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Dallas Mavericks Waive John Poulakidas, Seth Lundy Ahead Of Regular-Season Roster Deadline
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks waived guards John Poulakidas and Seth Lundy on Saturday, the team announced. Poulakidas had been on a two-way contract with Dallas since February, and Lundy signed a training camp deal with the team Sept. 26. The moves came a day after the Mavericks closed the preseason at 1-3 with a […]
‘A Recipe for Success’: Dallas Mavericks Fall To Atlanta Hawks 135-111 As Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flagg Make Home Debut Together
DALLAS — The Atlanta Hawks took the lead for good with 2:47 left in the first quarter Friday night and held it the rest of the way, beating the Dallas Mavericks 135-111 at American Airlines Center. The loss closed the Mavericks’ preseason at 1-3, five days before they open the regular season in Houston. Atlanta […]
‘Most Athletic Perimeter Defenders’: Dusty May Wants Atlanta Hawks To Test Dallas Mavericks’ Ball Security, Transition Defense
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May wants the Atlanta Hawks to test his team’s ball security and transition defense in Friday night’s preseason finale at American Airlines Center. Two days earlier, Dallas committed 27 turnovers in a 101-97 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Atlanta brings two All-Defensive perimeter players to Dallas. Dyson Daniels […]
‘Heck Of A One-Two Punch’: Dusty May Praises Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flagg’s Communication Before Mavericks-Hawks
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg will play together for the second time Friday night, when the Dallas Mavericks close the preseason against the Atlanta Hawks. It is the first time the two will share the floor at American Airlines Center, and both are in the starting lineup. Their only game together came Oct. […]
‘Definitely Going To Be More Than 9’: Dusty May Plans Deeper Dallas Mavericks Rotation After Studying NBA’s Best Teams
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May expects to play more than nine players in his rotation this season, and his staff spent the last couple of weeks studying how the league’s best teams from the past three or four seasons used their benches. May discussed the plan before Friday’s preseason finale against the Atlanta […]
‘Sass Is Back Playing’: Dallas Mavericks Clear Marcus Sasser For Preseason Debut, Sit Max Christie And Tarik Biberović Against Atlanta Hawks
DALLAS — Marcus Sasser will make his preseason debut Friday night when the Dallas Mavericks close their exhibition schedule against the Atlanta Hawks at American Airlines Center, Mavericks coach Dusty May said before the game. Rookie Morez Johnson Jr. will also play, while Max Christie and Tarik Biberović will sit. May opened his pregame availability […]
‘There’s Nothing That Has Come Out That Has Been Right’: Caleb Williams Upset How His Injury Was Reported, Questionable For Bears-Falcons Game
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is questionable to face the Atlanta Falcons in Week 6.
‘A Lot More Flashes’: Daniel Gafford Details Role In Dusty May’s Dallas Mavericks Offense Before Atlanta Hawks Finale
DALLAS — Daniel Gafford will still set ball screens in Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May’s offense this season, but more of his work is going to come on flashes and dribble handoffs, the center said Friday morning before the preseason finale against the Atlanta Hawks. Gafford did not play in Wednesday’s 101-97 loss to the […]
‘Heavily Increased’: Christian Parker On Joey Porter Jr.’s Workload, DaRon Bland, And Caleb Downs Before Green Bay
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker said Thursday that cornerback Joey Porter Jr.’s workload will be heavily increased for Sunday night’s game at the Green Bay Packers, after Porter missed last week’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with an illness. Porter, acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers earlier this month, was ruled […]
Golden State Warriors Didn’t Show Appetite To Offer Jimmy Butler For Anthony Davis Or Jaylen Brown
Reports reveal the Golden State Warriors had no interest in offering Jimmy Butler in potential blockbuster trades for Anthony Davis or Jaylen Brown this offseason. Here is why the Warriors stood firm.
