Sometimes your starters carry you. Sometimes the bench saves the day. Wednesday night in Washington, it was both. The Mavericks would not have become the first team this season to beat the Wizards on the road after trailing by three quarters were it not for Harrison Barnes’ 22 points, or Dirk Nowitzki’s 20. They certainly […]
Nerlens Noel only scored nine points in his Mavs debut, a 96-83 win against the New Orleans Pelicans, but he had a pretty major impact on the offense nonetheless, and that’s not going to change any time soon. Noel has the potential to become a very dangerous big man in the pick-and-roll due to his […]
The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have acquired forward-center Nerlens Noel from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for guard Justin Anderson, center Andrew Bogut and a 2017 protected first-round pick. Noel (6-11, 220) holds career averages of 10.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.7 steals, 1.6 blocks and 28.3 minutes per game in 171 […]
The Mavericks wanted any potential move they made at the trade deadline to meet three criteria. First, the acquired player must help the team continue its push for the eighth and final playoff seed in the Western Conference. Second, he must also be young enough to become part of the young, emerging nucleus the team […]