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With the NBA Finals in full swing, the Mavericks are watching two familiar foes -- the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat -- battle it out for the chance to hoist the Larry O'Brien Trophy. Both teams have key components that established them as cha...

DALLAS -- You can consider the fact that the Dallas Mavericks' starting point guard is a 37-year-old dude who had played a total of 15 games in the previous three NBA seasons and had to beg for a D-League audition a few months ago as proof of just ho...

Like Dirk Nowitzki, Melo must find out how to get the Knicks past Miami.

A look at the players taking one last shot at that elusive championship.

Tom Carpenter looks back at the weekend action and assesses the new-look Toronto Raptors and injuries to Tim Duncan and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

Joe Kaiser takes a look if the Dallas Mavericks had other options before signing Derek Fisher. It isn't pretty.

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2012

Raptors-Mavericks Preview

Tom Carpenter recaps the second mock draft of the 2012-13 season.

DALLAS -- If you're looking for a glimmer of hope, take a glance at the Mavericks' early-season schedule. Eight of their first 12 opponents were lottery teams last season. Their strength of schedule through Thanksgiving is the softest in the leagu...

DALLAS - It seems inevitable that Dirk Nowitzki will need to get his troublesome right knee scoped at some point. He just hopes it can wait until after the season. The problem with the waiting game: It becomes more and more likely that Nowitzki wi...

When Elton Brand sets up shop at his new Dallas Mavericks locker, he and Shawn Marion will certainly reminisce about the 1999 NBA draft, surely the way Dirk Nowitzki and Vince Carter have about the '98 draft. Drafts are always fun to look back on ...

Deron Williams, the prized free agent of the summer and the Dallas Mavericks' great hope to pair with Dirk Nowitzki, has opted to re-sign with the newly minted Brooklyn Nets, a coup for a franchise desperately seeking relevance with a star. Willia...

UPDATE: Hold the phone on everything. Overnight, the Nets and Orlando Magic have re-engaged in trade talks that could send Dwight Howard to Brooklyn, and obviously could have a profound effect on the thinking of prized point guard Deron Williams. ...

Steve Nash knows Deron Williams is the Dallas Mavericks' No. 1 free-agent target. Still, the former Mavs point guard will be eager to listen to Dallas' pitch if they strike out with Williams. ESPN.com's Marc Stein reports that a Mavs-Nash sitdown ...

Bradford Doolittle examines how Deron Williams would (or wouldn't) fit with each of the 30 NBA teams, if Williams decides to opt out of the final year of his contract and become a free agent.

Story | Conversation | May 29, 2012

The Mavericks put their character on the line tonight. They've lost three in a row and four of five. Dirk Nowitzki hurt his back two nights ago. The Lamar Odom saga continues to swirl. "Go to New Orleans and get a win. That's the only thing we ...