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Dallas Mavericks acquire Santi Aldama from Memphis Grizzlies

According to reports from both Shams Charania and Marc Stein, the Dallas Mavericks have made a trade for Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama. Dallas sends a top-20 protected Golden State Warriors first-round pick and a pair of future second-round picks. The Mavericks will absorb Aldama’s $17 million salary by way of the $20 million trade […]

Guard targets that you (and Masai Ujiri) should know

With free agency just 4 days away, the Dallas Mavericks still have plenty of work to do, chief among them is acquiring more guard help. But who are some realistic options that the Mavericks should target? Anfernee Simons The first name on the list is Bulls guard Anfernee Simons. Simons played for the Celtics and […]

What do you think of the Dallas Mavericks draft?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mavericks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey

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Dallas Mavericks 2026 Offseason Preview

CBAMavs here and I’m back after a long hiatus. This is a small preview at the last minute to help you know what the Mavericks can legally do to improve the roster for the 2026-27 season. It was important to wait until after the draft to use the actual numbers for the draft picks. This […]

Trade Talk: A deal with the Hawks for draft capital

The Dallas Mavericks are shifting gears from the NBA Draft to free agency and trade season. Rumors abound pertaining to Daniel Gafford being moved out of Dallas, and this deal with the Hawks may be a reasonable expectation after hearing a first-round pick for him was hard to come by. Prior Trade Talks Once again […]

Mavs YouTube RoundUp: The dawn of a new era in Maverick history

The Dallas Mavericks are a changed franchise. We will find out the results of said changes in the months and years to come, but the sweeping nature of the changes cannot be overstated. New brain trust, new head coach, new lottery pick, and free agency barreling towards us on the calendar, sure to bring even […]

Report: Marvin Bagley and Brandon Williams are drawing interest from other teams

The Dallas Mavericks added Morez Johnson, Jr., Sergio DeLarrea, Tobi Lawal and Vsevolod Ischenko to their roster via the 2026 NBA Draft. With that behind them, the Mavs now need to reshape their roster in other ways, including determining which of their own free agents they wish to retain, and how much they are willing […]

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Report: Mavericks discussing a trade to bring in Kawhi Leonard

With the 2026 NBA Draft in the rearview, the Dallas Mavericks are shifting focus to free agency and trades to refurbish their roster around Cooper Flagg. A number of sources are now reporting that Dallas has not only inquired about the availability of Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard, but that the two teams have […]

Wings vs. Lynx Preview: Dallas returns home seeking win over Minnesota

The Minnesota Lynx (14-4) present a tough challenge for the Dallas Wings (11-7), as the team tries to bounce back from its 99-84 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday. Tipoff is at 1 p.m. at the College Park Center. Over the last four games, Dallas has gone 2-2. The Wings defense has not […]

Dallas, known for embracing international talent, is returning to its roots

Three international players? That’s how many the Dallas Mavericks drafted this week. That’s three more than last season.  And it’s a huge shift from the previous year, where the Mavs either traded or refrained from resigning every single international player still on the team – after having at least one but up to five European […]

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Wings vs Aces Recap: Dallas fails to beat Las Vegas on the road, 99-84

The Dallas Wings failed to win its third straight game and a road victory over the Las Vegas in a a 99-84 loss on Thursday night. The game featured the first time this season that Dallas traveled to play Las Vegas. The last two contests were home games for Dallas and played a part in […]

NBA Draft Grades: Mavs receive mixed reviews on Morez Johnson Jr.

With the 2026 NBA Draft officially in the books, it’s time to round up the grades and see how the collective media thinks your Dallas Mavericks did. The Mavericks draft can best be described as perhaps, polarizing? Morez Johnson Jr., for how good he is, was not ninth on most boards (13th on the consensus […]

Talking Dusty May, Morez Johnson Jr. with Von Lozon of Maize N Brew

Just a few short days ago, the Dallas Mavericks were without a coach and staring down holding the hinge pick of the 2026 NBA Draft. Fast forward to now, and the Mavs have imported two of the most important components from the 2026 National Champion Michigan Wolverines. After hiring Dusty May to be their head […]

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The Draft went according to plan for the Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks carried the #9 pick, the #30 pick and the #48 pick into the 2026 NBA Draft. They came out with Morez Johnson, Sergio De Larrea (after moving from #30 to #25) and Tobi Lawal, respectively. For good measure, they bought pick #56 and acquired Vsevolod Ishchenko as well. Many were surprised Dallas […]

Dusty May and the end of the Asterisk Era

Spend enough years following one franchise and you risk losing the ability to tell its quirks from the league’s. The dysfunction starts to feel like physics. This is just how it works, you tell yourself, because you have no other team’s daily weather to measure it against. You can be loyal to an outlier for […]

Mavericks select Tobi Lawal with 48th pick in 2026 NBA Draft

The Dallas Mavericks are adding to their roster by selecting Virginia Tech forward Tobi Lawal with the 48th overall pick in the second round of the 2026 NBA Draft. Lawal played four years in college, his first two with VCU before transferring to Virginia Tech. This past season with the Hokies he averaged 12.3 points […]

Mavericks fans are all-in on the Dusty May hire

Earlier in the week, the Dallas Mavericks made the splashy hire of former University of Michigan coach Dusty May right around the same time as our semi-weekly survey question. So that led to an easy question for me: Do you like the hire? Results were nearly universally positive: That’s a solid approval rating. One has […]

Sergio de Larrea must be on the 2026-27 Dallas Mavericks roster

The Dallas Mavericks turned heads Tuesday night when they were part of a four-team trade that gave them the rights to Sergio de Larrea, the 25th overall pick. De Larrea currently plays for ACB Valencia in Spain and his team just won the Liga ACBC title on Wednesday with a 108-84 victory in the deciding […]

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Reports: Mavericks acquire Sergio De Larrea in four-team Draft night trade

Update More details have emerged in respect of what Dallas gave up to acquire Sergio De Larrea. The previously mentioned second round draft picks that Dallas is sending out are in 2030 (via Philadelphia) and 2032, accordingly to Mark Followill. This means Dallas remains in play for round two of the 2026 NBA Draft being […]

Morez Johnson Jr. Player Profile: What does the Michigan Man bring to Dallas?

Well, Morez Johnson Jr. is a Dallas Maverick. The 6’9”, 250-pound forward absolutely blew up at the NBA Combine, and that rise seemingly could not be stopped as the first round of the draft unfolded. Mavericks’ President Masai Ujiri has a history of taking large forwards in his past, and Morez certainly fits the bill. […]