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Roundtable: Which NBA team rises up? Who falls?
We’re looking more broadly for today’s roundtable, since there’s just not much interesting happening with our Dallas Mavericks. Name one team who will outperform compared to last year and one team who might tumble down the standings. Brian: It’s going be difficult to settle on one team to rise up the standings from last year […]
Caleb Martin remains a Dallas Maverick
NBA veteran forward Caleb Martin begins his eighth professional season and his third with the Dallas Mavericks as the calendar marches toward opening day. Martin is on the third year of a $35 million contract he signed with the 76ers in the summer of 2024. He joined the Mavericks as part of a bizarre move […]
Wings vs. Valkyries Preview: Dallas hosts Golden State in win-or-go-home Game 2
The No. 7 Dallas Wings return home to host the No. 2 Golden State Valkyries in Game 2 of the WNBA’s first playoff round on Wednesday night. The matchup follows the Wings’ 104-80 blowout loss Sunday at the Chase Center. Dallas has an opportunity to punch back after being dismantled in Game 1. Tipoff for […]
The Dallas Mavericks are hoping for a bounce-back year for Derek Lively II
The Dallas Mavericks will be kicking off the 2026-2027 regular season in less than a month. There are many new faces on the team and oddly enough, Dereck Lively may feel like one of them after missing the final 75 games of last season. Lively has been taking his time to ensure his body is […]
Naji Marshall can do a little bit of everything for the Dallas Mavericks
It won’t be long before the Dallas Mavericks are back on the court to kick off the 2026-2027 regular season. With their return comes many questions. The team, coaching staff and front office have all been overhauled during the past few months. Naji Marshall is poised to be a big part of the equation after […]
Wings vs. Valkyries Recap: 3 things as Golden State pummels Dallas in Game 1, 104-80
The Dallas Wings fell to the Golden State Valkyries, 104-80, in Game 1 of a Sunday night matchup at the Chase Center. The matchup between the No. 2 Valkyries and No. 7 Wings was their first of three as the teams compete in the WNBA’s first playoff round. The game marks the first playoff appearance […]
MMBets: Orlando stood still while the rest of the East got better
The Orlando Magic are good. That is what makes their offseason so interesting. They won 45 games last year despite missing Franz Wagner for most of the season, then took a 3-1 lead on Detroit in the first round before losing three straight games and getting eliminated in Game 7. Instead of responding by changing […]
A suggestion for Dereck Lively II: Log off, sir.
Dereck Lively II is tired of all the internet chatter surrounding the level of progress — or lack thereof — in his recovery from the foot injury he suffered just seven games into last season. All you meanies on the internet. All you do is speculate and exaggerate and take things out of context and […]
MMBets: The Boston Celtics don’t need Jaylen Brown to be a great team
The Celtics and their fans have to be pleased with the way last season went. It was supposed to be a reset year in the absence of Jayson Tatum, but instead turned into a surprise playoff run as the two-seed. They lost in seven games to Philadelphia, but the confirmation that they had a rock-solid […]
WNBA Playoff Primer: Everything to know ahead of the 2026 playoffs
The WNBA’s 30th season came down to the wire with four Thursday night games that solidified playoff seeding heading into the postseason. This season was nothing less than monumental for the future of the sport; a new CBA was signed that gave players a substantial raise, two new franchises entered the scene (Portland Fire and […]
Dereck Lively II gives update on his offseason and foot injury recovery
As much excitement and potential as this year’s version of the Dallas Mavericks has, there are also many questions that will determine just how high the team’s ceiling can be in 2026-27. One of the biggest questions involves just how healthy Dereck Lively II is. After having an incredible rookie year that ended up in […]
That 1-of-1 Cooper Flagg rookie card sold for how much?
