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• Eat it up! With season in sight, here’s 10 games we can’t wait to see

  28-08-2024 19:15 via mavs.com
  
  Dog days of the NBA season are just about over.
  So it’s time to dream.
  The month of August is typically a dead period when players, coaches and executives have a moment to exhale, even if they still are thinking about their to-do lists for the coming season and trying not to get too fat-and-happy after last season.
  When September hits in a few days, we will all be able to say that the season starts next month and we can all start salivating. And hoping. And dreaming.
  For some, like the Mav
  
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• Haywood picks Mavs as one of top teams in Western Conference

  25-08-2024 16:34 via mavs.com
  
  The long-awaited NBA season starts in less than two months. And former NBA player Brendan Haywood steadfastly believes the Dallas Mavericks will be a force to be reckoned with — again — in the Western Conference during the 2024-25 campaign.
  “When you talk about the best teams in the Western Conference, I have the Dallas Mavericks right there in the top three or four,” said Haywood, who works as an analyst for NBA TV. “You can put them in any order.
  “(Oklahoma
  
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• Kyrie Irving is chief visionary officer of PlayersTV

  22-08-2024 21:14 via mavs.com
  
  Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has become the chief visionary officer and an investor in a new venture called PlayersTV.
  A Dallas-based sports media company, Players TV involves content produced by over 70 professional athletes across various sports. In addition to Irving, some of the players involved with PlayersTV include current and former NBA players Allen Iverson, Dwyane Wade, Damian Lillard, Carmelo Anthony, De’Aaron Fox, Chris Paul and former Mavs center DeAndre Jordan.
  Others
  
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• Kyrie Irving is chief creative officer of Players TV

  22-08-2024 21:14 via mavs.com
  
  Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has become the chief creative officer and an investor in a new venture called Players TV.
  A sports media company, Players TV involves content produced by over 50 professional athletes across various sports. In addition to Irving, some of the players involved with Players TV include current and former NBA players Allen Iverson, Dwyane Wade, Damian Lillard, Carmelo Anthony, De’Aaron Fox, Chris Paul and former Mavs center DeAndre Jordan.
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• Mavericks’ preseason will start with Las Vegas training camp

  16-08-2024 18:22 via mavs.com
  
  The Mavericks on Friday released their 2024-25 preseason schedule.
  Training camp will begin Oct. 1 in Las Vegas after media-day obligations in Dallas on Sept. 30.
  The team will train on the UNLV campus from Oct. 1 through 4, then return to Dallas where they will play Memphis in the preseason opener on Oct. 7.
  The official announcement is below:
   
  DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks announced their 2024 preseason schedule today, which tips off against the Memphis Grizzlies on Oct. 7 at Ameri
  
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• From Spurs to Celtics, breaking down the Mavericks’ 2024-25 schedule

  15-08-2024 21:59 via mavs.com
  
  The release of the NBA schedule is equal parts thrilling and ho-hum.
  On one hand, you know there are going to be 82 games. And you know all the opponents.
  On the other hand, it’s exciting like a movie you love to watch, even though you’ve seen it many times. You still love it.
  That’s why when the league announced its 2024-25 schedule on Thursday, the special dates make it great fodder for barstool discussions.
  Highlights of the Mavericks’ 2024-25 schedule, the franchise&r
  
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• MAVS CELEBRATE DALLAS ISD’S TIPOFF TO THE SCHOOL YEAR

  13-08-2024 16:32 via mavs.com
  
  School is officially back in session for students across the Dallas Independent School District! Monday morning, the Dallas Mavericks welcomed the Adelle Turner Elementary Tigers back to campus with an all-out celebration to get students, faculty, and staff excited for the upcoming school year.
  For the fourth consecutive year, the Mavericks have sponsored Adelle Turner Elementary School as part of the Mavs Take ACTION! program.Fifth graders all the way down to Pre-K students were greeted at earl
  
