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To Stay or Not to Stay? Four Prime Landing Spots for Giannis Antetokounmpo.
It’s that time of year when trade chatter starts to heat up. By mid-December, most teams start to have a good idea of who they are (or are not). Team executives start to mull around ideas of roster reshuffling and what they want their teams to look like post-trade deadline. For the most part, mid-season […]
Grading the Mavericks: basketball is fun again
The Mavericks were 2-1 again this past week and jumped to 11th place in the West. They beat Miami (118-108) at home on Wednesday before going to Oklahoma City, where they got whooped by the Thunder (132-111). They came back home the next night for a huge bounce-back win against Houston (122-109). Cooper Flagg led […]
Wurzburg’s next great basketball export is dominating college hoops
As we have officially hit the one-month mark of the college basketball season, contenders are separating and the race to be the number one pick in the 2026 NBA Draft is taking shape. Will the Dallas Mavericks find their way into that race? Perhaps so. But even if they can’t get all the way to […]
Dallas Mavericks open to trading Anthony Davis and other veterans, according to ESPN
There are several Eastern Conference suitors in the Anthony Davis trade market, in a new report by ESPN’s Shams Charania. December 15, next Monday, is a crucial date league wide, as 90-percent of players signed in the offseason become trade eligible once again. Soon after, most executives will participate in meetings surrounding the G League […]
The Dallas Mavericks are too good to tank
When the Dallas Mavericks lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, the season felt over. The team sat at a lowly 5-15, and had a brutal stretch of games that awaited them. But somehow the Mavericks won 4 of their 5, and sit just outside of the Play-In tournament. This stretch of wins reignited the debate […]
The inherent peril in feeling feelings and forming expectations as a Mavericks fan
As a fan of the Dallas Mavericks (9-16 and bless their pointed little heads), one of two lines of thought may be running through your head right about now, as the team has beaten three legitimately good teams among four wins in its last five games. Is it okay to feel feelings about this team […]
Roundtable: Favorite part of the season so far
This week’s question was direct: What’s been your favorite part of the season through the first 20 or so games? Chris: Flagg’s development. We’re not even a third of the way the season and he’s already shown he’s picking up on the differences of the NBA, particularly the physicality. Some of his improvement is also […]
MMB Lounge: NBA Cup to Christmas
I went to gander at the most recent Lounge post and wouldn’t you know it… there are 900 comments. So thank you for hanging out. Someone email me if it gets to 500 or so, I’ll make a new one. I know the comments sort of break at that volume. Here we are, six days […]
Report: Mavericks will convert Ryan Nembhard’s contract ‘as soon as they can’
Ryan Nembhard, the undrafted two-way point guard out of Gonzaga who has darted up the Dallas Mavericks’ depth chart all the way to the role of starting point guard, is the feel-good story of the Mavs’ 2025-26 season, no doubt. From draft night in June, when he watched all 30 teams, most of them twice, […]
Player Grades: Recapping the Mavericks’ 122-109 win over the Houston Rockets
The Dallas Mavericks (9-16) were on the second night of a back-to-back, taking on the Houston Rockets (15-6) before a five-day layoff while NBA Cup games take place. Aiming to head into their break on a high note, the Mavs took it to the Rockets with a 122-109 victory. Let’s get to the grades! Ryan […]
Stats Rundown: 5 numbers to know from the Mavericks’ 122-109 win over the Houston Rockets
The Dallas Mavericks (9-16) picked up their fourth win in five games on Saturday, toppling the Houston Rockets (15-6) 122-109 behind a full-throttle second-half surge at American Airlines Center. Anthony Davis led the Mavericks with 29 points on 14-of-19 shooting, eight rebounds and two steals in the win. Brandon Williams chipped in a new season-high […]
3 observations after the Mavericks explode past the Houston Rockets, 122-109
The Dallas Mavericks (9-16) bounced back in a big way Saturday night, throttling the Houston Rockets (15-6) at home, 122-109. Anthony Davis led the Mavericks with 29 points, eight rebounds, two assists, to go along with two steals and a block. Kevin Durant led all Houston scorers with 27 points. Dallas played as aggressive a […]
Mavericks vs Rockets Preview and Injury Update: Bouncing back at home
The Dallas Mavericks (8-16) head home after a brutal loss on Friday night to face the Houston Rockets (15-5). Dallas had their butts kicked by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. The Rockets thumped the Phoenix Suns in their last contest, also on Friday night. Here’s the main things you need to know before the […]