Imagine paying $515 to get in on some card pack breaks at a local sports card shop and having that investment return more than $8 million. That’s how it happened for South Carolina machine shop owner Jason Williams, 50. He, like many sports fans and collectors, reportedly started participating in online live sales of unopened […]
Dallas Mavs’ Kyrie Irving enjoyed last year’s player-coach role, but is excited to ‘kick some butt’ this season
At long last, Dallas Mavericks Media Day arrived on Friday, meaning that training camp will begin soon after, and the NBA preseason and regular season are officially right around the corner as well. One key storyline for the Mavs this season is the return of Kyrie Irving, who missed the entire 2025-26 season with a […]
MMBets: The Hawks look to capitalize on another offseason of building
The Atlanta Hawks were one of the better stories in the East last season. They won 46 games, finished sixth, and finally started to look like a team with a clear direction. The case for Atlanta is difficult because I genuinely like what the Hawks did this offseason. This is not a team I think […]
MMB Lounge: Preseason is here for the Dallas Mavericks
We are finally inching back towards NBA basketball. Today’s Media Day and I should’ve published this earlier but my life is chaos at the moment. Here’s the last discussion thread if you need to point backwards. There will finally be things to talk about past speculation and wishcasting. Dallas players and coaches will be talking […]
With Kyrie Irving back, joy has returned to Dallas
Can basketball make you happier? There’s only a few times in life, maybe a handful if you’re lucky, where the elation of the moment transforms into pure joy. The birth of a child. The time you won the national championship as a teenager. That time when you hiked Mount Shasta and felt the euphoria of life […]
The Mavericks announce key personnel updates and changes
The Dallas Mavericks are gearing up for the 2026-2027 season, with players starting to transition their offseason regimens into training camp mode as next week nears. With the roster all but set for the upcoming season, there was still much to do behind the scenes. The Mavericks listed out no fewer than 10 additions or […]
Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg both make the top-50 cut in ESPN’s top-100 ranking
ESPN released the latest bunch in its yearly effort to rank the top 100 NBA players. Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg both made the top 50, and, in quite a shocking revelation, Flagg is 16 (!) spots higher than the veteran guard. Irving comes in at 39, just ahead of former Maverick Anthony Davis and […]
Dereck Lively II not cleared for training camp, per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon
Mavericks’ big man Dereck Lively II has not been cleared for training camp as he continues to recover from right foot surgery, per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. His status for the season’s start is still under review as he continues his rehabilitation. The reporting emphasizes that the Mavericks are not discouraged by his progress. It is […]
Wings vs. Storm Recap: Dallas ends regular season with 103-91 win at Seattle
Moments before tipoff between the Dallas Wings (27-17) and the Seattle Storm (8-36) at Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday, a key piece of the Wings’ playoff puzzle was put into place some 2,400 miles away. With the Atlanta Dream’s 83-65 win at the New York Liberty, Dallas secured the seven seed in the WNBA playoffs, […]
‘People around the league’ monitoring Dallas Mavs’ Kyrie Irving situation, per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon
As the Dallas Mavericks prepare to ramp up for the 2026-27 season, there’s a lot of excitement about star point guard Kyrie Irving’s return to the court after missing all of last season with an ACL tear. On paper, Irving figures to be a seamless fit next to second-year phenom Cooper Flagg, but the 15-year […]
We let NBA 2k27 run wild on the next six seasons for the Mavericks — get a load of the results
With a new NBA season on the horizon, I decided it was time to run one final NBA 2K27 simulation. The goals were simple: Could Cooper Flagg become an MVP? Could the Mavs win an NBA championship with their current roster as the core? And, perhaps most importantly: How far can this version of the […]
Wings vs. Storm Preview: 3 things as Dallas closes out regular season at Seattle
The Dallas Wings (26-17) travel to Seattle for Game No. 44, where they’ll meet the Storm (8-35) for a 9pm CDT tip at Climate Pledge Arena. The Wings enter the contest on a one-game skid, having lost the lead late against Phoenix Monday, 87-86, to end a six-game win streak. For the Storm, whose record […]
MMBets: The Cleveland Cavaliers are all in
It takes a big man to admit when they are wrong about something. Hand up, I was wrong about the Cleveland Cavaliers after the James Harden trade of last year. Now, in fairness to me, the Cavs drew perhaps the softest possible playoff draw that they could. But even then, a very flawed Raptors team […]
Wings vs. Mercury Recap: Dallas falters in fourth quarter to squander lead at Phoenix, 87-86
The Phoenix Mercury (16-26) spoiled the Dallas Wings’ (26-17) chances of improving their playoff positioning, earning an 87-86 win at Mortgage Matchup Center with a last-second reverse layup by Kahleah Copper, who led all scorers with 31 points in the win. Paige Bueckers, who led the Wings with 30 points while dishing seven assists in […]
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