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• MAVS CELEBRATE DALLAS ISD’S SCHOOL YEAR TIPOFF

  13-08-2024 16:32 via mavs.com
  
  School is officially back in session for students across the Dallas Independent School District! Monday morning, the Dallas Mavericks welcomed the Adelle Turner Elementary Tigers back to campus with an all-out celebration to get students, faculty, and staff excited for the upcoming school year.
  For the fourth consecutive year, the Mavericks have sponsored Adelle Turner as part of the Mavs Take ACTION! program.Fifth graders all the way down to Pre-K students were greeted at early morning dropoffs
  
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• Denver, OKC among West rivals who geared up to challenge Mavs

  09-08-2024 17:22 via mavs.com
  
  Who won the offseason in the Western Conference? Who will be the top contenders to unseat the Mavericks’ from their throne ruling the West?
  It’s an unscientific job trying to break that down, probably doomed to failure. But we’re going to try anyway.
  On Monday, we looked at the Mavericks’ busy summer — and by the way, they may have won the West’s offseason with the acquisition of Klay Thompson. On Wednesday we analyzed the rest of the Southwest Division.
  Now,
  
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• Black to the Lab, BLACKLIT win top prizes at Mavs Business Assist Final Pitch Competition

  08-08-2024 16:31 via mavs.com
  
  Over the past 11 months, 100 small, diverse businesses in North Texas advanced through the Dallas Mavericks’ Mavs Business Assist (MBA) program, presented by ZenBusiness.
  After six educational sessions spanning the course of the 2023-24 MBA experience and a fast pitch competition that saw $30,000 in prize money distributed, the program culminated in a final pitch grand finale on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
  The MBA final pitch at The Echo Lounge had the program’s Elite Eight compete in a Shark T
  
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• Black to the Lab, BLACKLIT win combined $40,000 at Mavs Business Assist Final Pitch Competition

  08-08-2024 16:31 via mavs.com
  
  Over the past 11 months, 100 small, diverse businesses located in North Texas advanced through the Dallas Mavericks’ Mavs Business Assist (MBA) program, presented by ZenBusiness.
  After six educational sessions spanning the course of the 2023-24 MBA experience and a fast pitch competition that saw $30,000 in prize money distributed, the program culminated in a final pitch grand finale on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
  Tuesday night’s MBA finals at The Echo Lounge saw the program’s Elite Eight
  
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• Tracking a busy offseason for Mavericks’ divisional competition

  07-08-2024 15:52 via mavs.com
  
  As we continue our three-part series on offseason moves in the Western Conference, we move to the four teams in the Southwest Division that the Mavericks must be better than if they hope to make a return to the NBA Finals.
  New Orleans, San Antonio, Houston and Memphis are not championship contenders in most people’s estimation. Not yet, anyway.
  They still must be contended with by the Mavericks in what was an odd Southest Division last season, when the Mavericks reached the NBA Finals, thr
  
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• Breaking down Mavericks’ offseason roster upgrades

  05-08-2024 18:23 via mavs.com
  
  It’s time to size up the NBA’s Western Conference.
  We’ve reached that point in the offseason when most teams, if not all, have reshaped their roster through the draft, free agency, trades and other means.
  Not all the dust has settled. But it appears most of the heavy lifting for teams is done, including for the Mavericks. Rosters are mostly set.
  So we’re starting our three-part series to update fans on exactly what has happened in a nonstop summer of transactions. First,
  
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• Mavericks’ long playoff run paid dividends for Hoop Camps

  01-08-2024 01:11 via mavs.com
  
  PLANO – It has been a unique summer for the Mavs Academy Hoop Camps.
  Considering that one of the goals of the camps at various locations around the Metroplex is to cultivate the next generation of Maverick fans, this year’s camps have been wildly successful for a very specific reason.
  “Anytime we have summer camps going and we also have our Dallas Mavericks playing, it’s a really big deal,” said Ben Hunt, director of Mavs Academy. “The kids absolutely did know
  
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• Offseason acquisition of Klay Thompson excites P. J. Washington

