Associated Press In the first season in NBA history where the reigning NBA Champion is not based in a U.S. city, Mexico City will host multiple regular-season games this December. Just the fourth season this emerging NBA mega-market of 30 million souls has had the chance to sample a plurality of matches that will actually impact the playoff race, the duo of tilts will pit the Phoenix Suns against the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks against the Detroit Pistons. The latt

Dallas News The Mavericks have won their last nine out of 10 games. Dallas is currently the second-ranked team in the Western Conference. It has been quite some time since Mavs fans have had something to be this excited about. The team hasn’t made a postseason appearance in three years, with the sun setting on the Dirk Nowitzki era last year. In fact, the Mavericks haven’t won a playoff series since they defeated the Heat in the 2011 Finals. The tides have perhaps turned for

The NBA season is roughly a quarter of the way through and its report card time. As a kid, handing over your report card to your parents was either a moment of pride or a moment of panic. For the Dallas Mavericks, this season has kicked off far quicker than most people had imagined. Luka Doncic: A- Ken Blaze-USA Today Doncic is already in discussion for the league’s MVP award. He’s won the first Player of the Month award for his play during October and November and he’s avera

Glenn James-Getty Images With the past decade coming to a close, what better way to ring in the new decade by reflecting on the past. Off The Glass is taking a look at each NBA team and selecting their All-Decade squad, which is defined by one guard, one forward, one center, a role player (someone not selected as an All-Star, or to an All-NBA team), and one wildcard. Today we are highlighting the Dallas Mavericks. Guard: Luka Doncic. I know what you are thinking, he’s barely

Reddit “We got to get off this load management crap. Latrell Sprewell averaged 42 minutes for a season.” That’s New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale, defending his choice to play rookie RJ Barrett deep into a blow-out loss. Barrett is among the league leaders in minutes, averaging around 37 per contest. The merits of load management are worth discussing, but at the end of the day, an NBA team’s starting unit can only do so much. Even with Barrett playing 37 mins per game,

Bleacher Report Blood trickled down from his head, like a boxer who just absorbed a right cross that cracked open a fresh wound. Bloodied, and maybe a little concussed, Luka Doncic played the finest game of his young career. The stage was set in Dallas for a flashy bout of heavyweights: Friday night on ESPN featured the 6-9 220-pound Luka Doncic squaring off against the 6-8 260-pound freight train who also happened to be Doncic’s idol growing up, LeBron James. Basketball is a

Photo Courtesy of NBA.com The Dallas Mavericks are a Terry Stotts challenge and a Danny Green buzzer-beater (or Dwight Powell free-throw) away from starting the year 5-0. This is the first year in almost a decade that I have been truly joyful and optimistic about the future of this basketball team. Coach Rick Carlisle seems to have all of the right pieces around Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis. In spite of a 3-2 start, the Mavericks look much better than Dallas could have

Bleacher Report The 2019-2020 NBA season starts October 22nd and to get you ready for tip-off, Off the Glass is previewing all 30 teams. Today we look at the Dallas Mavericks. 2018-2019 Record: 33-49, 5th in the Southwest Division. Season Recap: The Mavericks entered last season with a new face of their franchise, Luka Doncic. It became clear early on that the goal was to build around Doncic and do whatever it takes to let him develop. Halfway through the season, the Maverick

SB Nation Ah, yes, I remember my first time. If you just read that opening sentence, it means that my editors are doing one of two things. Option A: I have worn them down so much that they just decided to let me run rampant with these blogs. Option B: Someone isn't doing their job. Regardless, let's jump head first into the discussion. Which players can reach their first All-Star game this year? The best way to approach this is to consider who may not be participating in the

40. Lou Williams 2018-2019 Season Stats: 20 PPG 3.0 RPG 5.4 APG PER: 21.2 TS%: 55.4% WS: 5.1 - 42/36/87 Sixth Man of the Year aka a walking bucket. Lou Williams is currently in the prime years of his career and now once again playing on a title contending roster. That’s really all I should have to say on this one, a man who can score at will, underrated playmaker. After being the number one option for the Clippers last year he’ll likely be the third option with Kawhi Leonard

Kory Waldron and Jac Manuell hit you with the top 50 NBA players for this upcoming season. 50. Kristaps Porzingis 2017-2018 Season Stats: 22.7 PPG 6.6 RPG 1.2 APG 2.4 BLKS PER: 20.4 TS%: 53.9% WS: 3.2 - 44/36/80 The last time we saw Porzingis play it was for the New York Knicks, the next time we see him play it will be for the Dallas Mavericks. Porzingis has shown flashes of star potential with his ability to score in a variety of ways while also being an elite rim protector.

