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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 a productive run in Dallas, and each has surfaced as...

DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks rookie Morez Johnson Jr. gave his introductory press conference on Thursday at the American Airlines Center.  After being selected with the ninth pick in Tuesday’s NBA Draft, Johnson Jr. touched on what he can bring to Dallas and his relationship with Dusty May, the Mavericks’ newly hired...

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama delivered the performance he needed when it mattered most. He scored 40 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in 26 minutes Friday night, reaching the NBA's 65-game threshold for postseason award eligibility in the process, as the San Antonio Spurs handed the Dallas Mavericks a 139-120...

AJ Johnson spent Saturday night in Frisco putting up numbers that turned heads. By Sunday morning, his head coach had taken notice. Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd spoke glowingly about Johnson's 27-point performance with the Texas Legends ahead of Sunday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and confirmed the...

AJ Johnson had never set foot inside Comerica Center before Saturday night. By the time he walked out, the Dallas Mavericks' 21-year-old guard had left one of the more compelling individual performances of the Texas Legends' season. Johnson, on assignment from Dallas, scored 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting in his...

The Dallas Mavericks dropped their seventh consecutive home game Friday night, falling 124-105 to the Memphis Grizzlies at American Airlines Center in a game that was never as close as the final score suggests. Behind a 25-point performance from reserve guard Cam Spencer, a historic night from former Maverick Olivier-Maxence...

The Dallas Mavericks suffered one of their more disheartening losses of a difficult season Thursday night, falling 130-121 to the Sacramento Kings — the team with the worst record in the NBA — at American Airlines Center. The loss dropped Dallas to 21-37, extended their home losing streak to six...