Second-year guard Jaden Hardy and rookie first-round choices Dereck Lively II and Olivier-Maxence Prosper highlight the Mavericks’ official roster for the NBA 2K24 Summer League that tips off in Las Vegas next week. All three players are expected to play rotational minutes in the 2023-24 season. But first, the rookies will get their first taste […]
GRAPEVINE – The NBA’s 2K24 Summer League is important to a lot of players, but perhaps no one has a bigger opportunity when the games start in Las Vegas next week than McKinley Wright IV. The Mavericks’ point guard, who played on a two-way contract last season, is intent on showing that his skills have […]
By the time lunch rolled around Tuesday afternoon during the Mavs Tech Day with Mercy Street Dallas, Jeremiah Ned acknowledged that he had already digested enough information to last him a lifetime. “What I got out of everything that I heard was to be humble and stay focused,” said Ned, a 16-year old 11th-grader at […]
Mavericks’ radio voice Chuck Cooperstein has been awarded one of the highest honors in broadcasting as he was named 2022 Texas sportscaster of the year by the National Sports Media Association. The distinction took place at the association’s national convention in Winston-Salem, N.C., over the weekend and Cooperstein follows in the footsteps of a virtual […]
A few days leading up to last Thursday’s NBA Draft, Olivier-Maxence Prosper had a smart plan for how he wanted one of the most memorable days of his life to play out. For starters, Prosper was going to position himself and the four dozen or so family members and friends that were going to be […]
As he sat at in front of the microphones with his mother just a few feet in front of him in the first row of seats, Dereck Lively II had every right to gush about his accomplishments – even before he’s ever set foot on an NBA court. He’s starting the journey to repaying his […]
Remember those nervous days back in school when you were never really sure how you did when you finished a big test? And then, on that rare occasion, you’d finish the exam and say to yourself: I aced that thing (not a feeling sportswriters are familiar with, by the way). That’s kind of how the […]
The defensive overhaul of the Mavericks got a strong addition late in the first round of Thursday’s NBA draft when they agreed in principle to acquire the draft rights to Olivier-Maxence Prosper from the Sacramento Kings. The deal is not yet finalized. However, the 6-8 Prosper (who fondly goes by the nickname O-Max) was one […]
Dallas Mavericks assistant general manager Michael Finley was extolling the virtues of Dereck Lively II on Thursday night, then he paused and collected himself before delivering a message that gave Mavs fans a shot in the arm. “I hate to put this comparison on him because it’s kind of unfair,” Finley said of Lively. “But […]
Maverick fans once again showed on draft night that they are ahead of the curve. When ESPN televised the No. 10 pick, which the Mavericks owned going into the draft, a few hundred folks gathered at Echo Lounge for the official fan draft party gave only a muffled groan. But about 10 minutes later, when […]