Dallas Mavericks Rumors & News

Dallas Morning News "Armed with their highest draft pick in more than a decade, the Mavericks are thinking strongly about trading the asset. And “strongly” means it is a virtual certainty. One source put the chances of the Mavericks having the 13th overall draft pick on their opening-day roster next season at 0..." June 19

ESPN.com "Hoping in part to push along sales of NBA jerseys, more teams will wear uniforms with sleeves next season. An NBA source told ESPN.com that as many as five teams will wear the short-sleeve jerseys as an alternate jersey for as much as 12 games during the season. "We are interested in doing..." June 19

Dallas Morning News "Armed with their highest draft pick in more than a decade, the Mavericks are thinking strongly about trading the asset. And “strongly” means it is a virtual certainty. One source put the chances of the Mavericks having the 13th overall draft pick on their opening-day roster next season at 0..." June 18

Dallas Morning News "Mavericks owner Mark Cuban joined BaDD Radio on KTCK-AM 1310 on Monday. Here are some highlights from the interview. On if he wants to trade his draft pick: “That is the case. The numbers are the numbers. If I’m going to talk about cap and CBA I can’t BS my way around that. … There’s risk..." June 18

ESPN Dallas "The Mavericks’ big-fish recruiting pitch includes essentially offering an assistant GM job and a squeaky-clean salary-cap picture for next summer. We’ll see whether Chris Paul or Dwight Howard bite as they weigh the opportunity in Dallas against other options. Never mind the dollar details..." June 17

USA Today "Gearing up for the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain, USA Basketball selected a wide-ranging mix of experience, youth, size, speed and shooters for its 27-man roster that will train in July 22-25 in Las Vegas. The past two NBA rookies of the year — guards Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers and..." June 12

ESPN.com "The NBA will allow advertising on the court for the first time next season. The league sent a memo to its teams saying they will be permitted to sell space on what is referred to as the apron. The space covers the out-of-bounds area on the sideline between the baselines and the coaches' box..." June 11

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Dirk Nowitzki let out a sigh Monday afternoon when asked about the possibilities of former teammate Jason Kidd becoming a head coach in the NBA. Kidd retired last week following an illustrious 19-year career, which includes being a Dallas Mavericks teammate of Nowitzki from 2008-'12. Kidd is..." June 10

Dallas Morning News "Dirk Nowitzki said Thursday that he’s excited for July 1, the day teams can officially start talking with free agents. Nowitzki’s first two targets will be superstars Dwight Howard and Chris Paul. While spending some time on 103.3’s Fitzsimmons & Durrett show [KESN-FM], the Dallas Mavericks..." June 08

CBSSports.com "Dirk Nowitzki told local radio in Dallas this week that part of his pitch to free agents Chris Paul and Dwight Howard is that he'd be willing to take a pay cut after his current deal expires in order to make cap room and add flexibility. From the Dallas Morning News: Nowitzki, who will turn 35..." June 07

ESPN Dallas "While NBA commissioner David Stern says the league needs to expand its anti-flopping rules, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is funding a study on the practice. One of Cuban's company has provided $100,000 to Southern Methodist University for an 18-month investigation of the forces involved in..." June 07

Fox Sports Southwest "Last offseason's big free agent prize Deron Williams passed on playing in Dallas because its owner was absent from his meeting with the team on July 1. Where was Mark Cuban on July 1 last year? He was in California on a panel of potential investors considering offers from aspiring..." May 30

Dallas Morning News "On whether any potential options -- left unsaid is Chris Paul -- have been eliminated since the end of the season: Mark Cuban: "No, not at all. Nothing has really changed. Our approach has always been to be opportunistic and explore all of our options, and that’s exactly what we’re going to do...." May 29

Foxsports.com "By Monday, "ESPN Insider'' was charging customers to read the exact same blurb. But this does not qualify as a "rumored deal.'' And we know that because this non-story features many aspects about it that don't make sense to the teams or by the rules. 1) We first note that if the teams..." May 28

SportingNews.com "Mark Cuban has prepped for a golden opportunity to swing for the fences in free agency with Dwight Howard and Chris Paul freed up in the summer of 2013. Adding either player would mean a significant upgrade of the Dallas Mavericks roster. If that falls through, he has a plan to make Dallas viable..." May 27

ESPN Dallas "Mark Cuban's goal is to make the Dallas Mavericks a championship team again within a two-year window. After Dallas missed the playoffs for the first time in 12 years, the owner vowed the Mavs would have a "quick rebuild." The pending pitch to free agents this summer -- including Chris Paul and..." May 25

