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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Former Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, his 13-year old daughter, Gigi, and seven others died in a horrific helicopter crash in suburban Los Angeles five years ago this week. As someone who grew up admiring Bryant, Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson said he often thinks about that day that rocked the NBA world. “I […]
Klay Thompson experienced a déjà vu moment early during Monday’s 130-108 victory over the Washington Wizards. After he knocked down an incredible seven three-pointers in the first quarter, the Dallas Mavericks’ guard said that amazing accomplishment reminded him of another great moment in his illustrious 14-year career. On Jan. 23, 2015, against the Sacramento Kings […]
As he’s done so many times, Klay Thompson put on a very impressive three-point shooting clinic Monday night, helping propel the Dallas Mavericks to a convincing 130-108 triumph over the Washington Wizards at American Airlines Center. With the win, the Mavs moved to 25-22 headed into a five-game road trip starting Wednesday in New Orleans. […]
After a four-day period this past week when they played three of the four teams they met in last year’s playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks will finally catch a break of sorts on Monday when they host a Washington Wizards’ team that has the worst record in the NBA. The Mavs lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves […]