For years, the Mavs sported one of the oldest rosters in the NBA. Suddenly, though, their well-rounded core is one of the league’s youngest. There’s Harrison Barnes, who just turned 25. Dallas drafted Dennis Smith Jr. last month, who won’t turn 20 until after Thanksgiving. He’s projected to replace in the starting lineup 24-year-old Yogi […]
DALLAS – Shortly after retiring as the police chief for the city of Dallas last year, David Brown was hired by Dallas Mavericks proprietor Mark Cuban to do special projects and discover ways for his team to have a positive impact in the community. Part of Brown’s duties with the Mavs were on full display […]
Over the next several weeks, we will publish end-of-season breakdowns for some of the key Mavericks as part of our “On the Inside” series. Imagine never having seen the players before, and this is the scouting report. Read all of them here. In an age when efficiency is king in the NBA, and when you […]
Harrison Barnes did something very unusual Sunday in Milwaukee: He took 10 free throws. In the fourth quarter. Attempting 10 in an entire game is an uncommon feat in the NBA. Only Houston’s James Harden averages more than 9.2 trips to the line per game, according to NBA.com. Barnes, meanwhile, sits on a season average […]
Harrison Barnes’ favorite shot makes stat-heads cringe. The 24-year-old is unquestionably having his best season as a pro, averaging a career-best 19.7 points per game on 47.0 percent shooting from the field. After spending his first four seasons playing fourth and fifth fiddle on the star-studded Golden State Warriors, Barnes has taken his game to […]
Harrison Barnes hit what proved to be the game-winning shot in Thursday’s 97-95 win against the Clippers, but a defensive play he made more than a minute later turned out to be his biggest contribution of the night. With eight seconds left on the clock and the Mavs in front 96-95, Blake Griffin took an […]
In his article for The Players Tribune, Mavs forward Harrison Barnes opens up about a dinner that could change the way he approaches making an impact in the community. Barnes’ first experience in Dallas after signing with the Mavericks was attending the memorial service for slain Dallas officers. Key members of the local government, police […]
With 1:20 left in the fourth quarter of a 90-89 game, the Mavs in the lead and with possession, Seth Curry came off a ball-screen on the left wing and surveyed the court. To his right, he saw Dirk Nowitzki perched atop the arc, ready to catch and shoot the same straightaway 3-pointer he’s made […]
What do Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, and Harrison Barnes all have in common? They each average 20+ points per game but, more importantly, they’re all top-10 in the NBA in points per touch, at least among heavy-usage guys. Of the top 112 NBA players in frontcourt touches per game — roughly about the top-quarter of […]