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The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-round picks, Dallas Hoops Journal has learned. The move ends Brown's 10-season run in Boston, one that included an NBA championship and, this past season, the best individual stretch...

The Dallas Mavericks’ future is set. They’ve got something every NBA team either has or desperately wants: A franchise player. Cooper Flagg is the future of Mavericks basketball. Nobody could reasonably deny that. The question now isn’t whether Dallas has its centerpiece — it’s how the organization builds around him....

As the Dallas Mavericks continue adjusting to a reshaped roster and a season defined by transition, Khris Middleton is settling into a role that extends well beyond the box score. Middleton, a three-time All-Star and NBA champion, went through his first shootaround with the team Monday morning in Phoenix. It...

Marvin Bagley III’s first night in a Dallas Mavericks uniform offered an immediate glimpse of how the former No. 2 overall pick now fits into a team reshaping its frontcourt and evaluating pieces after the trade deadline. Bagley finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds, and four blocks in Saturday’s 138–125...

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...

The Golden State Warriors have agreed to trade Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for veteran center Kristaps Porziņģis, league sources told dallassportsjournal.com/. The deal, which does not include draft compensation, brings a definitive close to Golden State’s long-running Kuminga saga and signals a clear...

Besides “NBA championship,” there are two words that will entice an NBA player more than any others: Career year. Every player in the NBA is chasing one. There are financial implications, and there’s also pride. Just ask Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall. He’s in the middle of the best season...

The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to trade star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazz in a franchise-altering deal that confirms a full organizational reset, sources told dallassportsjournal.com/. The agreement was later reported nationally. Memphis will send Jackson, John Konchar, Jock Landale, and Vince Williams Jr. to Utah. In...

It has been one year since the trade that reshaped the Dallas Mavericks and sent shockwaves across the NBA, moving Luka Dončić from Dallas to the Los Angeles Lakers in a deal that stunned the league and fractured the organization’s identity. The aftershocks of that decision are still being felt....

The 3-and-D archetype will always have value in the NBA. That value, however, is rarely static. When the three-point shot slips, the margin for error narrows quickly, and players who once felt indispensable can suddenly look more situational than foundational. That tension sits at the center of the New Orleans...