Mark Cuban expressed his satisfaction after selling a controlling stake in the Dallas Mavericks to the families who run the Las Vegas Sands casino company. Despite now being a minority owner, the deal allows Cuban to retain control of the franchise’s basketball operations.

“Nothing’s really changed except my bank account,” Cuban remarked, wrapping up a 3-point shooting session ahead of the Mav’s 110-113 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. “I feel really good. I think it’s a great partnership. It’s what the team needed on the court and off. I’ll still be overseeing the basketball side of it, but having a partner like Patrick and Sivan and Miriam and their ability to build and to redevelop the arena and whatever comes next beyond that just puts us in a much better position to compete.”

In addition to overseeing basketball operations, Cuban will serve as the franchise’s alternate governor. Still, partner Patrick Dumont will serve as primary governor, meaning that he will have the final say on all operations including within Cuban’s domain. Cuban will retain a 27% stake in the Mavericks following the deal.

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Dallas Mavericks’ superstar Luka Doncic is the new member of the NBA’s 10,000 points club. Doncic reached the mark after scoring 50 points in a 128-114 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.

Doncic needed just 358 games to reach 10K career points in the NBA, which is the seventh fastest in league history. The most recent player to do it in fewer games was legendary Michael Jordan.

While the highlight of the night was his scoring, Doncic impacted the Suns’ game in all sorts of other ways. He also dished 15 assists and grabbed six rebounds while adding four steals and three blocks.

“Always, when this kind [of] award comes with a win, it’s even more fun,” said Doncic after the game. “It was a tough road game, and we won. So, outside of the 10K and 50 points, we won the game. So, I’m really happy.”

Doncic has been on a tear so far in 2023-24, making a case for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award. He is averaging a career-high 33.5 points and 9.4 assists while adding 8.5 rebounds and shooting a career-best 38.7 from behind the arc.

Thanks to Doncic’s impressive run, the Mavs are currently fifth in the Western Conference with an 18-12 record.

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Luka Doncic has been cleared to play in the Dallas Mavericks’ game against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night despite being questionable due to suffering a thumb injury.

Doncic’s left thumb was injured during the first quarter of the Mavs’ 107-88 loss to the LA Clippers on Saturday night when he attempted to steal the ball from the Clippers’ James Harden during the first quarter, striking his thumb against Harden’s knee. Despite his injury, Doncic decided to play on in the game, scoring 30 points in 38 minutes.

At half-time, Doncic underwent X-rays, while an MRI on Monday revealed that he suffered a “low grade” sprain. Doncic’s inclusion in Tuesday night’s game is a welcome sight for the Mavericks, with the player averaging 30.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.8 assists in 16 games this season.

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Markieff Morris will return to the Dallas Mavericks after agreeing to a contract with the team, ESPN confirmed late on Saturday. Morris was a part of the deal in February that saw Kyrie Irving arrive in Dallas from the Brooklyn Nets.

Having arrived from the Lakers, Morris’s decision to play for Dallas comes two months after Irving decided to remain with the Mavs on a three-year, $120 million contract. Since his return to Dallas, Morris has been used occasionally, averaging 4.5 points in 8.8 minutes per game in his second tenure with the team.

The power forward’s game time will depend heavily on the roles given to fellow trade acquisitions Grant Williams and Richaun Holmes, as well as those of draft picks Dereck Lively II and Olivier-Maxence Prosper. Morris will nonetheless prove to be a wealthy source of experience, having won the 2020 NBA Championship with the Lakers.

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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has confirmed that his team will file a protest with the NBA over their 127-125 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. This is due to confusion over who had possession of the ball in a move in the third quarter that led to an uncontested Warriors dunk.

“During the time out the official changed the call and never told us,” Cuban said in a Tweet. “Then when they saw us line up as if it were our ball, he just gave the ball to the warriors. Never said a word to us. They got an easy basketball. Crazy that it would matter in a 2-point game.” He went on to label the incident as the “worst officiating non-call mistake possibly in the history of the NBA.”

