Jason Kidd was the toast of the Dallas Mavericks. And the toast of North Texas. That was in the mid-1990’s. Kidd was approximately two months into his third season with the Mavs after being the No. 2 overall draft pick by in 1994 behind Grant Hill. And Kidd was coming off a season when he […]

It didn’t take Anthony Davis long to endear himself to fans of the Dallas Mavericks. Less than five minutes into Saturday afternoon’s game against the Houston Rockets, Davis had already picked up six points, four rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot, and Dallas was ahead, 14-7. And the American Airlines Center sellout crowd of […]

The Twin Tower concept has been tried before many times in the past in the NBA with great success. The Houston Rockets used it in the 1980’s with Hakeem Olajuwon (7-0) and Ralph Sampson (7-4). The Boston Celtics perfected in the 1980’s with Kevin McHale (6-10) and Robert Parish (7-0). The San Antonio Spurs became […]

There have been tons of discussions both locally and nationally about the Dallas Mavericks receiving Anthony Davis in last week’s blockbuster trade which sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. But what about Max Christie – the other player the Mavs received in that memorable trade? It’s obviously very early to analyze the trade […]

Although it’s rare that a player of Anthony Davis’ ilk gets traded, last weekend was the second time in his career that he’s been traded. But this time the trade was a shock to the system. And not just to Davis’ system. After spending the first seven seasons (2012-19) of his NBA career with the […]

Anthony Davis is a realist. No one had to tell Davis that the Dallas Mavericks’ fans are beside themselves after the Mavs acquired him, Max Christie and a first-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers last weekend in a blockbuster trade for superstar guard Luka Dončić. “I understand it,” Davis said. “Obviously, it’s a business […]

Jason Kidd didn’t just celebrate a heartfelt victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday. He celebrated what he envisions the new Mavericks looking like. It’s a picture that won’t be clearly visible for a while, but Kidd reiterated that it’s going to be different. That doesn’t mean it won’t be as successful as last season. […]

BOSTON – The NBA trade deadline passed on Thursday afternoon and in a stunning development, the Mavericks did nothing. But after the tremors they sent through the league earlier this week with the trading of Luka Doncic, nothing was a nice change of pace. A plethora of deals took place on deadline day, but the […]

BOSTON – Somehow, the Mavericks saved their best for last on the season’s longest trip. And their best was a thing of beauty. On the same court where they suffered heartbreak nine months ago in the NBA Finals, the Mavericks took out some aggression and spanked the Boston Celtics 127-120 Thursday night at TD Garden. […]

For the fourth consecutive year, the Dallas Mavericks teamed up with the Marcus Graham Project (MGP) to open the door for a group of diverse young professionals looking to step into the sports marketing industry. Through the MGP iCR8 Boot Camp, 25 program applicants were selected to participate in the week-long training and mentorship program. […]

BOSTON – Since there’s not a lot of nostalgia, or venom for that matter, that can be pumped into the Mavericks’ return to TD Garden for an NBA Finals rematch against the Boston Celtics, it was up to Kyrie Irving to provide a storyline. He delivered. Irving was talking after the Mavericks’ loss in Philadelphia […]

PHILADELPHIA – Some NBA players go their whole career without enjoying the benefits of playing alongside a teammate who is a no-brainer to make the hall of fame. Max Christie doesn’t take his situation for granted. He’s been lucky enough to play with three of them. After the first two-plus years with LeBron James and […]

PHILADELPHIA – Kyrie Irving is coming to grips with a lot of things right now. It’s not enough that he lost his “hermano,” Luka Dončić, in a trade the likes of which has never happened before. Nor is it the fact that he feels the pressure to be the anchor of the Dallas Mavericks, propping […]

PHILADELPHIA – If Max Christie can have this kind of impact on the Mavericks, we can only wait with great anticipation about what Anthony Davis might deliver. It didn’t take long for the new Maverick swingman to prove his worth as he provided a major boost off the bench in the first half Tuesday in […]

PHILADELPHIA – Despite current appearances, the Mavericks fully expect to be a force when the playoffs roll around. And they took a step Tuesday to bolster their postseason swagger. The Mavericks traded for Caleb Martin, who has been a capable rotation player for the Philadelphia 76ers this season but made his mark as a playoff […]

PHILADELPHIA – Anthony Davis knows how to make a good first impression. The new Mavericks superstar was first off the team bus as it pulled into Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday morning. He walked at the head of the line of Mavericks as they filed to the court for their morning shootaround before playing the […]

Willie Davis is always in a charitable mood. As the president of the Dallas Chapter of the National Basketball Retired Players Association, Davis heads up a group of players who live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area who go around town making life a bit easier for others. The NBRPA puts on several free basketball camps […]

PHILADELPHIA – Say what you will about the NBA, and the Mavericks in particular, but one claim you cannot make it’s boring around these parts. Maybe the most stunning trade in NBA history made sure of that when the Mavericks acquired Anthony Davis for Luka Dončić over the weekend. And knowing the way things go […]

CLEVELAND – The Mavericks’ transition to a new normal will not happen overnight. But you have to start somewhere and they began by coming to grips with the fact that Luka Dončić no longer is the face of the franchise and that building a new brand behind Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving is the Mavericks’ […]

CLEVELAND – If you are wondering just how Anthony Davis will fit in with the Mavericks, all you had to do was watch the way the Cleveland Cavaliers played on Sunday. They routed the Mavericks, but that’s not the point. How they did it – and how they’ve done it all season in building a […]