Mavericks become first NBA team to host pro-style combine for elite teens

DALLAS – A new era for youth basketball across the Metroplex is under way with the Dallas Mavericks and the Mavs Basketball Academy implementing a new elite basketball development program aimed at some of the top student-athletes in the area. The movement, which will alter the culture of youth basketball in north Texas, follows the […]

Tim Hardaway Jr. wants to continue playing with passion, energy, aggression

As this season was winding to a close, guard Tim Hardaway Jr. occasionally looked to his left and to his right and saw the abundance of young talent the Dallas Mavericks have at their disposal. For Hardaway, it was almost as if he wanted to yell, “Yes We Can Make the Playoffs Next Season.” That’s […]

Rookie guard Luka Doncic was a model of consistency throughout the 2018-’19 season

I keep hearing from folks who should know better that Luka Doncic’s production tapered off after the Dallas Mavericks ventured into that Jan. 31 blockbuster trade with New York when they sent DeAndre Jordan, Dennis Smith Jr., Wesley Matthews and tto first-round draft picks to the Knicks for, among others, Kristaps Porzingis. But nothing could […]

Everything you (maybe) didn’t know about Luka Doncic’s historic rookie season

We have written a lot about Luka Doncic. Not just “we” as in Mavs.com. No, if you’ve been online at any point in the last 12 months or so, you’ve found no shortage of Luka content. And rightfully so. He just wrapped up one of the best and most productive rookie seasons we’ve seen from […]

Our NBA finals pick? It’s right here, along with MVP, ROY (who could it be?) and more

It’s that time of year in the NBA. No, not the time when the Golden State Warriors whacks everybody, although it’s easy to see how you’d assume that. No, this is when we break down who will win the NBA finals, along with who should win some of the annual regular-season awards. First, let’s look […]

How good was Kristaps Porzingis the last time he took the court? Good. Very Good

It was Feb. 6, 2018, and the New York Knicks were hosting the Milwaukee Bucks in Madison Square Garden. It was the second quarter with just under nine minutes to go when the Knicks drew up a play to hit the star big man, Kristaps Porzingis, near the top of the key. The off-ball screen […]

Mavs expect Porzingis to put his own signature and have his own identity on their franchise

When Kristaps Porzingis was a rookie with the New York Knicks during the 2015-’16 season, Kevin Durant described the lanky 7-3 center/forward as a “unicorn” because of the unique talents that he brought to the court. Others have dubbed Porzingis as the second-coming of Dirk Nowitzki, who retired last month after spending his entire 21-year […]

Mavs forward Kostas Antetokounmpo out to prove that he’s anything but irrelevant

From a National Basketball Association standpoint, the phrase “Mr. Irrelevant’’ is associated with the player who was the last pick of that sport’s draft in any particular year. However, Kostas Antetokounmpo is out to prove that he is anything but irrelevant. Antetokounmpo was the final pick of the 2018 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, […]

Fort Worth graduates learn what Cynt Marshall already knew: it takes a village

FORT WORTH – The challenge of empowering the leaders of tomorrow got a big assist from the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday when the organization donated laptop computers and many other essentials to 31 college-bound graduates of the Young Women’s Leadership Academy. Accompanied by the music of “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” Mavericks’ CEO Cynt Marshall […]

Jalen Brunson continues a family tradition as he receives his college degree at Villanova

From 2016-18, Jalen Brunson led Villanova to two NCAA titles during a three-year span. While that period of time was an obvious special occasion, nothing was more special for the 6-3 Dallas Mavericks guard than what transpired this past weekend. That’s when Brunson returned to Villanova and walked across the stage and received his college […]