The Los Angeles Lakers are on an offseason mission to address their front-court needs. The Luka Doncic era is in full flow, and they need to pay him with a solid center to build a more competitive roster for the upcoming season. Starting center DeAndre Ayton had a solid regular-season production, however, he hasn’t been […]
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Your favorite Trade Machine has approved thousands of deals and never once flagged one for personality incompatibility. It checks the salaries, blesses the math, and leaves the human beings to sort themselves out. Three months ago, Secret Base’s Beef History series revisited the most instructive case of humans failing to sort themselves out in Mavericks […]
In the latest step in his recovery from a torn ACL that forced him to miss the entire season, Kyrie Irving put his skills on display Tuesday at the NBPA Top 100 Camp in Rock Hill, South Carolina, according to BasketNews. The Mavericks guard offered advice and motivation to the top 100 high school players […]
The Charlotte Hornets are including Josh Green in some early trade talks, and they're learning the same lesson that the Dallas Mavericks learned about him in 2024, that being he's not a foundational player.
DHJ Quick Take: Three Klay Thompson Trade Fits for the Mavericks With Cooper Flagg entering his second season, the Dallas Mavericks face a roster caught between competing now and building for the long term, and Klay Thompson stands out as a veteran they could move for future assets. The Dallas Mavericks are operating on two […]
DHJ Quick Take: Mavericks Ramp Up 2026 NBA Draft Workouts The Dallas Mavericks have begun a heavy run of pre-draft workouts with the 2026 NBA Draft less than two weeks out, mixing fringe first-rounders with second-round and undrafted free agent hopefuls. Consensus lottery pick Mikel Brown Jr. is among those scheduled to work out for […]
The Dallas Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving last played in the NBA back in March 2025, when he tore his left ACL in the first quarter against the Sacramento Kings. The resultant rehabilitation has now finally reached its final stages, and while Irving is no stranger to injury absences, this one appears to have taken its toll. […]
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The Dallas Mavericks were one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the league last season, and Tim Legler thinks that the Mavs have to add more shooting around Cooper Flagg.
Here is how the Dallas Mavericks can land Joel Embiid amid rising trade rumors, with the 76ers’ logic, trade package, and final risk.
One small rumor has a group of Dallas Mavericks-focused writers thinking about a hypothetical trade for Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid. Earlier this week, it was tossed out into the NBA rumor mill that Joel Embiid would be a target for the Mavericks if the Sixers were willing to discuss a potential deal involving the […]
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It looks like Klay Thompson’s disappointing run with the Dallas Mavericks is likely to end very soon. The four-time NBA […]
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander really wants his team to retain longtime Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Lu Dort, which could give the Dallas Mavericks the ability to trade for Cason Wallace.
The Dallas Mavericks should pursue Keon Ellis in free agency as a cheap defensive upgrade for their perimeter defense.
When Masai Ujiri was hired he was tasked with a difficult balancing act; build a competent winning team, and set up success in the future. The idea of a full rebuild is sadly impossible due to the lack of draft picks over the next 5 years, and Cooper Flagg’s rapid ascension could mean the desire […]
Needing to address the center position, the Los Angeles Lakers are expected to be aggressive in finding an ideal big man to put alongside Luka Doncic. Despite frontcourt troubles last season, L.A. secured a 50-win season for the second year in a row, something the franchise hadn’t done since coming off an NBA championship in […]
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Mavericks emerge as surprise trade suitor in Joel Embiid sweepstakes.
There have been various reports linking Brayden Burries to the Dallas Mavericks with the ninth pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, as he and his camp are signaling that he'd like to be drafted by the Mavericks.
The Dallas Mavericks are trying to figure out what direction to go in this offseason, especially after the dismissal of head coach Jason Kidd. The decision to move on from Kidd suggests that the Mavericks might be trying to go in a brand new direction, which could lead to a total youth movement that’s led […]
Mark Cuban confirmed Michael Finley was one of the only outstanding voices against the Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic trade when it was originally brought up.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have a surplus of draft capital, and the Dallas Mavericks should make a trade with them. Dallas must acquire more draft picks to properly build around Cooper Flagg.
NBA Finals history is littered with teams that believed they had one hand on the trophy before everything changed. The Suns won the first two games in 2021 and never won another. The Mavericks held a 2-0 lead in 2006 before watching the series slip away. Momentum can feel permanent in June right until it […]
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The NBA Draft is right around the corner and the Dallas Mavericks will have at least two picks later this month. If you’ve read our first installment of Trade Talk, you know what it is we’re doing, but if not, the approach is simple. I curate a few trades from the variety of options we […]
The Dallas Mavericks should not explore trading for Joel Embiid by any means, as he would not be a good long-term fit for a team looking to build around Cooper Flagg.
For more than a decade, Dirk Nowitzki provided the Dallas Mavericks with a high floor when it came to wins and losses. Nowitzki was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks ninth overall and immediately traded to Dallas for Robert “Tractor” Traylor. For the next decade and a half, the Mavericks wouldn’t select higher than 12th in […]
The Trae Young-Anthony Davis Duo in D.C. might be over before it begins. There's a lot of talk this offseason that AD may be on the move without having played a single game for the Washington Wizards. Davis was acquired in a trade deadline deal from the Dallas Mavericks, but the 33-year-old sat out the rest of the year due to injury (I know, you're shocked). He managed to play just 20 games this past season, all told. But with career averages of 24 points per game, 10.7 boards and 2.3 bl...