Detroit Bad Boys The NBA just released the official schedule for the 2019-20 season. Already articles from OTG, ESPN, Bleacher Report, and many others have released enticing works on the best matchups of the coming season. Plenty of information is available on such story lines as the Christmas slate of games, and which team has to travel the longest distance during their campaign. There’s importance in knowing when the first time the new look Los Angeles team’s duke it out ag

Yahoo Sports What’s the deal? As expected, the Dallas Mavericks and Kristaps Porzingis solidify their young core, pairing him up with the reigning Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic. Although this signing was expected, it is still a big win for the franchise. Having two young superstars with MVP potential on the roster sets Dallas up for nearly a decade of success. After they traded for Porzingis’ expiring contract last season, it was expected the two sides would reach a long ter

OpenCourt-Basketball The Dallas Mavericks began the season with expectations of making a playoff push in Dirk Nowitzki’s final season. Free agent signee (4 years too late) DeAndre Jordan and draftee Luka Doncic were supposed to bolster a lower-tier roster and propel them into contention. And then the Mavs shocked the NBA world and traded for an injured Kristaps Porzingis. This announced that the tank was officially on and the keys to the team were being handed over to phenom,

Sporting News With the NBA season winding down it seems like the right time to reflect on the unique pleasure that is the 82 game campaign. Baskets were made, charges were taken, and many predictable scenarios played out in the way one would expect. The Golden State Warriors are at the top of the Western Conference, Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden are battling it out for the MVP crown, and the New York Knicks still stink. Other narratives didn’t go at all as predicted.

The NBA playoffs are rapidly approaching. In the Eastern Conference, the upper and middle class teams are all vying for position as the season comes to a close. The West is a different animal entirely. At the time of this writing, the seeds four through ten are separated by just six games in the standings. It’s likely that postseason matchups won’t be decided until the final game of the year. Making sense of what comes next in the Western Conference, therefore, is a fool’s er

NBC Sports Looking for the East? Check here to see my thoughts on their moves: the top teams revved up for the right to face the Warriors (probably) while the bottom-feeders went Cryin' for Zion. Let's work our way down the Western standings. 1. Golden State Warriors (39-15) To the surprise of no one, Golden State stood pat at the deadline. Their big acquisition came a few weeks ago on January 18th, when DeMarcus Cousins played his first game in a Warriors uniform. They may n

PHX receives: W. Matthews, D. Smith Jr., 2023 MIA Second Round Pick (via DAL) DAL receives: T.J. Warren, Josh Jackson, Troy Daniels Dennis Smith Jr. is one of the most intriguing trade pieces on the market, and although Dallas won’t let him go without a decent return, it’s easy to see him suiting up for a different team this season. What better place to DSJ to wind up than on the lottery-bound Phoenix Suns? In this trade, the Mavericks would be willing to take on a bit of lon

CHA receives: W. Matthews, Dennis Smith Jr. DAL receives: J. Lamb, F. Kaminsky, M. Williams, 2019 OKC Second Round Pick (via CHA) To preface this trade, we must first discuss a player that is not even included in the above festivities, and yet is a primary driver behind this theoretical transaction. The Charlotte Hornets are determined to keep Kemba Walker, per the Athletic’s Shams Charania. However, Walker is an unrestricted free agent this summer, so the decision regarding

ORL receives: Wesley Matthews, Dennis Smith Jr. DAL receives: N. Vucevic, T. Ross. The Magic are rumored to be interested in acquiring Dallas Mavericks sophomore guard Dennis Smith Jr, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Quite frankly, any team with a need in their backcourt should at least be entertaining the idea of trading for DSJ, and the Magic are certainly in need of a young building block at the point guard position. As presently constructed, the Magic boast perhap