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‘A Fact-Finding Mission’: Dallas Mavericks Training Camp Day 6 Takeaways On Tarik Biberović, Daniel Gafford, And Zaccharie Risacher
DALLAS — Winning will not be the primary objective when the Dallas Mavericks open the preseason against the Houston Rockets in Macao next week, Mavericks coach Dusty May said Friday after the sixth practice of training camp. He wants Dallas to come…
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Moussa Cissé’s $2.19 Million Dallas Mavericks Salary Becomes Fully Guaranteed
DALLAS — Moussa Cissé’s $2,185,116 salary for the 2026-27 season is now fully guaranteed. The Dallas Mavericks kept the second-year center on the roster through Thursday’s Oct. 1 deadline. Dallas flies to Macao this weekend with the maximum 15 standard contracts. The…
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‘Rookie Season Is Done’: Cooper Flagg Brings Added Strength, New Confidence Into Year 2 With Dallas Mavericks
DALLAS — Cooper Flagg got to media day an hour early last Friday to get a head start on the day. At points in his rookie season, he said, he was going in blind. The Dallas Mavericks took him first overall in…
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‘I Have No Idea At This Point’: Dusty May In No Rush To Name Dallas Mavericks Starting Five
DALLAS — Four practices into his first NBA training camp, Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May has not settled on a starting five. On Wednesday, May said he does not expect to anytime soon. Dusty May On First- And Second-Team Speculation May expects…
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Dusty May Clarifies What Has Limited Morez Johnson Jr. In Dallas Mavericks Camp
DALLAS — Lower leg soreness has limited Morez Johnson Jr. in Dallas Mavericks training camp, Mavericks coach Dusty May said Wednesday. The rookie went through every other live session in Wednesday's practice as Dallas manages his workload. On Monday, May said Johnson…
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‘Make Me Unstoppable’: Naji Marshall Chases 3-Point Leap With Shooting Coach Rob Fodor After Career Year In Dallas
DALLAS — Naji Marshall put a number on his next step at media day Friday. The Dallas Mavericks forward wants to shoot 45% from three, coming off a season in which he shot 29.1%. It was otherwise the best year of his…
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Dallas Mavericks Training Camp Day 3 Takeaways: Cooper Flagg’s Defense, Morez Johnson Jr., Sergio De Larrea
DALLAS — Cooper Flagg’s blocks should go up in his second season, Mavericks coach Dusty May said Monday on the third day of Dallas Mavericks training camp. May also said rookie Morez Johnson Jr. is close to working his way back from…
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‘He’s Close’: Morez Johnson Jr. Working His Way Back After Limited Practice Time In Dallas Mavericks Camp
DALLAS — Mavericks rookie Morez Johnson Jr. has had limited time in practice during Dallas Mavericks training camp, Mavericks coach Dusty May said Monday. May did not specify what has limited Johnson. He said the rookie is working his way back and…
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‘Everything Works Somewhere’: Dallas Mavericks Training Camp 2026 Day 2 Takeaways On Daniel Gafford, Cooper Flagg, And Santi Aldama
DALLAS — Availability on the second day of Dallas Mavericks training camp was basically the same as Saturday, Mavericks coach Dusty May said Sunday. Santi Aldama remained limited with something that happened before camp. May said Aldama is working out and is…
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‘Feeling Better Every Day’: Santi Aldama Remains Limited In Dallas Mavericks Camp 6 Months After Knee Procedure
DALLAS — Santi Aldama has been limited through the first two days of Dallas Mavericks training camp. Mavericks coach Dusty May said Sunday that Aldama is still working out. Aldama had an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee on March 17 while…
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‘I’m Part Of A Rebuild’: Kyrie Irving On Why Dallas Is Still The Place For Him
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving said Saturday that he is part of a rebuild with the Dallas Mavericks. He said it had been a long time since he was in that position at any point in his career. Irving spoke after Dallas’ first…
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‘Very, Very Encouraging’: Dallas Mavericks Training Camp 2026 Day 1 Takeaways On Kyrie Irving, Dereck Lively II, And Cooper Flagg
DALLAS — Dereck Lively II worked with a trainer on non-basketball activities during the open portion of the Dallas Mavericks’ first training camp practice Saturday. Elsewhere on the floor, Kyrie Irving was in a shooting group with rookie Sergio de Larrea. Naji…
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Dereck Lively II Embraces ‘Patient’ Injury Recovery Process As Dallas Mavericks Training Camp Starts
DALLAS — Dereck Lively II has progressed from shooting to running on the court, Mavericks president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri said Friday, and the Dallas Mavericks will stay patient with the center’s right foot. Ujiri spoke at media day at American…
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‘Number One Priority’: Masai Ujiri Explains Nico Berg Hire As Dallas Mavericks Reset Medical Staff
DALLAS — Getting the right medical staff in charge is the Dallas Mavericks’ number one priority, president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri said Friday. Dallas named Nico Berg its executive director of health and performance one day earlier as part of 17…
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Dallas Mavericks Sign Dwight Powell To 19-Player Training Camp Roster
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks signed center Dwight Powell on Friday, bringing their 2026-27 training camp roster to 19 players. The team announced the move the morning of its media day at American Airlines Center and did not disclose terms, per team…
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Dallas Mavericks Media Day Takeaways 2026: Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flagg, Dereck Lively II, Masai Ujiri, And More
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving said Friday he has no restrictions heading into training camp, 18 months after he tore the ACL in his left knee. The Dallas Mavericks held media day at American Airlines Center, and practices under new coach Dusty May…
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Dallas Mavericks Expected To Invite Dwight Powell To Training Camp After Kyrie Irving-Led Minicamp
LOS ANGELES — The Dallas Mavericks are expected to give Dwight Powell a formal training camp invitation. League sources told Marc Stein of The Stein Line as much Saturday night, even though Dallas already has 15 players on standard NBA contracts. Earlier…
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Dereck Lively II Left Off NBA Extension Watch List With Dallas Mavericks Deadline Looming
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II was not among the 2023 draft picks ESPN’s Shams Charania named Friday on “NBA Today” while going through the rookie-scale extension candidates left in the class. Earlier in the day, Charania reported that Keyonte…
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‘I Wouldn’t Be Able To Live With Myself’: Jon Scheyer Explains Why He Stayed At Duke After Dallas Mavericks Pursuit
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke coach Jon Scheyer is not leaving for the NBA. He said so Monday on the Glue Guys podcast, three months after the Dallas Mavericks pursued him during their coaching search and then hired Dusty May. The hosts raised…
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ESPN Says Dallas Mavericks Could Make Playoffs Or Fall Near Bottom Of West
DALLAS — ESPN placed the Dallas Mavericks in the sixth of eight tiers in its first broad look at the 2026-27 NBA season, grouping Dallas with eight other teams that could sneak into the playoffs or finish near the bottom of the…
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