Crew chief Sean Wright argued against Cubans’ claim, stating that the refs did in fact signal that the ball was the Warriors. Despite Wright’s claim, Mavericks coach Jason Kidd insisted that this wasn’t the case, claiming that official Michael Smith must have thought that it was the Mavs’ ball judging by his positioning on the court.

According to the NBA Constitution, Cuban must file his claim within 48 hours of the game.

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Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic picked up an ankle sprain during his team’s 99-95 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. Doncic exited during the first quarter of the game after stepping on the foot of a Suns defender while pivoting on his left ankle.

Following the incident, Mavericks coach Jason Kidd decided to call a timeout with 8:39 left on the clock in the first quarter of play. Doncic was subsequently substituted and escorted to the locker room by Casey Smith, the Mavericks’  director of player health and performance. Dallas announced at the end of the first period that Doncic would not be returning to the game.

Doncic later underwent an X-ray, the result of which came up negative. According to Kidd, Doncic remained “in good spirits” after the game. “He looked good, he looked fine,” Kidd confirmed before cautioning, “But we’ll see how he feels as we go forward.”

The NBA’s leading scorer this season with 33.8 points per game, Doncic is also averaging a team-best 9.1 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game. Any potential absence of Doncic from the Mavs’ lineup would pose a major obstacle, with the Mavs going 0-5 in games without Doncic this season.

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The Dallas Mavericks didn’t waste time finding a replacement for longtime head coach Rick Carlisle, who left the franchise last week. According to multiple reports, the Mavs are expected to hire Hall of Famer Jason Kidd to lead the team in the 2021-22 NBA season.

Dallas is also finalizing the hire of influential Nike executive Nico Harrison as the president of basketball operations, which proved to be a deciding factor in getting Kidd to accept the job. The Los Angeles Lakers assistant is close with Harrison, and the duo believes they can work well together.

Kidd also received endorsement from Carlisle and Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki while impressing owner Mark Cuban during several conversations the two had in recent days. This prompted the 48-year-old to believe the job is his, and he already started assembling his coaching staff.

Kidd spent five seasons with the Mavericks as a player (2007-2012) and helped the franchise to win its first NBA title in the 2010-11 season. Kidd retired as a player in 2013 and immediately took the head coaching position with the Brooklyn Nets. He spent only one season at the position, leading the Nets to a conference semi-finals appearance, before deciding to become a head coach for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Kidd spent three and a half seasons with the Bucks but failed to have any significant success. He had two postseason trips, being eliminated in the first round each time, before getting fired midway through the 2017-18 season.

After taking a break from coaching, he joined Frank Vogel’s staff with the LA Lakers in 2019 and helped the franchise win an NBA title in 2019-20.

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After an encouraging 2019/20 NBA season, Dallas Mavericks want to take another step and establish themselves as NBA title contenders. In order to do so, the Mavs are reportedly open to trading any player from their roster except stars Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis.

In a recently published piece on Dallas Morning News, Brad Townsend detailed Mavericks’ offseason plans and reported that the team’s No.1 goal is to acquire a third star to play alongside Doncic and Porzingis. In order to do so, Mavs are ready to talk about all of their players aside from the duo and would even consider taking bad contracts.

It is unclear which players Mavericks might target, but the chances are that good players in bad situations, like Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal, are at the top of their list.

Townsend also reports that Dallas will look to strengthen the team in other ways. The first is free agency, where they are expected to pursue power forwards Danilo Gallinari and Jerami Grant. Mavs already attempted to trade for Gallinari before the February trade deadline, and there is a mutual interest. Grant, on the other hand, reportedly favors remaining with Denver Nuggets but might change his mind if he receives a big-enough offer.

Mavericks are also interested in landing a lottery draft pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. They have assets to do so, owning a No.18 and No.31 pick at the moment.

It appears that this will be one eventful offseason for Dallas Mavericks. If they managed to go through with their plans, expect the Western Conference road to NBA Finals goes through them in 2020/21.