  24-07-2024 01:17 via mavs.com
  
  PLANO — With Klay Thompson as one of the newest members of the Dallas Mavericks, forward P. J. Washington believes opponents will be in a “pick their poison” mode.Especially when Mavs guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are added to the equation.
  The combination of Thompson, Doncic and Irving gives the Mavs arguably the most explosive scoring trio the NBA has to offer.
  “It’s going to be super tough,” Washington said. “You can’t leave (Thompson). He
  
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• Off-season acquisition of Klay Thompson excites P. J. Washington

  24-07-2024 01:17 via mavs.com
  
  PLANO– Now that Klay Thompson is officially one of the newest members of the Dallas Mavericks, forward P. J. Washington believes opponents will be in a “pick their poison” type of mode whenever  they play the Mavs. Especially when Mavs guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are added to the equation.
  In effect, the combination of Thompson, Doncic and Irving gives the Mavs arguably the most explosive scoring trio the NBA has to offer.
  “It’s going to be super tough,
  
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• Lawson shines as Mavs fall to Thunder in summer league finale

  21-07-2024 08:50 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – The Oklahoma City Thunder overcame an 11-point deficit and went on defeat the Dallas Mavericks, 88-79, Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in the NBA 2K25 Summer League.
  For the Mavs, the summer league ended with them posting a 1-4 record after going 4-1 during summer league play last summer. In summing up the loss to the Thunder, summer league coach Jared Dudley said:
  “We played well in that first half and in the second they went on a run. I thought our defens
  
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• Lawson shines as Mavs fall to Thunder, 88-79, in summer league finale

  21-07-2024 08:50 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – The Oklahoma City Thunder overcame an 11-point deficit and went on defeat the Dallas Mavericks, 88-79, Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in the NBA 2K25 Summer League.
  For the Mavs, the summer league ended with them posting a 1-4 record after going 4-1 during summer league play last summer. In summing up the loss to the Thunder, summer league coach Jared Dudley said:
  “We played well in that first half and in that second quarter they went on a run. I thought o
  
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• Prosper scores 22 as Mavs prevail over Celtics, 101-90

  20-07-2024 04:36 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – On June 17, the Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA title by closing out the championship series in five games against the Mavericks.
  On Friday, the names may have changed, but the jerseys remained the same. And Mavs forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper all but said he has the memory of an elephant.
  “I remember,” Prosper told Mavs.com. “I keep receipts of everything.
  “We lost to them (in June), but we knew we had to do something today, and I’m glad we got
  
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• `O-max scores 22 points as Mavs prevail over Celtics, 101-90

  20-07-2024 04:36 via mavs.com
  
   
  LAS VEGAS – Back on June 17, the Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA title by closing out the championship series in five games against the Dallas Mavericks.
  On Friday, the names may have changed, but the jerseys remained the same. And Mavs forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper all but said he has the memory of an elephant.
  “I remember,” Prosper told Mavs.com. “I keep receipts of everything.
  “We lost to them (in June), but we knew we had to do something today, and I&
  
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• New Mav Grimes learned early the rewards of giving back

  19-07-2024 04:22 via mavs.com
  
  Players who reach the NBA figure out quickly how blessed they are – and ways to extend those blessings to others in their communities.
  Quentin Grimes learned that lesson a lot earlier in life.
  As a high-school senior in the north Houston area, Grimes used his platform to award a Play It Forward grant to a local student as part of the Play With Purpose initiative. He was the Gatorade Player of the Year and gladly joined forces with the non-profit organization’s founders.
  “Their
  
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• Gortman filled in admirably for the injured Williams

  19-07-2024 00:21 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Because of an injury to Dallas Mavericks point guard Brandon Williams, backup playmaker Jazian Gortman got to start in this past Wednesday’s NBA 2K25 Summer League game against the Miami Heat.
  And what an indelible impression he made.
  Gortman collected 19 points, three assists and two steals, and was 7-of-15 from the field, including 3-of-8 from behind the three-point line during the 92-79 loss to the Heat.
  “I played pretty solid,” Gortman told Mavs.com. &ldqu
  
