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FRISCO, Texas — Caleb Downs has met expectations that were already enormous, Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Tuesday on DLLS Sports. Jones said Downs landed on preseason all-rookie teams before playing a snap and was floated as a defensive rookie of the year candidate. “I think Caleb...

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 — The Dallas Mavericks have entered talks with Dereck Lively II on a possible contract extension, according to Marc Stein of the Stein Line. Extension talks signal that Dallas still has faith in Lively, whose production in his first three NBA seasons has been overshadowed by injuries. He's played in...

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 — The Dallas Mavericks hosted an official Mavs Draft Watch Party at The Echo Lounge on Tuesday evening to celebrate their newest draftees.  At the event, the MavsTV crew, consisting of Mark Followill, Dana Larson, Devin Harris, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Brian Demaris, and Chuck Cooperstein, broadcast The MavsTV Draft Show....

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are hiring Dusty May as their next head coach, sources told Dallas Hoops Journal, a college-to-NBA move that puts the reigning national champion in charge of Cooper Flagg and the next era of the franchise. The move was first reported by ESPN. May, 49, leaves...