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DALLAS —P.J. Washington is "super confident" he will be on the Dallas Mavericks roster when the 2026-27 season opens. He credited long conversations with team president Masai Ujiri and the rest of the front office. Washington spoke with Kevin Gray Jr. of DLLS Sports after finishing his second youth camp....

COLLEYVILLE, Texas — Dereck Lively II is six months removed from season-ending foot surgery, out of his walking boot, and in no hurry to circle a return date. The Dallas Mavericks center addressed his recovery Friday after spending the afternoon with young players at a team youth camp, framing the...

DALLAS — Kyrie Irving continues to work his way back to form over 14 months removed from ACL surgery. He recently shared that he's nearing full recovery, which will give him several more months to continue progressing before the Dallas Mavericks open training camp in late September. "I am definitely...

DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks general manager Mike Schmitz said he has seen Kyrie Irving doing everything possible to return at full strength from the torn ACL that ended his 2025-26 season, citing the 34-year-old guard's presence and approach inside the team's practice facility this offseason. Schmitz made the comments Friday...

The Atlanta Hawks arrive at American Airlines Center on Wednesday night riding the NBA's longest active winning streak. The Dallas Mavericks haven't won at home in nearly two months. Something has to give. Atlanta has won 10 straight, catapulting from the bottom of the Eastern Conference playoff picture back to...

The Dallas Mavericks get two key contributors back Wednesday night against the Atlanta Hawks, but will be without Brandon Williams as they open a three-game homestand at American Airlines Center. Klay Thompson and Daniel Gafford are both active for the 7:30 p.m. tip-off after each missing the past two games...

Marvin Bagley III has played six games as a member of the Dallas Mavericks. He’s averaging 13.5 points and 8.8 rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench, shooting 58.9% from the field. Three double-doubles. Twenty-two offensive rebounds. Numbers that would stand on their own anywhere — but here, they mean...

Anthony Davis moved quickly to correct the public narrative after being traded by the Dallas Mavericks to the Washington Wizards. What he did not move quickly to do was commit to the direction of the franchise that acquired him. That tension — between clarification and commitment — has defined the...

Dallas Mavericks fans can exhale — at least for now. Early concerns that Anthony Davis could be facing a season-ending injury have eased, as the Mavericks no longer expect the veteran big man to require surgery on his left hand. Davis remains on a roughly six-week recovery timeline, keeping the...

Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki offered a clear and measured assessment of Cooper Flagg this week, pushing back on concerns about the rookie’s perimeter shooting while emphasizing the broader arc of his development with the Dallas Mavericks. Flagg, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, is averaging...