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Now that the Los Angeles Clippers have refused to offer coach Vinny Del Negro a new contract, a source said Wednesday that the Dallas Mavericks believe they have a better chance of acquiring Dwight Howard than acquiring Chris Paul. Howard is the Los Angeles Lakers’ center who will become a free..." May 25

ESPN.com "The Dallas Mavericks, with their first lottery draft pick in a dozen years firmly in hand, have their eyes on a bigger prize. Multiple sources have told ESPN.com's Chad Ford the Mavs are likely to shop the pick in hopes of creating the cap space necessary to make a run at Dwight Howard in free..." May 23

SI.com "Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. A formal announcement is expected in the next 48 hours. Krzyzewski led Team USA to gold medals in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics..." May 23

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "As the Dallas Mavericks contingent of Donnie Nelson and Keith Grant prepare to head to New York for Tuesday’s NBA Draft lottery selection, they do so knowing nothing strategically will determine whether the Mavs can walk away with the No. 1 overall draft pick. No tea leaves. No Ouija boards. No..." May 20

CBSSports.com "With the Lakers hoping for a swift decision from Dwight Howard on his free agency this summer, the All-Star center has given no indication he will rush the process and has privately indicated that he plans to give strong consideration to multiple teams, league sources told CBSSports.com. Though..." May 19

Dallas Morning News "Dirk Nowitzki isn’t exactly an eternal optimist. He deals in reality. So why is he smiling about the Mavericks’ chances in free agency this summer? Why does he think the Lakers’ Dwight Howard and/or the Clippers’ Chris Paul are realistic possibilities to join him in Dallas for his twilight..." May 18

Dallas Morning News "Kevin Durant’s season ended early in large part because he got the Dirk Nowitzki treatment. And he didn’t have enough help around him to compensate. When Russell Westbrook injured his knee in the first round against Houston, it meant Durant was destined for major multi-player coverages on..." May 18

ESPN Dallas "The buzz coming out of Minnesota is that O.J. Mayo could be a prime summer target for new Timberwolves president of basketball operations Flip Saunders. The Mavs would like to keep Mayo, but all indications are that they won’t be dragged into any bidding wars for him. Mark Cuban is likely..." May 12

Dallas Morning News "NBA analyst Tim Legler recently joined NBA Tonight on ESPN to discuss the Dallas Mavericks' offseason plans. Here are some highlights: On what the Mavs can do this offseason to regain their role as a contender: “I think it’s going to be difficult for them particularly with Dirk Nowitzki getting..." May 06

CBSDFW "Not long ago, Kaleb Canales was a University of Texas-Arlington Mav. Now he’s a Dallas Mav. The Dallas Mavericks have announced that veteran assistant Jim O’Brien is retiring from the NBA and is being replaced by Canales, 34, and a native of Laredo, Texas. “On April 16, Jim O’Brien informed..." May 05

CBSSports.com "The founder and managing director of the National Basketball Players Association's former financial firm has been charged with attempting to defraud the union of $3 million by forging the signature of a dead man, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Joseph Lombardo, 72, the founder and director..." April 26

Dallas Morning News "As the Mavericks season ends and Mark Cuban has nothing to do in terms of basketball but think about free agency and who he is going to draft, the availability of one noteworthy name may be out the window. Cuban said last week he would consider drafting former Baylor women’s basketball player..." April 23

Dallas Morning News "On if the Mavs’ goal is to make Dirk Nowitzki their second best player: “It’s definitely a goal. I think it’s a great goal for any team to have a new best player and have their present best player become their second best player. That’s something logical. I think any team would want to have that..." April 22

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "If Darren Collison winds up signing a free agent contract with the Dallas Mavericks this summer, he's not ruling out the possibility that he'll agree to be the team's backup point guard again. "I’m not going to say no, mainly because I definitely experienced it and I’m capable of playing off..." April 20

NBA.com "Coming out of their first-round playoff series sweep in 2012 at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder, it was clear to the Dallas Mavericks’ front office that the team had to address two areas of need during the offseason. After falling to the eventual Western Conference champions in four..." April 20

Dallas Morning News "Dirk Nowitzki said he had an MRI on his left knee Thursday. He said the knee hasn’t given him any difficulties, but given that he had to have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in October, he wants to make sure the left one is sound. Nowitzki said he won’t know the results of that MRI until..." April 19

