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DHJ Quick Take: Jalen Brunson Stays Measured on Mavericks Letting Him and Luka Dončić Go Jalen Brunson offered a short, pointed response when Sports Illustrated asked whether Dallas fumbled him and Luka Dončić, declining to criticize the front office by name. What did Jalen Brunson say about the Mavericks losing...

DHJ Quick Take: Jalen Brunson's Finals Run Is a Painful Reminder for the Mavericks With Jalen Brunson leading the New York Knicks to the NBA Finals, Dallas is left reflecting on losing two All-NBA guards in Brunson and Luka Dončić for little return, and on the lesson of facing a...

NBA star Jalen Brunson took a massive pay cut with the New York Knicks in the summer of 2024. The guard signed a four-year, $156 million extension, leaving over $113 million on the table. Brunson would have been eligible to extend with the Knicks for five years and up to...

The New York Knicks were supposed to be among the best teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference this season. They were - until they weren't. Perhaps fans are overreacting. A four-game losing streak doesn't define an NBA team. Still, there's cause for concern here. In a weak Eastern Conference, the...

Two teams navigating very different standings but similar injury uncertainty will meet Monday afternoon when the New York Knicks host the Dallas Mavericks in the league’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day showcase. Dallas arrives with momentum after back-to-back wins over the Utah Jazz, while New York continues to search...

As the Dallas Mavericks continue to battle significant injuries and a 5–13 start, NBA-wide attention remains fixed on the status of Anthony Davis and whether Dallas may eventually engage trade discussions involving the All-Star big man. Davis has missed 13 straight games with a left calf strain, and the Mavericks...

Jason Kidd confirmed Wednesday that the Dallas Mavericks denied the New York Knicks’ offseason request to interview him for their head-coaching vacancy, but said he never entertained the idea of leaving the franchise he has long identified with. “I was never thinking about leaving Dallas,” Kidd said before the Mavericks...

Jalen Brunson has been upgraded to questionable for Wednesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, progressing exactly one week after suffering a Grade 1 right ankle sprain in a loss to the Orlando Magic. Brunson has missed two games — both against the Miami Heat — and the typical 1–3 week...

The New York Knicks made Jalen Brunson "untouchable" in Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talks with the Milwaukee Bucks, according to NBA insider Sam Amick of The Athletic. Antetokounmpo thought about requesting a trade from the Bucks this offseason, sources told DallasHoopsJournal. The Bucks and Knicks never got close to reaching a...

Trade season chatter is already heating up before the NBA’s opening tip, and Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey has proposed one of the boldest ideas yet — a three-team blockbuster that would shake the league’s balance of power. In the hypothetical deal, the Milwaukee Bucks would receive Fred VanVleet, Josh Hart,...