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Santi Aldama Ruled Out For Spain As Dallas Mavericks Await Training Camp Return
DALLAS — Santi Aldama will not play for Spain this month. The Spanish Basketball Federation announced Wednesday that the Dallas Mavericks forward is still recovering from right knee surgery. Spain plays Portugal in Zaragoza on Aug. 28 and Greece in Athens on…
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‘This Group Should Be Significantly Better’: Dallas Mavericks Predicted To Have Better Record With Kyrie Irving’s Return
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks have been predicted to have a "better" record next season than last season by NBA analyst Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report. Dallas went just 26-56 last season. Kyrie Irving didn't play, as he was recovering from his…
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Cooper Flagg ‘Excited’ To Share Floor With Kyrie Irving For Dallas Mavericks
DALLAS — Cooper Flagg said he got into the gym with Kyrie Irving during his first NBA offseason. The two Dallas Mavericks have never played a game together. Flagg made the comments in a video the NBA posted Monday. Irving tore the…
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Dallas Mavericks GM Mike Schmitz Explains Why Dusty May Is ‘Prepared’ For First NBA Coaching Job
DALLAS — Less than three months after Dusty May finished a 37-3 season at Michigan with a national championship, the Dallas Mavericks made him their head coach. May has never coached in the NBA. Mike Schmitz points instead to the different jobs…
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Mike Schmitz Details Cooper Flagg’s Year-Two Outlook: ‘He Has So Many Ways He Can Hurt You’
DALLAS — Cooper Flagg won Rookie of the Year in April with 56 of 100 first-place votes. His second NBA season comes after a summer that Mike Schmitz says Flagg has spent working in the Dallas Mavericks gym. Flagg started all 70…
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‘We’ve Upgraded’: Mike Schmitz Assesses New-Look Dallas Mavericks Roster Around Cooper Flagg, Kyrie Irving
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks finished 26-56 last season, 12th in the Western Conference. Mike Schmitz took over as general manager May 8. Since then, he said Dallas has gotten bigger, longer, more athletic, and more skilled. Four days before Schmitz arrived,…
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Dallas Mavericks To Host LeBron James, Philadelphia 76ers On Presidents’ Day
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks will host LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers on Presidents' Day as part of an NBC quadrupleheader. Dallas and Philadelphia are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. CT on Monday, Feb. 15, at American Airlines Center. NBC will carry…
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Sources: Dallas Mavericks Sign Naji Marshall To Three-Year, $52.2 Million Extension
DALLAS — Forward Naji Marshall and the Dallas Mavericks have agreed to a three-year, $52.2 million contract extension, sources told Dallas Sports Journal. The deal is fully guaranteed. The new deal pays Marshall an average of $17.4 million per season. He had…
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Mavericks Preparing ‘Significant Offer’ To Bring Tarik Biberović To Dallas Next Season?
DALLAS — On Wednesday, the Dallas Mavericks acquired Santi Aldama and the draft rights to Tarik Biberović in a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies. Much has been made about Aldama, the centerpiece of the trade, but getting Biberović to the BA would…
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