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Who will be available in the offseason? Here's how the current candidates rate.

Story | Conversation | February 15, 2013

John Cregan discusses the problem of top fantasy producers losing value because of their teams' bigger rotations.

Neil Paine tries to determine whether Dallas Mavericks small forward Shawn Marion is worthy of the Hall of Fame.

Story | Conversation | December 12, 2012

Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel opened the season by imploring his team to become an unselfish, ball-movement offense like the champion Dallas Mavericks. But when he told his team Sunday prior to its Game 4 against the Miami Heat to pass like cha...

Coming off a pair of 1st-Round sweeps, the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs are each on the front end of series against teams coming off a seven-game series. The Thunder had eight days off prior to their 29-point demolition of the Los ...

Before the playoffs heat up and things get serious, we looked at which NBA figures have pro-wrestling counterparts.

Dave Tuley says the Heat, Bulls and Thunder still own the best odds to win the NBA title.

Story | Conversation | February 24, 2012

The NBA season will be fast, furious and frenetic. (Beautiful? Maybe not so much.) And as it opens, the spotlight shines on LeBron James (doesn't it always?) and the Heat. Again.

Chris Broussard and Ric Bucher debate whether the Los Angeles Lakers can contend in the West next season without making major offseason changes.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2011

NBA fans in China are proving they can be just as ridiculous as Americans when it comes to All-Star voting. How else do you explain injured Houston Rockets center Yao Ming being the Western Conference's leading vote-getter for centers? About as ea...

Insider previews the Mavericks, Rockets, Grizzlies, Hornets and Spurs, including a scout's outlook courtesy of ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard, David Thorpe's breakout player to watch and contract/performance analysis from Tom Haberstroh.

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2010

The Dallas Mavericks open training camp for the 2010-11 season Tuesday at SMU. This is the fourth in a five-part series examining key questions regarding the club's roster and its chances of contending in the Western Conference. Yes. Seriously....

Dirk Nowitzki is only Dallas Mavericks player announced to NBA All-Star reserves, but he isn't the only hometown representative.

Did Steve Nash really deserve two MVPs? Was LeBron robbed last year? With the help of John Hollinger's newest stat, we can answer those questions.

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2009

Marc Stein and Dirk Nowitzki fill out their MVP ballots in this edition of the Weekend Dime.

Marc Stein and Dirk Nowitzki fill out their MVP ballots in this edition of the Weekend Dime.