DALLAS — Morez Johnson Jr. said he never saw Dusty May's jump to the NBA coming, and that learning his college coach had taken the Dallas Mavericks job made being drafted by Dallas a day later all the more surreal. Johnson won a national championship under May at Michigan this past...

DALLAS — Morez Johnson Jr. said his frontcourt fit alongside Cooper Flagg could become a problem for opponents, calling the pairing potentially "dangerous" after the Dallas Mavericks drafted him No. 9 overall in the 2026 NBA Draft. Johnson, a national champion at Michigan this past season, will join a Dallas core...

DALLAS — Morez Johnson Jr. described his selection by the Dallas Mavericks at No. 9 in the 2026 NBA Draft as the realization of a goal he had carried since childhood, calling the move to Dallas "insane" moments after his name was called Tuesday. Johnson, a national champion at Michigan this...

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks looked at coaches everywhere before hiring Dusty May, and Masai Ujiri said it came down to communication, player development, and an ability to adapt across levels. The president of basketball operations laid out his reasoning before the NBA Draft and confirmed the new coach would have...

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks selected Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr. with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday, pairing the reigning national champion with new head coach Dusty May. Johnson transferred to Michigan in April 2025 specifically to play for May, then started all 40...

SEATTLE — The Dallas Wings got a fixture in their frontcourt rewarded on Monday, as forward Jessica Shepard was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for games played June 15-21. It is the second such honor of Shepard's career and her second of the 2026 season. Across three games,...

SEATTLE — Azzi Fudd scored a career-high 26 points and hit the go-ahead basket in the final 15 seconds, and Paige Bueckers climbed past 1,000 for her career, as the Dallas Wings outlasted the Seattle Storm 112-110 in overtime Monday at Climate Pledge Arena. The Wings (11-6) closed a road back-to-back...

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are hiring Dusty May as their next head coach, sources told Dallas Hoops Journal, a college-to-NBA move that puts the reigning national champion in charge of Cooper Flagg and the next era of the franchise. The move was first reported by ESPN. May, 49, leaves...

With the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday, teams are nearing the end of their due diligence process. Former Kansas guard Darryn Peterson recently met with members of the Utah Jazz front office before arriving in New York ahead of the 2026 NBA Draft, though he did not hold an on-court...

Anthony Davis's long-term future with the Washington Wizards has been a talking point since he arrived in a February trade, but Monumental Basketball president Michael Winger offered a reason for optimism this week, indicating the star big man wants to be part of what Washington is building. Speaking with NBC...