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LeBron James will enter the 2025–26 NBA season under contract with the Los Angeles Lakers after exercising his $52.6 million player option. However, that hasn’t stopped sportsbooks from posting odds on where the NBA’s all-time leading scorer will log his first regular-season minute. According to the latest odds from DraftKings...

Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg will not play again in Summer League, sources confirmed to dallassportsjournal.com/. The move ends Flagg’s Las Vegas stint after two games, featuring extended minutes, aggressive usage, and promising glimpses of what’s to come from the No. 1 overall pick. Flagg averaged 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds,...

The Dallas Mavericks made it official on Saturday, announcing they’ve signed center Daniel Gafford to a multi-year contract extension while he was with the team in Las Vegas for NBA Summer League. Although the Mavericks did not disclose contract terms per team policy, league sources tell dallassportsjournal.com/ that Gafford’s new...

Cooper Flagg is still new to the NBA game, but in his second Summer League outing, the No. 1 overall pick looked anything but out of place. Despite the Dallas Mavericks falling 76–69 to the San Antonio Spurs at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday, Flagg showed flashes of...

Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving is expected to miss a chunk of the 2025-26 NBA season recovering from his left ACL tear. Irving tore his left ACL on March 3 at home against the Sacramento Kings. He recently said on his stream that he doesn't know if he'll play...

San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper is expected to make his NBA Summer League debut Saturday against the Dallas Mavericks, sources told dallassportsjournal.com/. Harper, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, sat out the Spurs’ appearances in the California Classic and their Las Vegas opener. The team...

San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper is expected to make his NBA Summer League debut Saturday against the Dallas Mavericks, sources told dallassportsjournal.com/. Harper, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, sat out the Spurs’ appearances in the California Classic and their Las Vegas opener. The team...

Two of the most talked-about young stars in basketball could clash in Las Vegas as Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper face off for the first time in their NBA careers. The Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs will meet at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday in the most...

One day after their NBA Summer League opener, the Dallas Mavericks returned to the practice court with a motivation to build on what they started. While Cooper Flagg’s debut drew most of the attention in Thursday’s 87-85 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, it was the work of supporting pieces...

Dallas Mavericks forward Melvin Ajinça was sidelined for Thursday’s Summer League matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a groin injury, the team confirmed to dallassportsjournal.com/. Ajinça, 21, is making his Summer League debut with Dallas after spending the 2024–25 season with ASVEL in France. The 6-foot-7 wing competed...