretty special player in this league. Not only does he have an NBA-ready 7-foot frame, offensive touch, and rim-protecting skills which set him apart at the NCAA level, but he also has four years’ experience being coached […]
Thursday night the Mavericks drafted A.J. Hammons, a senior center from Purdue, with the 46th pick in the NBA Draft. As it is after any draft, excitement for the prospect is high, but fans probably aren’t all too familiar with him, unless they kept a close eye on Big Ten basketball for the last four […]
The Mavericks have drafted center A.J. Hammons with the 46th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. Hammons, a senior from Purdue, averaged 15.0 points per game last season, adding 8.2 rebounds and 2.5 blocks. At 7 feet tall with a 7-foot-3 wingspan, the 250-pound Hammons has the physical makeup and skill set to compete […]
While most of the buzz surrounding tomorrow’s NBA Draft right now has to do with what the Boston Celtics will do with the No. 3 overall pick — whether they’ll trade it for a young player or use it on a top prospect is still in question — the Mavs might be paying careful attention […]
The NBA has released schedules for both the Orlando and Las Vegas Summer Leagues, and this season the Mavericks will be competing in both leagues. The Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League kicks off on July 2 and will consist of 10 teams, including two squads from the hometown Magic. The Mavs’ schedule is as […]
The winter months in Toronto were tough for Mavs forward Dwight Powell during his childhood. Outdoor basketball courts across the city would be covered in snow, ice, or both, which limited the chances he and his friends had at getting a good game in on the weekend. They would wait, and wait, and wait for […]
On the heels of a rookie season filled with highlight plays and big, meaningful production down the stretch, Justin Anderson’s biggest challenge ahead of his second season appears to be narrowing his focus, not getting caught up — as we all tend to do — in thinking of the player he could become. That has […]