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Paige Bueckers, Jessica Shepard named WNBA All-Star starters

The Dallas Wings will send two All-Star starters to the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday, July 25 at the United Center in Chicago. Paige Bueckers, who came into Thursday’s 86-83 win at the Connecticut Sun averaging 19.9 points and 5.9 assists per game in her second WNBA season, was the name you expected to hear […]

Report: Willie Green to join Dusty May’s staff

Free agency is upon us and the Dallas Mavericks have begun making moves, adding Santi Aldama to the roster on Wednesday night with the possible addition of Marcus Sasser forthcoming. As the roster begins to take shape, we are now hearing reports that the coaching staff is as well. Marc Stein is now reporting that […]

Here’s what Santi Aldama brings to the Dallas Mavericks

On Wednesday, the Mavericks made their first big splash of the summer in trading for Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama. In a deal in which the Mavericks also acquired the rights to draft Turkish sharpshooter Tarik Biberovic, Dallas sent A.J. Johnson, a 2030 first-round pick (via Golden State), and two second-round picks to Memphis. The move […]

3 things to watch as the Wings visit the Connecticut Sun

The Dallas Wings (11-8) and the Connecticut Sun (4-15) will meet for the first time this season on Thursday at 7pm at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, CT, in a game with historical significance for several participants. Last-place Connecticut will attempt to run its first win streak of the year to three games after victories against […]

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 […]