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Dallas Mavericks Exercise Cooper Flagg’s Third-Year Rookie Scale Option For 2027-28
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks announced Saturday that they have exercised the third-year rookie scale option on Cooper Flagg, two weeks ahead of the Oct. 31 deadline. The option covers the 2027-28 season and pays Flagg $15,208,680. Flagg was named the 2025-26…
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Dallas Mavericks Waive John Poulakidas, Seth Lundy Ahead Of Regular-Season Roster Deadline
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks waived guards John Poulakidas and Seth Lundy on Saturday, the team announced. Poulakidas had been on a two-way contract with Dallas since February, and Lundy signed a training camp deal with the team Sept. 26. The moves…
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‘A Recipe For Success’: Dallas Mavericks Fall To Atlanta Hawks 135-111 As Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flagg Make Home Debut Together
DALLAS — The Atlanta Hawks took the lead for good with 2:47 left in the first quarter Friday night and held it the rest of the way, beating the Dallas Mavericks 135-111 at American Airlines Center. The loss closed the Mavericks’ preseason…
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‘Most Athletic Perimeter Defenders’: Dusty May Wants Atlanta Hawks To Test Dallas Mavericks’ Ball Security, Transition Defense
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May wants the Atlanta Hawks to test his team’s ball security and transition defense in Friday night’s preseason finale at American Airlines Center. Two days earlier, Dallas committed 27 turnovers in a 101-97 loss to the…
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‘Heck Of A One-Two Punch’: Dusty May Praises Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flagg’s Communication Before Mavericks-Hawks
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg will play together for the second time Friday night, when the Dallas Mavericks close the preseason against the Atlanta Hawks. It is the first time the two will share the floor at American Airlines Center,…
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‘Definitely Going To Be More Than 9’: Dusty May Plans Deeper Dallas Mavericks Rotation After Studying NBA’s Best Teams
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May expects to play more than nine players in his rotation this season, and his staff spent the last couple of weeks studying how the league’s best teams from the past three or four seasons used…
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‘Sass Is Back Playing’: Dallas Mavericks Clear Marcus Sasser For Preseason Debut, Sit Max Christie And Tarik Biberović Against Atlanta Hawks
DALLAS — Marcus Sasser will make his preseason debut Friday night when the Dallas Mavericks close their exhibition schedule against the Atlanta Hawks at American Airlines Center, Mavericks coach Dusty May said before the game. Rookie Morez Johnson Jr. will also play,…
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‘There’s Nothing That Has Come Out That Has Been Right’: Caleb Williams Upset How His Injury Was Reported, Questionable For Bears-Falcons Game
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is questionable to face the Atlanta Falcons in Week 6.
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‘A Lot More Flashes’: Daniel Gafford Details Role In Dusty May’s Dallas Mavericks Offense Before Atlanta Hawks Finale
DALLAS — Daniel Gafford will still set ball screens in Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May’s offense this season, but more of his work is going to come on flashes and dribble handoffs, the center said Friday morning before the preseason finale against…
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‘Heavily Increased’: Christian Parker On Joey Porter Jr.’s Workload, DaRon Bland, And Caleb Downs Before Green Bay
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker said Thursday that cornerback Joey Porter Jr.’s workload will be heavily increased for Sunday night’s game at the Green Bay Packers, after Porter missed last week’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with…
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Golden State Warriors Didn’t Show Appetite To Offer Jimmy Butler For Anthony Davis Or Jaylen Brown
Reports reveal the Golden State Warriors had no interest in offering Jimmy Butler in potential blockbuster trades for Anthony Davis or Jaylen Brown this offseason. Here is why the Warriors stood firm.
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Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flagg Headline Dallas Mavericks’ ‘Dress Rehearsal’ Against Atlanta Hawks
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg will play in the same game at American Airlines Center for the first time Friday night, when the Dallas Mavericks close the preseason against the Atlanta Hawks. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CT. Irving,…
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‘We Have The Right Guy’: Brian Schottenheimer Says Christian Parker Likely Stays On Field With Mike Pettine In Booth
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Wednesday that the team has not finalized where defensive coordinator Christian Parker will call games from, but that there is a good chance Parker stays on the field Sunday night at the Green…
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‘Most Likely Going To Be Down’: Christian Parker Reveals Sideline Plans, Mike Pettine’s Dallas Cowboys Role
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker said Thursday that he will most likely stay on the sideline for Sunday night’s game at the Green Bay Packers, and that new senior defensive assistant Mike Pettine will be a sounding board…
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Dallas Stars Adding David Perron On Pro-Rated $850,000 Deal For His 20th NHL Season
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars are signing David Perron to a one-year contract worth a pro-rated $850,000, adding a winger who will begin his 20th NHL season when he joins the club. Perron, 38, had been an unrestricted free agent since…
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‘Sticking His Nose In’: John Poulakidas Hits 4 Threes, Wins Over Dusty May With Grit Against New Orleans Pelicans
DALLAS — John Poulakidas made 4 of his 8 attempts from 3-point range Wednesday night, and the shots were not what Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May wanted to talk about first. Poulakidas scored 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting in 25:33 off the…
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‘A Very Close Group’: Dusty May Sees Dallas Mavericks Chemistry Growing After Macao Trip
DALLAS — After eight or 10 practices and a trip to China, the Dallas Mavericks look like a very close group, coach Dusty May said Wednesday. They will not know for sure, May added, until they have been through some adversity. May…
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Marcus Sasser Expects Nearly 300 Family, Friends For ‘Dream Come True’ Dallas Mavericks Debut
DALLAS — Marcus Sasser expects close to 300 family members and friends at American Airlines Center if he makes his Dallas Mavericks debut Friday against the Atlanta Hawks. Mavericks coach Dusty May said after practice Thursday that he anticipates Sasser playing a…
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‘He Deserved That’: Roope Hintz Celebrates Arttu Hyry’s Breakthrough Against Cale Makar
DENVER — Arttu Hyry scored his first goal of the season Wednesday night, and it came with the Dallas Stars killing a penalty. Hyry picked off a play from Cale Makar at the Dallas blue line 1:20 into the third period, outskated…
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‘Maybe Just Instinct’: Dallas Stars Beat Colorado Avalanche 3-2 In Shootout Behind Arttu Hyry, Roope Hintz
DENVER — Roope Hintz scored in the fourth round of the shootout Wednesday night at Ball Arena, and Casey DeSmith stopped Brock Nelson on Colorado’s final attempt. The Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2. The win split a home-and-home set that…
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