Dallas Morning News "With free agency looming, center Elton Brand would like to return to the Dallas Mavericks for a second season. And he hopes to help make amends for the disappointing non-playoff 41-41 record the Mavs put on the boards this season. "Free agent-wise, of course I'd like to be back,'' Brand said..." April 19

Dallas Morning News "Chris Kaman is another of nine Mavericks in the final year of their contracts, or entering an option year. Kaman declined to make himself available to the media after Thursday’s exit meetings, which could be an indication that his meeting didn’t go well. Kaman is scheduled to become a free..." April 19

Dallas Morning News "Coach Rick Carlisle and the Mavericks vowed to do everything possible to win tonight’s game over New Orleans in order to finish .500. That’s good and well, owner Mark Cuban said before the game, but it won’t change the reality that Dallas failed to make the playoffs for the first time in 13..." April 18

Dallas Morning News "O.J. Mayo says he has decided to exercise his option to become a free agent this summer, with a goal of working out a longterm deal with Mavs. Mayo says he reached that decision after meeting today with Rick Carlisle and Donnie Nelson. He says they told him they want him back. Mayo signed a..." April 18

Dallas Morning News "Darren Collison may not be back for a second year in Dallas after twice losing the starting job at point guard on a team that couldn’t extend a 12-season playoff streak. He at least left owner Mark Cuban and coach Rick Carlisle with something to ponder. Collison scored 25 points, Dirk..." April 18

Yahoo! Sports "Brazilian 7-footer Lucas Nogueira, a serious candidate to be a first-round draft pick, has decided to enter the NBA draft, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Nogueira, 20, possesses a 7-foot-6 wingspan and has been an intriguing prospect to NBA executives for several years. The center initially..." April 17

Dallas Morning News "Apologies to Vince Carter. Once again, 36-year-old Carter was a pleasure to watch Monday night. In the season’s next-to-last game, with little on the line, Carter played with youthful zeal and in the process passed another legend on the NBA’s career scoring list. Carter passed Clyde Drexler for..." April 16

Dallas Morning News "During his five seasons as Mavericks coach, the only other time Rick Carlisle publically criticized a player nearly as harshly as he did O.J. Mayo on Monday was when he went on his radio show last season and questioned Lamar Odom’s effort. Monday was worse. Since Mayo left the locker room..." April 16

ESPN.com "Rick Carlisle bolted a couple of steps onto the court, right in the path of O.J. Mayo dribbling up the sideline, to frantically call a timeout midway through the fourth quarter. After the referee blew the whistle, Carlisle shot a disgusted stare toward Mayo. The Dallas Mavericks coach appeared..." April 16

Dallas Morning News "Dirk Nowitzki had two reasons to celebrate Sunday night. The first was reaching 25,000 career points in the first half. The second was shaving. Within moments after Dallas’ 107-89 victory over New Orleans on Sunday night, Nowitzki made a beeline to the locker room to shave that awful mess that..." April 15

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "It took a few seconds for owner Mark Cuban to compare the Dallas Mavericks not qualifying for the playoffs to any of his other business ventures. “I guess it’s like a business going out of business, and I haven’t had many of those,” Cuban said. “Not a good feeling.” And not a feeling Cuban..." April 14

Dallas Morning News "On a jumper with 6:44 remaining in the second quarter Sunday, Dirk Nowitzki scored his 10th and 11th points of the game — and, more importantly, the 25,000th and 25,001th points of his illustrious Mavericks career. Nowitzki became the 17th player in NBA history to reach the 25,000-point..." April 14

Dallas Morning News "Assessing blame starts early for lottery-bound teams, and the Mavericks are no different. As you might suspect, owner Mark Cuban is ready to accept fault. Plus, he’s ready to zero in on one of the main things he and president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson must fix in the off-season:..." April 13

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Although the Dallas Mavericks were eliminated from the playoffs Wednesday for the first time since the 1999-2000 season, forward Dirk Nowitzki isn’t ready for the off-season. The 11-time All-Star knows the Mavs still have four games remaining. So, reflecting on what went wrong this season will..." April 12

Dallas Morning News "The Mavericks’ season ends when the regular season ends for the first time since 2000. Chances are this will happen with greater frequency for the next decade than it did for the last. They should hang another banner in American Airlines Center. A franchise that makes 12 straight trips to the..." April 11

Arizona Republic "The Dallas Mavericks wanted a close shave, but the Suns denied them, putting together their most complete effort since the last time they won on the road six weeks ago. The Suns’ imperfect 10s — a 10-game losing streak and a 10 consecutive losses in Dallas — were halted on the rare night that..." April 11