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• Ware’s solid performance helps Heat beat Mavs, 92-79

  18-07-2024 02:25 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Kel’el Ware showed Wednesday why the Miami Heat chose him with the 15th overall pick in last month’s NBA Draft.
  The 7-foot, 242-pound center produced game highs of 24 points and 10 rebounds in leading the Heat to a 92-79 win over the Dallas Mavericks at the Thomas & Mack Center in the NBA 2K25 Summer League. The loss dropped the Mavs to 0-3 entering Friday’s game at 3:30 p.m., Dallas time, against the Boston Celtics.
  Ware was 9-of-12 from the field with mo
  
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• Ware’s solid performance helped Heat beat Mavs, 92-79

  18-07-2024 02:25 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Kel’el Ware showed why the Miami Heat chose him with the 15th overall pick in last month’s NBA Draft.
  The 7-foot, 242-pound center produced game highs of 24 points and 10 rebounds in leading the Heat to a 92-79 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday afternoon at the Thomas & Mack Center in the NBA 2K25 Summer League. The loss dropped the Mavs to 0-3 entering Friday’s game at 3:30 p.m. CT against the Boston Celtics.
  Ware was 9-of-12 from the field with
  
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• Mavs looking to bounce back after 20-point loss to Grizzlies

  17-07-2024 04:34 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Although he obviously wanted to come out on the winning end of the stick, Dallas Mavericks summer league coach Jared Dudley can accept last Saturday’s 90-89 loss to the Utah Jazz. However, in analyzing Monday’s 108-88 blowout loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Dudley said that was unacceptable.
  And that’s why Dudley took his team through a film session and then a practice session in preparation for Wednesday’s 2 p.m. CT tipoff against the Miami Heat at the T
  
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• Too many turnovers led to Mavs’ 108-88 loss to Grizzlies

  16-07-2024 07:05 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Almost before the Dallas Mavericks even had any designs on winning their first game at the NBA 2k25 Summer League, the Memphis Grizzlies quickly took those chances away.
  The Grizzlies put up a ferocious defensive front in forcing a whopping 27 turnovers en route to defeating the Mavs, 108-88, Monday night at Cox Pavilion. The loss dropped the Mavs to 0-2 going into Wednesday’s game at 2 p.m. CT at the Thomas & Mack Center against the Miami Heat.
  Before fans could sett
  
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• Too many turnovers lead to Mavs’ 108-88 loss to Grizzlies

  16-07-2024 07:05 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Almost before the Dallas Mavericks even had any designs on winning their first game at the NBA 2k25 Summer League, the Memphis Grizzlies quickly took those chances away.
  The Grizzlies put up a ferocious defensive front in forcing a whopping 27 turnovers en route to defeating the Mavs, 108-88, Monday night at Cox Pavilion. The loss dropped the Mavs to 0-2 going into Wednesday’s game at 2 p.m. Dallas time at the Thomas & Mack Center against the Miami Heat.
  Before fans c
  
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• Mavs center Jamarion Sharp has remarkable recruiting story

  15-07-2024 01:43 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Jamarion Sharp probably have one of the most intriguing recruiting stories of all time.
  While Sharp was a high school junior in Hopkinsville, Ky., Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury was attending one of Sharp’s game, but was only there to scout another player. Sharp, however, got the attention of Stansbury during pregame warmups, but didn’t play in the first half of that game.
  That’s when things got interesting.
  “During halftime of the game, Rick Stan
  
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• Mavs center Jamarion Sharp has intriguing recruiting story

  15-07-2024 01:43 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Jamarion Sharp probably have one of the most intriguing recruiting stories of all time.
  While Sharp was a high school junior in Hopkinsville, KY, Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury was attending one of Sharp’s game, but was only there to scout another player. Sharp, however, got the attention of Stansbury during pre-game warmups, but didn’t play in the first half of that game.
  That’s when things got interesting.
  “During halftime of the game, Rick Stan
  
