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DALLAS — Santi Aldama is the starting center in the Dallas Mavericks depth chart that Eddie Sefko published Wednesday at Mavs.com. Rookie Morez Johnson Jr. starts at power forward. P.J. Washington and Naji Marshall come off the bench. Kyrie Irving, Max Christie, and Cooper Flagg fill out the projected first...

DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May said Thursday that getting Dereck Lively II back sooner rather than later would add to a young frontcourt group Dallas is still sorting through. May did not give a timeline for the center, who has not played since December. Lively appeared in seven...

DALLAS — On Thursday, ESPN graded signings and extensions from this summer’s NBA free agency, touching on the 3-year, $52.2 million deal between the Dallas Mavericks and Naji Marshall. Zach Kram, writing for ESPN, graded the move a B-.  Although he considered the contract good value for a player who...

DALLAS — Naji Marshall signed a three-year, $52.2 million extension with the Dallas Mavericks on Aug. 2 that runs through 2029-30. During Friday's appearance on 1310 The Ticket, general manager Mike Schmitz said the Mavericks studied Marshall's film before the new front office arrived, then got a closer look at...

DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks general manager Mike Schmitz went on 1310 The Ticket on Friday minutes after the team announced its buyout agreement with Klay Thompson. Schmitz pointed to the statement Masai Ujiri released earlier in the day and said Thompson has won at the highest level. "Very thankful for...

DALLAS — Memphis drafted Tarik Biberović 56th overall in 2023. He did not sign an NBA contract until July 10 of this year, with the Dallas Mavericks, after three more seasons in Istanbul. The deal runs two years and is worth $6 million, and the second season is a team...

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks have shown interest in sign-and-trade opportunities for Los Angeles Clippers wing Bennedict Mathurin, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Los Angeles remains interested in re-signing the 24-year-old, while the New Orleans Pelicans, Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks are also intrigued by the idea of adding Mathurin.  Bennedict...

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...

DALLAS — New Dallas Mavericks head coach Dusty May said he is still processing a whirlwind stretch that ended with him taking over one of the NBA’s most closely watched rosters. May, who arrives in Dallas after leaving Michigan, said the move had not fully sunk in. “Yeah, a lot...

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama delivered the performance he needed when it mattered most. He scored 40 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in 26 minutes Friday night, reaching the NBA's 65-game threshold for postseason award eligibility in the process, as the San Antonio Spurs handed the Dallas Mavericks a 139-120...