Kyrie Irving, Cooper Flagg Headline Dallas Mavericks’ ‘Dress Rehearsal’ Against Atlanta Hawks
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg will play in the same game at American Airlines Center for the first time Friday night, when the Dallas Mavericks close the preseason against the Atlanta Hawks. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CT. Irving, Flagg, Daniel Gafford, and rookie Morez Johnson Jr. all sat out Wednesday’s 101-97 […]
‘We Have The Right Guy’: Brian Schottenheimer Says Christian Parker Likely Stays On Field With Mike Pettine In Booth
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Wednesday that the team has not finalized where defensive coordinator Christian Parker will call games from, but that there is a good chance Parker stays on the field Sunday night at the Green Bay Packers with new senior defensive assistant Mike Pettine in the coaches’ booth. […]
‘Most Likely Going To Be Down’: Christian Parker Reveals Sideline Plans, Mike Pettine’s Dallas Cowboys Role
FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker said Thursday that he will most likely stay on the sideline for Sunday night’s game at the Green Bay Packers, and that new senior defensive assistant Mike Pettine will be a sounding board who brings front-seven expertise to a staff led by a coordinator who came […]
Dallas Stars Adding David Perron On Pro-Rated $850,000 Deal For His 20th NHL Season
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars are signing David Perron to a one-year contract worth a pro-rated $850,000, adding a winger who will begin his 20th NHL season when he joins the club. Perron, 38, had been an unrestricted free agent since July 1. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman first reported Thursday that Perron was headed to […]
‘Sticking His Nose In’: John Poulakidas Hits 4 Threes, Wins Over Dusty May With Grit Against New Orleans Pelicans
DALLAS — John Poulakidas made 4 of his 8 attempts from 3-point range Wednesday night, and the shots were not what Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May wanted to talk about first. Poulakidas scored 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting in 25:33 off the bench in a 101-97 preseason loss to the New Orleans Pelicans at American […]
‘A Very Close Group’: Dusty May Sees Dallas Mavericks Chemistry Growing After Macao Trip
DALLAS — After eight or 10 practices and a trip to China, the Dallas Mavericks look like a very close group, coach Dusty May said Wednesday. They will not know for sure, May added, until they have been through some adversity. May spoke before the Mavericks’ 101-97 preseason loss to the New Orleans Pelicans at […]
Marcus Sasser Expects Nearly 300 Family, Friends For ‘Dream Come True’ Dallas Mavericks Debut
DALLAS — Marcus Sasser expects close to 300 family members and friends at American Airlines Center if he makes his Dallas Mavericks debut Friday against the Atlanta Hawks. Mavericks coach Dusty May said after practice Thursday that he anticipates Sasser playing a little in the preseason finale. Sasser missed Wednesday’s 101-97 loss to the New […]
‘He Deserved That’: Roope Hintz Celebrates Arttu Hyry’s Breakthrough Against Cale Makar
DENVER — Arttu Hyry scored his first goal of the season Wednesday night, and it came with the Dallas Stars killing a penalty. Hyry picked off a play from Cale Makar at the Dallas blue line 1:20 into the third period, outskated him to the net, and beat Scott Wedgewood with a forehand-to-backhand move past […]
‘Maybe Just Instinct’: Dallas Stars Beat Colorado Avalanche 3-2 In Shootout Behind Arttu Hyry, Roope Hintz
DENVER — Roope Hintz scored in the fourth round of the shootout Wednesday night at Ball Arena, and Casey DeSmith stopped Brock Nelson on Colorado’s final attempt. The Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2. The win split a home-and-home set that opened Tuesday at American Airlines Center, where Colorado won 3-2. Dallas (3-3-1) had […]
‘Dynamic Slasher And Defender’: Dallas Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg Named 23rd-Best NBA Player Heading Into Year 2
Bleacher Report believes Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg is the 23rd-best player in the NBA heading into the 2026-27 season.
NBA Executive Names Dallas Mavericks Among Potential Karl-Anthony Towns Suitors
DALLAS — An anonymous NBA executive named the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Clippers as the teams with the clearest path to Karl-Anthony Towns if the center does not sign an extension with the New York Knicks. The executive also listed the Dallas Mavericks among three other teams that could get involved, Stefan Bondy of […]
‘Happy For Him’: Stephen Curry Opens Up About LeBron James Signing With 76ers Instead Of Warriors
Stephen Curry recruited LeBron James to the Golden State Warriors this offseason, but James shocked the sports world by signing with the Philadelphia 76ers.
‘Building The Lower Levels’: Dusty May Says Dallas Mavericks Were Jet-Lagged, Not Flat, Against New Orleans Pelicans
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks players who filled in Wednesday were not flat so much as a little fatigued and jet-lagged, coach Dusty May said Thursday, a day after a 101-97 preseason loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. The Mavericks returned from the NBA China Games in Macao less than 48 hours before Wednesday’s game, […]
‘Morez Is Really Close’: Dallas Mavericks Rookie Morez Johnson Jr. Nearing Return From Shin Splints
DALLAS — Morez Johnson Jr. is close to returning from right shin splints, Mavericks coach Dusty May said after practice Thursday, a day before the Dallas Mavericks close the preseason against the Atlanta Hawks. May did not say whether the rookie will play Friday. Johnson sat out Wednesday’s 101-97 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans […]
‘Getting Much, Much Closer’: Santi Aldama Progressing From Knee Surgery, Not Expected To Play Against Atlanta Hawks
DALLAS — Santi Aldama will have to wait at least one more game. After practice Thursday, Mavericks coach Dusty May said he does not expect the forward to play Friday, when the Dallas Mavericks close the preseason against the Atlanta Hawks. Aldama sat out both games in Macao, and he sat out Wednesday’s home game […]
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