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Dallas Mavericks Depth Chart Projection Has Santi Aldama, Morez Johnson Jr. As Starters
DALLAS — Santi Aldama is the starting center in the Dallas Mavericks depth chart that Eddie Sefko published Wednesday at Mavs.com. Rookie Morez Johnson Jr. starts at power forward. P.J. Washington and Naji Marshall come off the bench. Kyrie Irving, Max Christie,…
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‘Sooner Than Later’: Dusty May Gives Dereck Lively II Update As Dallas Mavericks Sort Frontcourt
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May said Thursday that getting Dereck Lively II back sooner rather than later would add to a young frontcourt group Dallas is still sorting through. May did not give a timeline for the center, who has…
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‘I Like Santi A Lot’: Dirk Nowitzki Gives Strong Early Read On New Dallas Mavericks Forward
DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki said Monday that he has followed Santi Aldama for years and is looking forward to seeing him with the Dallas Mavericks, in a phone interview with Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News. Nowitzki views the fit around…
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‘The Key Is Obviously Going To Be Lively’s Health’: Dirk Nowitzki Identifies Dallas Mavericks’ Biggest Question
DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki said Monday that the Dallas Mavericks are building the roster around Cooper Flagg and that the largest open question in Dallas is the health of center Dereck Lively II. He made the comments in a phone interview with…
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Moussa Cissé Has $1.1 Million Set To Guarantee On Dallas Mavericks Contract Tuesday
DALLAS — Center Moussa Cissé cleared the first of two guarantee dates on his Dallas Mavericks contract Tuesday, locking in $1.1 million of the $2,185,116 he is owed for 2026-27. The remainder guarantees Oct. 1 if the Mavericks don't waive him beforehand. His…
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Dallas Mavericks Free Agent Dwight Powell Named Los Angeles Lakers’ Top Remaining Big-Man Option
LOS ANGELES — Dwight Powell remains the most significant free-agent big man available to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to California Post reporter Khobi Price, a day after Los Angeles lost Jonathan Kuminga to the Minnesota Timberwolves on a two-year deal. Powell…
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Raising Cane’s Celebrates 30 Years With Special Museum At Baton Rouge Mothership As Dallas Sports Ties Deepen
BATON ROUGE, La. — The booths and tables inside the museum Todd Graves opened this week came out of restaurant supply stores in Dallas and Houston. He bought them cheap in the mid-1990s, off restaurants that had gone under. Graves opened the…
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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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‘Working His Tail Off’: Mike Schmitz Gives Dereck Lively II Injury Update Before Dallas Mavericks Camp
DALLAS — Dereck Lively II has not played since Nov. 21, 2025, and the Dallas Mavericks are still waiting for their center to complete his recovery from right foot surgery. General manager Mike Schmitz did not put a timeline on Lively's return…
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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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‘That’s The Reason I Do This’: Dereck Lively II Covers Costs For All 105 Campers At Free Dallas Hoop Camp
DALLAS — Dereck Lively II covered the cost of admission for all 105 campers at a free four-hour hoop camp he hosted Saturday at Beckley-Saner Recreation Center in Oak Cliff. The Dallas Mavericks center ran the event in conjunction with Mavs Academy.…
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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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Dallas Mavericks Open Contract Extension Talks With Dereck Lively II
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks have entered talks with Dereck Lively II on a possible contract extension, according to Marc Stein of the Stein Line. Extension talks signal that Dallas still has faith in Lively, whose production in his first three NBA seasons…
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Moussa Cissé Isn’t Satisfied After Landing His First Standard Dallas Mavericks Contract
LEWISVILLE, Texas — Dallas Mavericks big man Moussa Cissé made an appearance at Tuesday’s Mavs Hoop Camp, helping with drills and competing against the campers in knockout. “It means a lot; I like being around the kids,” Cissé said. “When I was…
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Sources: Dallas Mavericks Match New York Knicks’ Offer Sheet, Keep Moussa Cissé
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks matched the New York Knicks' two-year, $4.7 million offer sheet on restricted free agent center Moussa Cissé, Dallas Hoops Journal has learned. Dallas acted well ahead of Monday's 48-hour deadline, keeping the 23-year-old center with the organization for…
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Rick Welts Explains Why Dallas Mavericks Wanted Chase ‘And Nobody Else’ For Jersey Patch
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks officially announced their new jersey patch partnership with JPMorgan Chase with a press conference Wednesday afternoon at Catbird in the Thompson Hotel. The event was headed by team CEO Rick Welts, JPMorgan Chase Chief Control Officer Pauline…
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Dallas Mavericks Make LeBron James’ Free Agency Board, But Rich Paul’s Pitch Skips The Roster
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are one of 10 teams LeBron James is considering in free agency, agent Rich Paul revealed this week on the "Game Over" podcast with Max Kellerman, though Paul's on-air case for Dallas leaned entirely on business appeal rather…
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Dallas Mavericks’ Brandon Williams, Marvin Bagley III Drawing Free Agency Interest
DALLAS — NBA free agency opens at 5 p.m. CT Tuesday, and the Dallas Mavericks have two of their own free agents drawing interest from rival teams. Guard Brandon Williams and big man Marvin Bagley III are each unrestricted, each coming off…
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Sources: Dallas Mavericks Extend Qualifying Offer To Moussa Cissé
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are extending a qualifying offer to Moussa Cissé, making the center a restricted free agent, sources told Dallas Hoops Journal. He will hold a 2026-27 cap hit of under $2.2 million. The move keeps a productive young big…
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Dusty May Calls Dallas Mavericks Move ‘Almost Too Big Of A Dream,’ Centers Vision On Cooper Flagg
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks formally introduced Dusty May as their head coach on Monday, a week after he left Michigan and the program he guided to the 2026 national championship. May arrives as the centerpiece hire of president of basketball operations…
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