Besides resigning Kyrie Irving, the main focus of the Maverick’s front office this offseason was upgrading this team’s frontcourt. After trading away Dorian Finney-Smith the Mavs simply did not have a versatile wing defender and Jason Kidd couldn’t come up with the right answers. The center position has been much maligned over the years and heading into another season of …
After reaching the Western Conference Finals in 2022, the Mavericks ended the 2022-23 season disappointingly. Even with the departure of Jalen Brunson, the expectation was for Dinwiddie to take on an additional workload and replicate the success from a season ago. No doubt, there were both highs and lows throughout the year – as is typically the case for any …
The Mavericks have acquired All-Star G Kyrie Irving in exchange for G Spencer Dinwiddie, F Dorian Finney-Smith, an unprotected 2029 first-round draft pick, and a couple of second-round picks in 2027. As mentioned previously, it had been reported that Dallas would be willing to part ways with F Dorian Finney-Smith in a deal that brought back a star player, per …
On Thursday, December 15th the team announced that F Maxi Kleber will be out indefinitely. Kleber was diagnosed with a torn hamstring that will sideline him for a minimum of 6-8 weeks. This is the same injury that Bucks’ F Khris Middleton suffered in 2016, which kept him off the floor for 6 months. Kleber’s injury creates a significant hole …
The Dallas Mavericks have finally answered the looming question mark at the center position. While the priority of re-signing Jalen Brunson remains high, GM Nico Harrison makes the early offseason move to acquire Houston Rockets from the Houston Rockets. Dallas shipped out Boban Marjanovic, Trey Burke, Marquese Chriss, Sterling Brown, and the 26th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. Dallas moved …
For the first time in GM Nico Harrison’s tenure, the Mavericks own their first round draft pick. Dallas, of course, sending their 2021 1st round pick (Keon Johnson later selected) and 2023 1st round draft pick in the deal to acquire Kristaps Porzingis in January of 2019. The question still remains whether Dallas opts to retain their pick, or to …
The Mavericks ended the year on a disappointing note, falling short of that elusive Larry O’Brien Trophy. This season, however, was a huge step in the right direction for this franchise. The 2021-22 season started off.. well, pretty rocky. At a 16-18 record, Coach Kidd became the scapegoat for a team that didn’t look ready to make a push for …