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• Jazz nip Mavs, 90-89, via late free throw

  14-07-2024 09:30 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – The Dallas Mavericks seemingly had control of Saturday’s NBA 2K25 Summer League opener against the Utah Jazz.
  The Mavs led, 59-48, early in the third quarter. But the Jazz went on a furious 30-11 run and proceeded to edge the Mavs, 90-89, at Cox Pavilion.
  That pivotal run bridging the third and fourth quarters gave the Jazz a 78-70 lead with 7:11 remaining in the game. From there, they squeezed out the victory at the end.
  “Obviously they got a lot of vets there, the
  
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• O-Max is hoping he’ll be able to make the Mavs’ rotation next season

  13-07-2024 04:58 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – With much respect for the other players, for the Dallas Mavericks, this summer league is all about forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper. And for good reasons.
  Since Prosper’s rookie season didn’t go the way him or the Mavs wanted it to go. So, the re-set button has been pressed, and the hope for the Mavs is that Prosper will make some marked improvements this season, starting with the NBA 2K25 Summer League.
  “O-max, you have such a bigger role, but you want to keep
  
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• O-Max hoping to make Mavs’ rotation next season

  13-07-2024 04:58 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – With much respect for the other players, for the Dallas Mavericks, this summer league is all about forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper. And for good reasons.
  Since Prosper’s rookie season didn’t go the way him or the Mavs wanted it to go. So, the re-set button has been pressed, and the hope for the Mavs is that Prosper will make some marked improvements this season, starting with the NBA 2K25 Summer League.
  “O-max, you have such a bigger role, but you want to keep
  
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• As summer league opens, Lawson still defying odds as well as gravity

  12-07-2024 18:52 via mavs.com
  
  Some folks wear their emotions on their sleeves.
  Others don’t need sleeves.
  Mavericks’ swingman A.J. Lawson has been fighting the good fight on the basketball court for years. Ever since going undrafted in 2021 after three productive seasons at South Carolina, Lawson has been battling the fates that have made it tough on him.
  That’s why he has his life motto tattooed on his right arm: “Beat The Odds.”
  And that’s exactly what Lawson has been doing since spendin
  
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• Grimes’ calling card should be exactly what Mavericks need

  11-07-2024 20:10 via mavs.com
  
  After his Mavericks’ deal was in place, Quentin Grimes was hanging with a few friends when he found out Klay Thompson was joining the team as a free agent.
  Grimes’ reaction?
  “I told my friends: I’m about to get a ring,” Grimes said. “One of the best shooters of all time. And I’m going to compete against him every day in practice. When we got Klay, I was like, the sky’s the limit.”
  If ever there was a Maverick with an appropriate last name, it
  
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• While attending Mavs Academy Hoop Camp, O-Max had surreal moments

  11-07-2024 02:22 via mavs.com
  
  PLANO — As Dallas Mavericks forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper glanced out at the crowd of approximately 200 kids attending the Mavs Academy Hoop Camp on Tuesday at Prestonwood Church, he  couldn’t help but feel like someone had turned back the hands of time.
  Prosper spoke to the kids and gave them some valuable life skills, and he also played games of knock-out with them. It was as if the kid in him was coming out all over again.
  “The fun part, obviously, for me is it brings
  
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• At Mavs Academy Hoop Camp, O-Max had surreal moments

  11-07-2024 02:22 via mavs.com
  
  PLANO — As Dallas Mavericks forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper glanced out at the crowd of approximately 200 kids attending the Mavs Academy Hoop Camp on Tuesday at Prestonwood Church, he  couldn’t help but feel like someone had turned back the hands of time.
  Prosper spoke to the kids and gave them some valuable life skills, and he also played games of knock-out with them. It was as if the kid in him was coming out all over again.
  “The fun part, obviously, for me is it brings
  
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• Marshall brings same defensive tenacity Mavericks had with Jones