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Mark Cuban expressed his satisfaction after selling a controlling stake in the Dallas Mavericks to the families who run the Las Vegas Sands casino company. Despite now being a minority owner, the deal allows Cuban to retain control of the franchise’s basketball operations.

“Nothing’s really changed except my bank account,” Cuban remarked, wrapping up a 3-point shooting session ahead of the Mav’s 110-113 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. “I feel really good. I think it’s a great partnership. It’s what the team needed on the court and off. I’ll still be overseeing the basketball side of it, but having a partner like Patrick and Sivan and Miriam and their ability to build and to redevelop the arena and whatever comes next beyond that just puts us in a much better position to compete.”

In addition to overseeing basketball operations, Cuban will serve as the franchise’s alternate governor. Still, partner Patrick Dumont will serve as primary governor, meaning that he will have the final say on all operations including within Cuban’s domain. Cuban will retain a 27% stake in the Mavericks following the deal.

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Dallas Mavericks’ superstar Luka Doncic is the new member of the NBA’s 10,000 points club. Doncic reached the mark after scoring 50 points in a 128-114 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.

Doncic needed just 358 games to reach 10K career points in the NBA, which is the seventh fastest in league history. The most recent player to do it in fewer games was legendary Michael Jordan.

While the highlight of the night was his scoring, Doncic impacted the Suns’ game in all sorts of other ways. He also dished 15 assists and grabbed six rebounds while adding four steals and three blocks.

“Always, when this kind [of] award comes with a win, it’s even more fun,” said Doncic after the game. “It was a tough road game, and we won. So, outside of the 10K and 50 points, we won the game. So, I’m really happy.”

Doncic has been on a tear so far in 2023-24, making a case for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award. He is averaging a career-high 33.5 points and 9.4 assists while adding 8.5 rebounds and shooting a career-best 38.7 from behind the arc.

Thanks to Doncic’s impressive run, the Mavs are currently fifth in the Western Conference with an 18-12 record.

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Luka Doncic has been cleared to play in the Dallas Mavericks’ game against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night despite being questionable due to suffering a thumb injury.

Doncic’s left thumb was injured during the first quarter of the Mavs’ 107-88 loss to the LA Clippers on Saturday night when he attempted to steal the ball from the Clippers’ James Harden during the first quarter, striking his thumb against Harden’s knee. Despite his injury, Doncic decided to play on in the game, scoring 30 points in 38 minutes.

At half-time, Doncic underwent X-rays, while an MRI on Monday revealed that he suffered a “low grade” sprain. Doncic’s inclusion in Tuesday night’s game is a welcome sight for the Mavericks, with the player averaging 30.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.8 assists in 16 games this season.

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Markieff Morris will return to the Dallas Mavericks after agreeing to a contract with the team, ESPN confirmed late on Saturday. Morris was a part of the deal in February that saw Kyrie Irving arrive in Dallas from the Brooklyn Nets.

Having arrived from the Lakers, Morris’s decision to play for Dallas comes two months after Irving decided to remain with the Mavs on a three-year, $120 million contract. Since his return to Dallas, Morris has been used occasionally, averaging 4.5 points in 8.8 minutes per game in his second tenure with the team.

The power forward’s game time will depend heavily on the roles given to fellow trade acquisitions Grant Williams and Richaun Holmes, as well as those of draft picks Dereck Lively II and Olivier-Maxence Prosper. Morris will nonetheless prove to be a wealthy source of experience, having won the 2020 NBA Championship with the Lakers.

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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has confirmed that his team will file a protest with the NBA over their 127-125 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. This is due to confusion over who had possession of the ball in a move in the third quarter that led to an uncontested Warriors dunk.

“During the time out the official changed the call and never told us,” Cuban said in a Tweet. “Then when they saw us line up as if it were our ball, he just gave the ball to the warriors. Never said a word to us. They got an easy basketball. Crazy that it would matter in a 2-point game.” He went on to label the incident as the “worst officiating non-call mistake possibly in the history of the NBA.”

