Dallas Mavericks

Is playing in New York, rather than in Dallas, worth $12 million? Jason Kidd will have to decide if it is.

By Chad Ford The Portland TrailBlazers agreed to trade the 24th, 56th and worst of their second round picks in 2010 to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday for the 22nd pick in Thursday's NBA draft, according to a league source.

By Associated Press Mavericks president Donnie Nelson loved the convenience of having an NBA Development League team in Fort Worth. In less than an hour, he could get from his desk to watching his team's top prospects in action while also scouting other up-and-comers.

Cuban appeared for the hearing wearing a suit instead of the T-shirt and jeans he sports at most Mavericks' games. He sat in the first row of the gallery and did not speak to the court. Cuban has been fined more than $1.5 million by the NBA for ... Lakers go up, 3-2, on Nuggets The Detroit News

He made a fool of himself, and subsequently the Mavericks organization, in the process. According to ABC News, Cuban has collected over $1.6 million in fines from the NBA during his tenure with the Mavs. In 2006, his star player, Dirk Nowitzki, ...

Dallas Mavericks – Jrue Holiday, G, UCLA: The Mavs take a shot on one of the players considered to be one of the best freshmen in the country last season. Holiday struggled at UCLA a bit, but his talent is undeniable. Dallas hopes he can learn from ...

Already among the best reserves in the NBA, Jet elevated his game to a special place this season, often taking and making the big shots at the end of games, and averaging 19.6 points per game en route to being named the nba's top sixth-man. The Mavs ...

And the Nuggets used all the advantages of home court to down the Mavs heading back to Dallas, where Denver was the only team to beat the Mavs in Dallas since the All-Star break. Read more about the NBA from Harvey Araton and his colleagues in The ...

By Wes Cox Dirk Nowitzki was typically terrorizing, 31 points and 15 rebounds with just one turnover in 41 minutes. Jason Terry might be the best person ever made, and he scored 23 points off the bench. And Jason Kidd had another Jason Kidd-style triple-double, with 11 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebou...

By Wes Cox Jason Terry Rick Carlisle Definitely.  We had some other close ones, but it's that time.  It's a positioning game, and we wanted to move up.  We had to hope that New Orleans lost, but we had to worry about ourselves and getting that positive momentum going into the playoffs.

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA Cavaliers beat Sixers to clinch top seed in the East By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - The Cleveland Cavaliers are officially the new beast of the East, but they want to be the best of the best heading into the playoffs. ?? LeBron James had 27 points with 10...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA ROUNDUP: Blazers burn through Spurs, tighten up playoff race in West By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - For the past seven seasons the Portland Trail Blazers have been road kill in San Antonio, but on Wednesday night they became road Warriors. ?? Brando...

Seattle Post Intelligencer  MA Jason Kidd (Mavericks) - The Mavs offense exploded for 140 points against Phoenix in a blowout win on Sunday, and Kidd was the difference-maker. He had 16 assists in the first half (a team record) and only needed four more in the third quarter before ...

By Wes Cox Rick Carlisle People have been asking this question for a while now.  We're still just working on winning as many games as we can to put ourselves in the best position to advance.  I feel like if we're playing our best basketball in the playoffs we can compete and beat any team.

By Wes Cox Rick Carlisle Josh Howard We have to win all these games.  We kind of shot ourselves in the foot with that Houston and San Antonio loss last week.  We get a chance to redeem ourselves against San Antonio and hopefully these next couple of games will get us ready for it.

By Jakedfw About the only thing that gives Mavericks fans hope is that the Mavs defense has been steadily improving recently. From the low point of the Phoenix game, the Mavs have been steadily tightening up their defense. This is indicated by the red arrow on the graph. Remember, a lower number is bette...