  10-07-2024 22:21 via mavs.com
  
  Naji Marshall is his own man. But as he begins his Mavericks’ career, it’s going to be inevitable that he will be looked at as the replacement for Derrick Jones Jr.
  DJJ 2.0, if you will.
  And that’s OK with Marshall. He’s got time and a terrific attitude on his side to convince fans that his contributions to the Mavericks will stand on their own merit.
  But don’t be surprised if what the Mavericks get from Marshall reminds you a lot of what Jones brought to the Maveri
  
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• Rolando Blackman recalls pain of USA boycott of 1980 Olympics

  10-07-2024 02:30 via mavs.com
  
  Approximately 44 years ago, Rolando Blackman was living his best life.
  In 1980 while playing for Kansas State, Blackman won Big Eight Player of the Year honors and also was named third-team All-American. He capped that year off by going through the United States of America Olympic Trials and winning a coveted spot as the starting shooting guard on the 1980 Olympic team following his junior season at K-State.
  At the time, Blackman was just 21 years old. And life was good. Really, really good.
  How
  
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• Rejuvenated Thompson arrives to help Mavs ‘get over that hump’

  09-07-2024 23:57 via mavs.com
  
  Conducting his first interview as a Maverick, Klay Thompson gave a simple analysis of his game as he prepares to enter the next chapter of his career.
  “At this point,” he said with a bit of a sly grin, “you still can’t leave me open.”
  No, you can’t.
  After reaching the NBA Finals last season, the Mavericks had a glaring need for a next-level shooter. That was made evident by their unsightly three-point shooting against Boston in the Finals when they shot below
  
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• Ajinca, Miller, Sharp were impressive in first day of summer league practice

  09-07-2024 04:53 via mavs.com
  
  As the Dallas Mavericks started preparing Monday for the NBA2k Summer League 2024 — which begins this weekend in Las Vegas — Jared Dudley explained the goals that have been set up for him.
  And that includes getting second-year forward Oliver-Maxence Prosper up to speed.
  “The goal is always to win — I don’t care what the squad is,” said Dudley, who will serve as the Mavs’ summer league coach for the second straight year. “Obviously, last year we wer
  
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• Mavs make big splash, acquire Klay Thompson in three-team deal

  07-07-2024 04:53 via mavs.com
  
  He’s affectionally known as one-half of the Golden State Warriors’ iconic backcourt dubbed the Splash Brothers. However, after Klay Thompson played 13 years with the Warriors, he and the Dallas Mavericks made a big splash of their own as the five-time All-Star signed with the Mavs on Saturday via a sign-and-trade that saw the Mavs ship a pair of second-round picks to the Warriors and also send fourth-year swingman Josh Green to the Charlotte Hornets.
  Signed by the Mavs to a three-yea
  
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• Mavs make big splash, acquire Klay Thompson in six-team deal

  07-07-2024 04:53 via mavs.com
  
  He’s affectionally known as one-half of the Golden State Warriors’ iconic backcourt dubbed the Splash Brothers. However, after Klay Thompson played 13 years with the Warriors, he and the Dallas Mavericks made a big splash of their own as the five-time All-Star was traded to Dallas on Saturday morning via a sign-and-trade that also saw the Mavs acquire a second-round draft choice in a record six-team trade.
  In addition, the deal had the Mavs part ways with fourth-year swingman Josh Gr
  
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• Mavs make big splash, acquire Klay Thompson in historic six-team deal

  07-07-2024 04:53 via mavs.com
  
  He’s affectionally known as one-half of the Golden State Warriors’ iconic backcourt dubbed the Splash Brothers. However, after Klay Thompson played 13 years with the Warriors, he and the Dallas Mavericks made a big splash of their own as the five-time All-Star was traded to Dallas on Saturday morning via a sign-and-trade that also saw the Mavs acquire a 2025 second-round draft choice in a record six-team trade.
  In addition, the deal had the Mavs part ways with fourth-year swingman Jo
  
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• Mavericks add Marshall to soften loss of Jones

