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DHJ Quick Take: Oil, Golf, Macau and Africa, Explained: What Rich Paul's Dallas Mavericks Pitch Actually Means Rich Paul's business-only case for the Dallas Mavericks in LeBron James' free agency touched on the team's Las Vegas Sands ownership, its Dallas-Fort Worth golf ties and Masai Ujiri's reach across Africa. None...

DHJ Quick Take: Front-Office Friction and Roster Upheaval End the Jason Kidd Era The Culmination of Front-Office Fractures: The mutual parting of ways between the Mavericks and head coach Jason Kidd caps a chaotic 15-month stretch of organizational upheaval, triggered by the February 2025 Luka Dončić blockbuster trade and compounded...

DHJ Quick Take: Dallas Mavericks Hire Masai Ujiri "I Hope to Bring Calm": Masai Ujiri’s arrival marks a definitive end to the chaotic post-Luka era. By emphasizing "calm" and "winning" in his Tuesday introduction, Ujiri signaled a move away from the high-volatility decision-making that has defined the front office since...

DHJ Quick Take: Dallas Mavericks Hire Masai Ujiri The Six-Month Search Ends: Masai Ujiri's hiring concludes a search that began in November 2025 following the dismissal of Nico Harrison. Ujiri's arrival brings immediate stability to a franchise that finished a disappointing 26-56 in the 2025-26 season. Cleaning the Slate: Ujiri...

DHJ Quick Take The "11th Hour" Defense: Jason Kidd broke his silence on the Luka Dončić trade, providing a rare, blunt defense of his role. He stated clearly, “I was informed at the 11th hour, and that’s the truth,” distancing himself from the decision-making process. Firing Back at Cuban: Following...

DHJ Quick Take The "11th Hour" Defense: Jason Kidd broke his silence on the Luka Dončić trade, providing a rare, blunt defense of his role. He stated clearly, “I was informed at the 11th hour, and that’s the truth,” distancing himself from the decision-making process. Firing Back at Cuban: Following...

When Luka Dončić returned from a hamstring injury to play five minutes for Team World during the 2026 NBA All-Star Game at Intuit Dome, the appearance was brief. The comments he made afterward carried far greater impact. In an interview with SportKlub, Dončić was asked to compare his current situation...

Jason Kidd confirmed Wednesday that the Dallas Mavericks denied the New York Knicks’ offseason request to interview him for their head-coaching vacancy, but said he never entertained the idea of leaving the franchise he has long identified with. “I was never thinking about leaving Dallas,” Kidd said before the Mavericks...

NBA superstar Luka Dončić had a "negative interaction" with Patrick Dumont before the Dallas Mavericks traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers last season, according to Lakers Daily. The Mavericks traded Dončić to the Lakers for Anthony Davis and Max Christie. "When Lakers players asked Doncic why the Mavericks traded...

Dallas Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont requested medical data to ensure that Anthony Davis isn't at risk of getting hurt again before returning from his left calf injury, according to NBA reporter Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Davis has played in only five games this season. "Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont has requested medical...