PLANO – It has been a unique summer for the Mavs Academy Hoop Camps. Considering that one of the goals of the camps at various locations around the Metroplex is to cultivate the next generation of Maverick fans, this year’s camps have been wildly successful for a very specific reason. “Anytime we have summer camps […]
PLANO — With Klay Thompson as one of the newest members of the Dallas Mavericks, forward P. J. Washington believes opponents will be in a “pick their poison” mode. Especially when Mavs guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are added to the equation. The combination of Thompson, Doncic and Irving gives the Mavs arguably the […]
LAS VEGAS – The Oklahoma City Thunder overcame an 11-point deficit and went on defeat the Dallas Mavericks, 88-79, Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in the NBA 2K25 Summer League. For the Mavs, the summer league ended with them posting a 1-4 record after going 4-1 during summer league play last summer. […]
LAS VEGAS – On June 17, the Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA title by closing out the championship series in five games against the Mavericks. On Friday, the names may have changed, but the jerseys remained the same. And Mavs forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper all but said he has the memory of an elephant. “I […]
Players who reach the NBA figure out quickly how blessed they are – and ways to extend those blessings to others in their communities. Quentin Grimes learned that lesson a lot earlier in life. As a high-school senior in the north Houston area, Grimes used his platform to award a Play It Forward grant to […]
LAS VEGAS – Because of an injury to Dallas Mavericks point guard Brandon Williams, backup playmaker Jazian Gortman got to start in Wednesday’s NBA 2K25 Summer League game against the Miami Heat. And what an indelible impression he made. Gortman collected 19 points, three assists and two steals, and was 7-of-15 from the field, including […]
LAS VEGAS – Kel’el Ware showed Wednesday why the Miami Heat chose him with the 15th overall pick in last month’s NBA Draft. The 7-foot, 242-pound center produced game highs of 24 points and 10 rebounds in leading the Heat to a 92-79 win over the Dallas Mavericks at the Thomas & Mack Center in […]
LAS VEGAS – Although he obviously wanted a winning outcome, Dallas Mavericks summer league coach Jared Dudley can accept Saturday’s 90-89 loss to the Utah Jazz. However, in analyzing Monday’s 108-88 blowout loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Dudley said that was unacceptable. And that’s why Dudley took his team through a film session and then […]
LAS VEGAS – Almost before the Dallas Mavericks even had any designs on winning their first game at the NBA 2k25 Summer League, the Memphis Grizzlies quickly took those chances away. The Grizzlies put up a ferocious defensive front in forcing a whopping 27 turnovers en route to defeating the Mavs, 108-88, Monday night at […]
LAS VEGAS – Jamarion Sharp probably have one of the most intriguing recruiting stories of all time. While Sharp was a high school junior in Hopkinsville, Ky., Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury was attending one of Sharp’s game, but was only there to scout another player. Sharp, however, got the attention of Stansbury during pregame […]