Earlier today Mavs first-round draft pick Justin Anderson took part in a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” on r/Mavericks. More than 200 MFFLs and redditors submitted questions, and the rookie spent some time answering his favorites. Here are some of the things we learned about him. We learned who his funniest teammate is — although he […]
Chandler Parsons can shoot, dribble, pass, and finish at the rim. There’s not a more appropriate term to use for him than “jack of all trades.” While that might seem like a negative description for many prospects across all sports — it typically means a player is alright at everything but not great at anything […]
His list of accomplishments is as impressive as his patented one-legged fade. He’s a perennial All-Star, a surefire Hall of Famer, and perhaps the best European basketball player of all-time. Normally after 17 seasons, you’d run out of things to say about someone. But, even after all this time, Dirk Nowitzki is still reinventing his […]
Last season, Chandler Parsons was the best pick-and-roll player on the Mavs and, by volume, the fifth-best in the NBA. He was spectacular in the role, generating points for himself at a very high rate. Parsons was so efficient, in fact, that he’s said he’d like a larger role in the offense this season — […]
Mavs shooting guard Wes Matthews posted to Instagram a picture of him riding a plane back to Dallas, apparently shortly after meeting with doctor. Matthews tore his Achilles in March and said in August he’s sure he’ll be ready by opening night. When you get good news at the dr. Headed back to Dallas #staytuned […]
The first thing you should know about Wes Matthews is that he prefers neither Wes nor Wesley. Call him what you want; he doesn’t care — and that’s straight from the source himself. That’s probably fitting, too, as it seems winning occupies the top-10 spots on his list of priorities. The second thing you should […]
We hear all the time about how Dirk Nowitzki influences the opposing defense. His mere presence on the floor is oftentimes enough to completely alter the way opponents approach defending the Mavericks because he’s such an efficient and well-respected shooter. Through the years, the Mavs have been able to use that respect to their advantage, […]
It says a lot that one of the things Deron Williams is looking forward to most about his time in Dallas is the franchise’s stability. Since the 2008-09 season, the Mavs organization has revolved around the core of star player Dirk Nowitzki, head coach Rick Carlisle, general manager Donnie Nelson, and proprietor Mark Cuban. Carlisle, […]
If you were to make a list of the three scariest things on Earth, it’d probably include the following: heights, enormous bugs, and numbers. Math is one of the most frightening things in many peoples’ lives, and for good reason. Nothing can give you a headache quite like a quadratic equation, and there aren’t many […]
Dirk Nowitzki and Germany fell to Spain, 77-76, in the final day of group play at EuroBasket in Berlin. With the loss, Germany is eliminated from the competition. Nowitzki scored 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting in the loss, adding 7 rebounds. Down seven points in the final minute, he hit a big three-pointer to bring […]