By Jakedfw I've watched the games, and I've examined the stats. I've waited and waited for some kind of trend to show itself, but I can't wait any longer. We're 16 games into the season, and I still don't have a handle on what kind of team the Mavericks have become under Rick Carlisle. Part of me is thinking (...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Back to the game at hand, Stackhouse answered Ariza's three point play by draining a three pointer to cut the Lakers' lead to 97-92. Terry then made two free throws and Gasol countered with two free throws of his own. Stackhouse made a pair of free throws and Erick Dampier split a pair of free throws to bring Dallas to within 99-97. Bryant turned the ball over and then Ariza and Fisher missed open three pointers created when Dallas trapped Bryant but the Mavericks were not able to take advantage at the other end of the court as Stackhouse and Nowitzki each missed jumpers. Ariza made a nice defensive play by blocking a Stackhouse jumper with just one second left on the shot clock and after the ensuing inbounds pass Dallas committed a 24 second shot cl...   [read the full post]

In summarizing the reliance the Dallas Mavericks will have on Jason Kidd, not only in the next four nights but also for the entire season, coach Rick Carlisle made this observation Friday: In the final stretch, however, the Mavericks sputtered.

DALLAS — Antoine Wright is making the most of a refreshing start with the Dallas Mavericks and coach Rick Carlisle. Traded last February as part of the Jason Kidd deal, what was his best season as a pro had suddenly taken an uncertain and frustrating turn.

By J.E. Skeets Key Players Added: DeSagana Diop (free agent), Gerald Green (free agent), hot dogs, ketchup Key Players Lost: Juwan Howard (free agent), Tyronn Lue (free agent), All-Star Jamaal Magloire (free agent), Malik Allen (free agent)

By Todd Zuniga Still, Live's DNA is an impressive show, since it allows users to update their rosters daily, not only with the latest player abilities but also with the latest in player tendencies -- so if the Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki loses his taste for firing 3-balls in real life, expect him to p...

By Toddy The trick is getting consistent contributions from the supporting cast, namely Jason Terry, Josh Howard, Erick Dampier, Gana Diop, Jerry Stackhouse and Brandon Bass. Charged with the task of getting it back together is Rick Carlisle, a veteran coach with an even-handed approach who le...

By Toddy 20+ nationally televised games: Boston (25), Cleveland (25), Dallas (21), LA Lakers (25), Phoenix (25) Add to this list of some of the "biggest games" for Dallas the usual San Antonio, Houston, Phoenix (4 games this year, not 3 like last), and Golden State (only 3 this year)... but also add in...

By Toddy Three Warriors scored in double figures as Golden State upended the Mavs 90-73 today at the Rocky Mountain Revue. Dallas was down just one point after the third quarter, but the Warriors outscored the boys in blue by 16 in fourth. Kurt Thomas resigns with the Spurs.

As usually happens whenever Cuban has an opinion, sides have been taken and the consensus seems to be that Cuban hates America, or maybe just the spirit of the Olympics. Big Nellie noted that America has made Cuban rich, so the least he can do is give them Jason Kidd.

He may be right there. Sure, the Mavericks may have been a contending team, but there are at least a dozen other contending teams out there also. I want the Mavericks to be more than just a contending team. I want them to be a championship team.

According to reports, Saunders did not have the full respect of his players, and his offensive-minded approach perhaps did not suit a team built on defense. Detroit assistant coach Michael Curry and former Dallas Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson are considered the front runners.

Much speculation swirls on the next head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, and while admitting you won't be reading that name here today, I know where to eventually find out. As of this week, Avery Johnson is gone as head coach because Dirk wanted him gone.

Dirk wasn't finished, and he was equally blunt when talking about former coach Don Nelson and what he'd like to see in the Mavericks' next coach. Perhaps it is time for a review. In February, the Mavericks traded 27 percent of their 15-man team and two future No. 1 picks to New Jersey for Kidd. And...

By Wes Cox The trap is the first line of defense when trying to slow down a torrid player. But it's not the only weapon at the Mavericks' disposal. They also may try to put a bigger defender on Paul, perhaps Josh Howard. And they might tell shot-blocker Erick Dampier to hedge his positioning so he can help w...

Dallas owner Mark Cuban also made the trip with his team, and addressed the Seattle-area media, basically saying again that he will vote against the Sonics relocating at the owners meeting in New York. You can listen to the conversation with Cuban here.

