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Dirk Nowitzki's intention to take a "significant pay cut" next summer will be part of the Dallas Mavericks' sales pitch in July as they attempt to sign a superstar in free agency.

Let's focus on the long shots and forget about the miracles for now. In other words, stop dreaming about the Mavs signing Chris Paul and Dwight Howard this summer. That isn't happening unless one or both of them agree to take much, much, much less...

DALLAS -- Rookie guard Jared Cunningham has been re-assigned to the D-League's Texas Legends, the Mavericks announced. It will be the first-round pick's second stint in the D-League. Cunningham averaged 18.1 points, 3.0 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1...

Can any of the rumored teams in the mix for DeMarcus Cousins make a better offer than the Mavericks? Not according to the numbers crunched by ESPN Insider Kevin Pelton, who ranked potential trade packages based on Wins Above Replacement Players (W...

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...

Darius Rice scored a season-high 28 points, including seven 3-pointers, but the Texas Legends fell to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 116-112, on Saturday night. Jared Cunningham, currently on assignment from the Dallas Mavericks, added 26 points, and ...

The Dallas Mavericks assigned Jared Cunningham to the Texas Legends of the NBA D-League on Tuesday. The guard has averaged 2.3 points and 3.4 minutes in seven games with the Mavericks this season. Cunningham will join the Legends for Saturday's g...

You'd hope that young legs wouldn't be bothered by a back-to-back at the beginning of the season. But the Mavericks' 25-and-under members seemed to run into a brick wall after a spectacular first half, fading badly after the break during as the Ja...

DALLAS -- Rookie first-round pick Jared Cunningham sprained his thumb during Monday's practice and might not be available for the beginning of the season. It's unlikely that Cunningham would have seen significant minutes anyway, although the Mavs ...

A strained right calf will sideline Dallas Mavericks center Chris Kaman for Tuesday night's season opener, meaning Eddy Curry will likely start against Dwight Howard and the Los Angeles Lakers.

DALLAS -- With Delonte West out of the mix, who is going to be the Mavericks' backup point guard? "Somebody that's playing good," coach Rick Carlisle said before the preseason finale. "I have no [expletive] idea." That cloudy picture didn't exa...

DALLAS -- Stop us if you've heard this before: The Mavericks believe this will be Rodrigue Beaubois' breakout season. Or maybe that's just hope. It's hard to really buy in to the Roddy B hype after it fell flat the last two years and the Mavs stoc...

Dallas Mavericks rookies Jae Crowder and Jared Cunningham are among a group of NBA rookies selected by an expert panel deemed to be most overlooked in the 2012 draft class. So who are these supposed experts? Thirty-nine NBA rookies. NBA.com sur...

Vince Carter used to leap the tallest centers in a single bound and dunk on their heads. Those days are long gone except for the occasional rev-up Carter can still breathtakingly pull off in any given game. "I'm not really into trying to jump over...

Earlier I took a look at where Brandan Wright will fit into the Dallas Mavericks' revamped roster. That question leads to a larger one of which players will ultimately be on the outside of coach Rick Carlisle's rotation. The mantra under Carlisle ...

Second in a five-part series examining the re-tooled Dallas Mavericks position by position. SHOOTING GUARD Since the days of Michael Finley, the Mavs have mostly lacked size and athleticism at the 2-guard. Jason Terry, of course, is a tremendous ...