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DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks named Masai Ujiri President and Alternate Governor on Sunday, hiring the executive who built the Toronto Raptors' 2019 NBA championship team to lead their basketball operations. Ujiri will oversee roster construction, player personnel, and scouting, and work with team leadership on the franchise's basketball direction,...

Superstar center Nikola Jokić is expected to sign a massive extension with the Denver Nuggets this offseason, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. Jokić has two years and $121.9 million remaining on his contract, but the second season is a player option, meaning the future Hall of Famer is under...

After the Denver Nuggets lost Game 6 of their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, ending their 2025-26 season, Nikola Jokić spoke about his future with the franchise. While the three-time MVP said he wants to stay with the Nuggets "forever," he admitted that the team is "far away" from...

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason for the first time since 2018, and if the future Hall of Famer doesn't retire from the NBA and doesn't re-sign with the Lakers, insiders have linked him to the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, New York...

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokić had a perfectly dry explanation for why Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark labeled him the "best player in the world." Following the Nuggets' 116-93 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, March 29, the three-time MVP was asked about Clark’s high praise during her...

DENVER — Cooper Flagg has seen plenty in his rookie season, but Wednesday night offered a test. The Dallas Mavericks forward scored 26 points in a 142–135 loss to the Denver Nuggets, then found himself explaining what it’s like to match up against Nikola Jokić after a historic performance. Jokić delivered...

DENVER — Brandon Williams stepped to the line with the Dallas Mavericks down one and a chance to tie. He missed both free throws. Nikola Jokić went right back to work, and the game was over. That sequence, with 3:58 left in the fourth quarter, turned what had been a...

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg finished Wednesday night's game against the Denver Nuggets despite injuring his right hand in the fourth quarter, and was spotted in the locker room afterward with his hand heavily wrapped and iced. Flagg injured his hand by landing awkwardly late in the game. He also...

DENVER — The Dallas Mavericks were officially eliminated from postseason contention on Monday night. Ten games remain. What's left now is time to build a foundation for next season. Next up is the Denver Nuggets. The Mavericks head to Ball Arena on Wednesday for a tip-off set for 9 p.m. CT....

Three-time MVP Nikola Jokić wants to spend his entire NBA career with the Denver Nuggets. During his Serbian podcast appearance on X&O’s Chat, Jokić said he doesn't want to leave the Nuggets. "I wouldn't like to imagine that," Nikola Jokić said. "Even if we never win anything else after this,...