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MANILA — Former Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd kept LeBron James, benched Luka Dončić, and cut Cooper Flagg when asked to sort the three in a start, bench, cut game during an interview with ALL-STAR Magazine released Thursday. Kidd wouldn't answer until he knew which James was on the table....

Veteran free agent DeMar DeRozan has found his next landing spot in the NBA. According to reports from NBA insiders Chris Haynes and Shams Charania, the 37-year-old will sign with the Denver Nuggets. Charania reported that the deal is for one year and $3.9 million. Haynes reported that DeRozan has...

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...

DENVER — Cooper Flagg has seen plenty in his rookie season, but Wednesday night offered a test. The Dallas Mavericks forward scored 26 points in a 142–135 loss to the Denver Nuggets, then found himself explaining what it’s like to match up against Nikola Jokić after a historic performance. Jokić delivered...

DENVER — Brandon Williams stepped to the line with the Dallas Mavericks down one and a chance to tie. He missed both free throws. Nikola Jokić went right back to work, and the game was over. That sequence, with 3:58 left in the fourth quarter, turned what had been a...

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg finished Wednesday night's game against the Denver Nuggets despite injuring his right hand in the fourth quarter, and was spotted in the locker room afterward with his hand heavily wrapped and iced. Flagg injured his hand by landing awkwardly late in the game. He also...

DENVER — The Dallas Mavericks were officially eliminated from postseason contention on Monday night. Ten games remain. What's left now is time to build a foundation for next season. Next up is the Denver Nuggets. The Mavericks head to Ball Arena on Wednesday for a tip-off set for 9 p.m. CT....

The margin between relief and regret has been razor-thin for the Dallas Mavericks this season, especially when games tighten late. Tuesday night against the Denver Nuggets demanded they live in that space again — only this time, Dallas survived it. Behind a masterclass from Cooper Flagg and a bruising, stabilizing...

According to NBA reporter Tim Cato of DLLS, former Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison had a document where he placed Jrue Holiday on the same tier as Nikola Jokić. The Mavericks fired Harrison on Tuesday. Harrison, of course, traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers last season for...

Nikola Jokić told reporters at media day on Monday that he plans to spend his entire NBA career with the Denver Nuggets. Jokić didn't sign an extension with the Nuggets this offseason, but he probably will sign one next offseason. https://twitter.com/DNVR_Nuggets/status/1972719225015017959 Jokić finished second in MVP voting last season. The...