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LAS VEGAS — The Dallas Mavericks rallied from an early deficit to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 97-87 on Thursday afternoon at the Thomas & Mack Center, evening their Las Vegas Summer League record at 2-2. Digging Out Of An Early Hole Facing a quick deficit in the first quarter,...

The NBA’s annual Las Vegas Summer League is scheduled to tip off on Thursday, July 9. At 6 p.m., the Dallas Mavericks’ summer will begin with a matchup with the Golden State Warriors. With games in the near future, Dallas will roll out its new rookies from the 2026 NBA...

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...

FRISCO — Dallas Mavericks wing John Poulakidas made a special appearance at Friday’s Mavs Academy Hoop Camp. Poulakidas signed a two-way contract with Dallas on February 28, 2026. In 13 games with the Mavericks, he averaged 8.8 points, shooting 40.3% on 5.9 three-pointers attempted per game. Experience at Mavs Academy...

DALLAS — The 2025-26 Dallas Mavericks season is over, and it ended the way much of it went: with a star rookie walking to the locker room and a group of young players trying to fill the void. Cooper Flagg scored 10 points in 10 minutes before a left ankle...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Dallas Mavericks guard Naji Marshall left Tuesday night's 116-103 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in the fourth quarter with a hip contusion, head coach Jason Kidd confirmed after the game. Marshall finished with 6 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 steals in 19 minutes before exiting. Kidd...

MILWAUKEE — A shorthanded Dallas Mavericks team was handed another defeat on Tuesday night, falling 123-99 to the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum. The loss dropped Dallas to 24-52 on the season and extended a brutal stretch defined as much by the injury report as the scoreboard. The Mavericks arrived...

PORTLAND, Oreg. — Cooper Flagg will play Friday night in Portland. The Dallas Mavericks rookie was not listed on the official injury report ahead of tonight's game against the Trail Blazers, clearing him to play despite leaving Wednesday's 142-135 loss against the Denver Nuggets with his right hand heavily wrapped and...

Cooper Flagg had the ball, a tied game, and 1.2 seconds to end the Dallas Mavericks' longest home losing streak in years. He pulled up from 21 feet and missed. Darius Garland — listed as questionable with a toe injury before tip-off and active anyway — set a new season...

John Poulakidas has been chasing this his whole life. He is 24 years old, a Yale graduate, and on a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. He had yet to score an NBA point. The opportunities had been there. The ball just wouldn't go in. Sunday in Cleveland, down single...