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The Dallas Mavericks will have to find ways to improve after missing out on the playoffs for the first time since 2000. They'll look at free agents. They'll add someone in the draft. But who, besides Dirk Nowitzki, is the most important player for...

The Dallas Mavericks aren't going to the playoffs. They won't finish with a winning record. So what do they need to do to get the franchise headed back in the right direction? Dirk Nowitzki has shown he still has what it takes to one of the best p...

The Dallas Mavericks announced Wednesday that they have signed free-agent guard Josh Akognon to a 10-day contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 5-foot-11 combo guard averaged nearly 30 points per game in China this season and will tak...

Rick Carlisle and the Mavericks have battled back into the playoff picture in the Western Conference, and those outside of the Metroplex have started to take notice. Grantland.com writer Zach Lowe has chronicled the team's resurgence. Here's a sni...

After the Dallas Mavericks' win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Feb. 6, several players agreed to forgo shaving and grow beards until they reached the .500 mark. The Mavs were 21-28 at the time but now are just one game (35-36) from putting the...

The Dallas Mavericks' 109-102 overtime win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night pulled them within one game of the Los Angeles Lakers for the Western Conference's last playoff spot with 11 games to play. Coach Rick Carlisle deserves his sha...

Free agent guard Justin Dentmon signed a 10-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. Dentmon (6-0, 185) is averaging 26.0 points in 22 games with the Texas Legends of the D-League. He was the MVP of the league in 2011-12 with the Austin ...

Free agent guard Chris Wright has officially signed a 10-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks. Terms were not announced. The Georgetown product has averaged 15.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 7.0 assists this season with the Iowa Energy of the NBA Devel...

Charles Barkley returned to ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM, joining Fitzsimmons & Durrett on Wednesday afternoon to talk about the Dallas Mavericks, among other things: Can the Mavericks make the playoffs: "They've got zero chance to make the playoffs. T...

The Mavericks have won the last two games Dirk Nowitzki cracked the 20-point mark: Friday's win at Brooklyn and Wednesday's home escape against Houston. Dallas lost six of the first seven times this season that Nowitzki -- who missed the season's fir...

Starting with tonight's game against the Milwaukee Bucks, fans of the Dallas Mavericks within the Dallas-Fort Worth market will be able to listen to the live play-by-play of all Mavs games on the online stream at ESPNDallas.com as well as ESPN Dallas...

Dirk Nowitzki sat down for an extended one-on-one with Zach Lowe of Grantland.com after Monday's loss to reflect on his career, his legacy, the current Dallas Mavericks team, Shark Tank, and Shawn Marion's shooting mechanics. The result: Vintage Dirk...

Dirk Nowitzki will miss Thursday's game at Golden State with a right adductor strain. Nowitzki, who had arthroscopic knee surgery on Oct. 19, missed the Mavs' first 27 regular-season games. Read more here....

Do the financially flexible Dallas Mavericks still have any hope of landing Dwight Howard down the line? Tim MacMahon and Jeff "Skin" Wade debate the topic in the latest Hot Button. Read their takes, cast your vote and then weigh in on the discuss...

The Dallas Mavericks made it official, signing free agent guard Mike James to a 10-day contract Tuesday. James, a 10-year veteran who has had stints with 10 NBA teams, has career averages of 10.4 points, 3.6 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game. J...

The Dallas Mavericks recalled Jared Cunningham from the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League on Monday. Cunningham had been assigned to the D-League on Dec. 11 and played in seven games, averaging 18.1 points, 3.0 assists and 2.9 rebounds...