Crew chief Sean Wright argued against Cubans’ claim, stating that the refs did in fact signal that the ball was the Warriors. Despite Wright’s claim, Mavericks coach Jason Kidd insisted that this wasn’t the case, claiming that official Michael Smith must have thought that it was the Mavs’ ball judging by his positioning on the court.

According to the NBA Constitution, Cuban must file his claim within 48 hours of the game.

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Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic picked up an ankle sprain during his team’s 99-95 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. Doncic exited during the first quarter of the game after stepping on the foot of a Suns defender while pivoting on his left ankle.

Following the incident, Mavericks coach Jason Kidd decided to call a timeout with 8:39 left on the clock in the first quarter of play. Doncic was subsequently substituted and escorted to the locker room by Casey Smith, the Mavericks’  director of player health and performance. Dallas announced at the end of the first period that Doncic would not be returning to the game.

Doncic later underwent an X-ray, the result of which came up negative. According to Kidd, Doncic remained “in good spirits” after the game. “He looked good, he looked fine,” Kidd confirmed before cautioning, “But we’ll see how he feels as we go forward.”

The NBA’s leading scorer this season with 33.8 points per game, Doncic is also averaging a team-best 9.1 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game. Any potential absence of Doncic from the Mavs’ lineup would pose a major obstacle, with the Mavs going 0-5 in games without Doncic this season.

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The Dallas Mavericks didn’t waste time finding a replacement for longtime head coach Rick Carlisle, who left the franchise last week. According to multiple reports, the Mavs are expected to hire Hall of Famer Jason Kidd to lead the team in the 2021-22 NBA season.

Dallas is also finalizing the hire of influential Nike executive Nico Harrison as the president of basketball operations, which proved to be a deciding factor in getting Kidd to accept the job. The Los Angeles Lakers assistant is close with Harrison, and the duo believes they can work well together.

Kidd also received endorsement from Carlisle and Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki while impressing owner Mark Cuban during several conversations the two had in recent days. This prompted the 48-year-old to believe the job is his, and he already started assembling his coaching staff.

Kidd spent five seasons with the Mavericks as a player (2007-2012) and helped the franchise to win its first NBA title in the 2010-11 season. Kidd retired as a player in 2013 and immediately took the head coaching position with the Brooklyn Nets. He spent only one season at the position, leading the Nets to a conference semi-finals appearance, before deciding to become a head coach for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Kidd spent three and a half seasons with the Bucks but failed to have any significant success. He had two postseason trips, being eliminated in the first round each time, before getting fired midway through the 2017-18 season.

After taking a break from coaching, he joined Frank Vogel’s staff with the LA Lakers in 2019 and helped the franchise win an NBA title in 2019-20.

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After an encouraging 2019/20 NBA season, Dallas Mavericks want to take another step and establish themselves as NBA title contenders. In order to do so, the Mavs are reportedly open to trading any player from their roster except stars Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis.

In a recently published piece on Dallas Morning News, Brad Townsend detailed Mavericks’ offseason plans and reported that the team’s No.1 goal is to acquire a third star to play alongside Doncic and Porzingis. In order to do so, Mavs are ready to talk about all of their players aside from the duo and would even consider taking bad contracts.

It is unclear which players Mavericks might target, but the chances are that good players in bad situations, like Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal, are at the top of their list.

Townsend also reports that Dallas will look to strengthen the team in other ways. The first is free agency, where they are expected to pursue power forwards Danilo Gallinari and Jerami Grant. Mavs already attempted to trade for Gallinari before the February trade deadline, and there is a mutual interest. Grant, on the other hand, reportedly favors remaining with Denver Nuggets but might change his mind if he receives a big-enough offer.

Mavericks are also interested in landing a lottery draft pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. They have assets to do so, owning a No.18 and No.31 pick at the moment.

It appears that this will be one eventful offseason for Dallas Mavericks. If they managed to go through with their plans, expect the Western Conference road to NBA Finals goes through them in 2020/21.

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