  07-07-2024 03:10 via mavs.com
  
  If you were building a prototype of a perfect player for the Mavericks’ culture of 2024-25, you might not find a better fit than Naji Marshall.
  A self-made rotation player for the New Orleans Pelicans, the 6-7 Marshall did it the old-fashioned way. The Maverick way.
  He never got drafted. He started out in the G-League. He worked his way up to the Pelicans on a modest, multiyear contract.
  Then, he showed he’s got what it takes for a lasting career in the NBA.
  Sound familiar? It’
  
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• Hardaway’s Mavericks era ends with trade for Grimes

  06-07-2024 01:29 via mavs.com
  
  Tim Hardaway Jr., a second-generation Maverick and one of the few players who can say they started alongside Dirk Nowitzki, Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving, has been traded to the Detroit Pistons.
  The 6-5 shooting guard was dealt along with three second-round draft picks to facilitate the acquisition of Quentin Grimes, a young swingman with both experience and promise.
  The deal was one of many as NBA free agency rolled through its negotiating period toward Saturday, when teams officially
  
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• Lawson, Prosper, Ajinca headline Mavs’ summer league roster

  03-07-2024 23:54 via mavs.com
  
  A.J. Lawson, Olivier-Maxence Prosper and rookie Melvin Ajinca headline the Dallas Mavericks’ NBA 2K25 Summer League roster which was released Wednesday.
  Lawson initially joined the Mavs in time to play on their 2022 summer league team, and averaged 15.6 points, six rebounds and shot 51.9 percent from the field. The Mavs eventually signed him to a two-way contract later that year, and it was ultimately converted to a standard contract this past March 4.
  In 42 games for the Mavs this past se
  
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• Mavs make draft-day trade for forward Melvin Ajinca

  28-06-2024 05:44 via mavs.com
  
  A day after he turned 20 years old, Melvin Ajinca celebrated by becoming the newest member of the Dallas Mavericks.
  A product of Saint-Quentin in France’s top league, Ajinca was chosen Thursday by the New York Knicks on the second round of the NBA Draft with the 51st overall pick. The Mavs then acquired his draft rights from the Knicks in exchange for Ariel Hukporti, the rights to Petteri Koponen and cash considerations.
  The Mavs drafted Koponen with the 30th overall pick of the 2007 draft
  
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• After French invasion, Mavericks await second round of NBA draft

  27-06-2024 05:46 via mavs.com
  
  As the first round of the NBA draft began with a thick French accent, then weaved its way through 30 picks Wednesday night, the Mavericks watched and waited.
  The first half of the two-day event came and went with the Mavericks knowing that their heavy lifting regarding tweaks to the roster for the 2024-25 season almost certainly won’t be coming via the draft.
  Free agency? Yes. Trades? Perhaps, although the two deals they swung in February were enough to jump-start the franchise to the NBA
  
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• Dialing up some draft suspects for Mavericks’ second-round pick

  25-06-2024 21:20 via mavs.com
  
  The Mavericks go into Wednesday’s first round of the NBA draft without a selection.
  Their only pick in the 2024 draft is No. 58 – the last pick of the second round, thanks to Phoenix and Philadelphia forfeiting their choices in the second round for violating league rules.
  Since the NBA changed the draft to a two-day event, the Mavericks won’t get their pick until Thursday.
  But that doesn’t mean they won’t be busy.
  General manager Nico Harrison and his staff have bee
  
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• Mavericks’ offseason priorities? Improve ’10 to 15 percent,’ re-sign Jones

  21-06-2024 22:11 via mavs.com
  
  When Nico Harrison breaks down the season the Mavericks just had – and more importantly game-plans for the future – he has a clear vision of what’s needed for this team.
  Keep them together. And keep them growing.
  The demands of the general manager have changed in one relatively short year. Last summer, he was trying to get a lottery team back on track.
  This year, he’s got a team that reached the NBA Finals and has a lot fewer holes to plug than the one he had last summer.
  
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