To a man, if you asked the Mavs who the best pro was on the team all season long, they’d answer Raymond Felton. Dallas acquired him along with Tyson Chandler last summer, and Felton figured to be in the rotation once the season started, but he badly injured his ankle during the preseason and the […]
Bernard James was a Maverick, and then he wasn’t, and then he was again. As the final player cut from the roster heading into the regular season, James appeared to be out of an NBA job. He spent two games with the Texas Legends, averaging a double-double, before heading overseas to play in China. But […]
It’s never easy for young players to crack the rotation on very good NBA teams, especially at the center position, one typically logjammed with multiple above-average players. Greg Smith spent most of 2014-15 on the depth chart beneath two very good centers — Tyson Chandler and either Brandan Wright or Amar’e Stoudemire — and therefore […]
It was an up-and-down rookie season for Dwight Powell, quite literally: The first-year player was assigned to the D-League 12 different times combined by the Mavs and Boston Celtics, his former team. But Powell handled the hectic nature of his season with grace and maturity, mixing in a bit of dominance, too. As a four-year […]
It’s natural to reflect on all the good and bad things that happened when one year ends and another begins. We all decide ourselves whether the year was one to remember or if it was one we can’t wait to forget. 2011 was easily a memorable year for Mavs fans, as it was one that […]