3 things to ponder as the Houston Rockets visit the Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks (8-16, 5-9 Home) return home after a 132-111 road loss to the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder. The Mavs will square off against the division-leading Houston Rockets (15-5, 8-3 Away) tonight at 7:30pm. Another tall task The Mavericks were facing the real possibility that their 5-15 start would translate to 5-(imagine a much bigger […]
Player Grades – Recapping the Mavericks vs. the Thunder
The Dallas Mavericks (8-16) kicked off the first night of a back-to-back on Friday, taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder (22-1), who put their 13-game win streak on the line. OKC kept their train rolling with a 132-111 drubbing. It just wasn’t Dallas’ night to extend the mini win streak of their own. Here’s how […]
Stats Rundown: 4 numbers to know from the Mavericks’ 132-111 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder
A promising start devolved into a familiar nightmare on Friday for the Dallas Mavericks (8-16) in a 132-111 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder (22-1) at Paycom Center. The Thunder defense clamped down on both Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis to extend Oklahoma City’s win streak to 14 and put the kibosh on the Mavs’ […]
2 thoughts after Dallas is drubbed by the Thunder, 132-111
The Dallas Mavericks had their only winning streak of the season snapped on the road Friday night, getting walloped by the Oklahoma City Thunder, 132-111. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 33 points, five rebounds, and six assists to lead the Thunder. Naji Marshall led the Mavericks with 18 points. The Mavericks came out early and played […]
Mavericks vs Thunder Preview and Injury Update: Colliding win streaks
The Dallas Mavericks (8-15) rides a three-game win streak north to the Sooner state to face off against the Oklahoma City Thunder (21-1). Dallas should be feeling great as they’re playing their best basketball of the young season lately, most recently dispatching the Miami Heat at home. Oklahoma City has a little streak of their […]
MMBets Game of the Week: The Mavericks look to topple the mighty Thunder
The Mavericks are in Oklahoma City for a (Prime)time matchup with the Thunder. Dallas has won three in a row, and the Thunder have only lost a single game all year. This will be the Mavericks’ toughest test yet during their win streak, but if history tells us anything, they have a puncher’s chance. Cooper […]
NBA Power Rankings Watch: for the Mavericks, the kids are all right
The Dallas Mavericks finally have some juice. It’s not a ton, and it may soon run dry, but with so much bad around the team this season feeling that energy has been nice as the calendar hit December. They’ve (sort of) gotten healthier, Anthony Davis is back playing games and this week has been on […]
The Mavericks are putting the future forward
During the fourth quarter in Denver on Monday the Dallas Mavericks were in a tight contest. After both teams jostled back-and-forth with dominant quarters in the first half the game was nearing clutch time in a one possession battle. For a team like the Mavericks who have scratched and clawed for every win they’ve been […]
Three things you should know before the Dallas Mavericks travel to OKC to face the Thunder
If one is an outlier, two is a trend, then three must be a streak. And that is the win streak that your Dallas Mavericks (8-15) are riding heading into Friday night’s tilt against the world destroying, reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder (21-1). The Thunder are a 22-point blown lead against the Portland Trail Blazers […]
Dereck Lively seeking “multiple opinions” on next steps for his injured right foot
According to the Dallas Mavericks’ public relations office, third-year center Dereck Lively II is seeking out multiple opinions on next steps concerning his injured right foot. Lively last played in a November 21st game against the Pelicans. This season he’s played in just seven games after missing time in 2024-25 due to a fracture in […]
3 reasons why Cooper Flagg has exceeded all expectations so far
When Cooper Flagg was drafted, he was mostly touted as a great defensive-minded athletic wing. In this scouting report from March 2025, he scored the lowest on advantage creation, shot-making and touch (all eight out of ten). This still left him with a score of 92/100 and a clear number one rank in his draft […]
Player Grades – Recapping the Mavericks vs. the Heat
The Dallas Mavericks took on the Miami Heat for the second time in about as many weeks. Looking to extend their first win streak of the season, the Mavericks did exactly that with a 118-108 win. Let’s get to the grades! Ryan Nembhard: A 15 PTS / 5 REB / 13 AST / 1 STL […]
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