By David Friedman The Dallas Mavericks' season may have ended with 3:18 remaining in the third quarter of their 88-81 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. That is when Dirk Nowitzki landed awkwardly after blocking a shot, his left leg crumpling at a grotesque angle under his body. Nowitzki had to be helped off of the court and he was unable to put any weight on the injured leg. Early word out of Dallas is that he will miss at least two weeks but a more detailed announcement is expected from the team later today. The Dallas Mavericks were hardly tearing up the Western Conference even with the 2007 NBA MVP playing at a high level and losing Nowitzki for the bulk of the remaining regular season games could very well make the Mavericks the odd team out in the nine team rac...   [read the full post]

By FLCeltsFan Mavs favored to win by 3.5 points. At this point, I hope the Mavs lose every game so we can say bye to Avery. Apparantely the team is really fragmented and now the local media is covering it. Bye Avery And the slow descent of Avery from hottest coach in the league to the Cuban dog house continues.... The Mavs better represent tomorrow. Not just for Dallas but for Texas. If Boston wins, they will be the first team since 2001 to go through the Texas Triangle unscathed. Dallas is the last man.. Err, team standing. Spurs blew it. Houston got creamed. Its time for us to show why nobody comes out of the triangle alive. Not feeling good about this game but someone needs to put Boston in its place. It might as well be Dallas   [read the full post]

So, considering that the Mavs have yet to beat a quality team since the trade, I’m wondering if this is a sign that the Mavs’ window of opportunity to win a championship has closed. There are so many other teams in the Western Conference that are a legitimate threat to these Mavericks in a play...

There is little doubt that Kidd is magic. With him on the floor, Jason Terry is faster, Jerry Stackhouse jumps higher, Erick Dampier catches more passes and Dirk does a nice impersonation of his pal Steve Nash. Late in the first quarter, Kidd started a fast break with a long pass out of the back...

By David Friedman Anyone who visits this site regularly knows that I have repeatedly insisted (most recently in this post) that teams should not be afraid to run against the Golden State Warriors and that the Dallas Mavericks could have avoided their upset loss to the Warriors in last year's playoffs if the Mavericks had pushed the ball up the court instead of trying to slow the game down. These truths were once against confirmed in Dallas' 121-99 win over Golden State on Wednesday night. Dirk Nowitzki scored a game-high 29 points on 9-16 shooting, adding eight rebounds, six assists and three blocked shots. Nowitzki had a game-high plus/minus rating of +25. Five other Mavericks also scored in double figures, including Josh Howard, who had 19 points and a gam...   [read the full post]

It has been a bad week for the NBA. Regardless what you think of Dirk Nowitzki, the league was forced to award the MVP trophy at an awkward news conference in Dallas, where the shamed Mavericks are done for the summer.

The video popped up on YouTube.com a few years ago, showing Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki in the Dallas Mavericks locker room playing guitars and singing. Badly.

Dirk Nowitzki has been chosen as the NBAs MVP for leading the Dallas Mavericks to one of the best regular seasons in league history, a team official told the Associated Press on Friday.

This months edition of the magazine Mens Journal includes a five questions item with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban in which Cuban was asked what he thinks about performanceenhancing drugs in the NBA.

By Jaime Aron Dirk Nowitzki didn't sound anything like a dominant player determined to prevent one of the more stunning upsets in NBA history.{b} Cavs sweep depleted Wizards

Don Nelsons wacky ways still win playoff games in Dallas even though hes now coaching the Golden State Warriors.

6. The Annihilation of the Opposition. The Mavericks are a fine team, but thanks to the insanely high quality of the Western Conference, they may not even be the best team in their own division. The Bulls, on the other hand, locked up the Eastern Conference by Thanksgiving, and lost only three...

UNEDITED - Phil Jackson meets with media prior to the Lakers -Mavs game.Breaks the news of Lamar and Luke's return on Thursday against Denver.

Dallas 16game winning streak has put Phoenix in a position where it has to look in the rearview mirror at surging San Antonio with more reality than the idea of chasing down the Mavericks with only 21 games to play.

By Mark Cuban Doug Christie knows how to play defense. I guess I never fully appreciated his knowledge of the game. Just watching him it was obvious he always knew where to be. He is going to be a great influence on our young players as well. His work ethic is incredible. He comes in more often to work on his game t...