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Like the rest of the basketball universe, Brendan Haywood will be tuned into LeBron James' one-hour special Thursday night on ESPN. "We'll see where King James is going," Haywood said. "And then, after that, I feel everything is going to kick off....

Eight eventful seasons, two NBA Finals appearances and one bold championship run that culminated with an in-your-face barrage against LeBron James will forever solidify Jason Terry as a Dallas Mavericks legend. And if he's to win a second title, T...

Free agent Deron ponders destination, but hometown's burdens rival comforts.

DALLAS -- Finally, the banner comes up and the 2011-12 season goes off. If it wasn't a strange enough offseason, followed by a frenzied free agency period and a rushed training camp, the rare occurrence of the two NBA Finals teams meeting in the s...

DALLAS -- The Dallas Mavericks wrapped up their final practice before Sunday's season opener against the Miami Heat by taking the workout off the basement practice floor and onto the game floor of the American Airlines Center. Overhead, space was ...

DALLAS -- The Dallas Mavericks' zone defense was so effective last season -- whether it was early in the year to throw a wrench at teams in crunch time or in the NBA Finals to force the more athletic Miami Heat into a bombs-away approach -- that it w...

DALLAS -- Rick Carlisle is planning to keep his team's emotions in check Sunday afternoon as the championship banner is raised to the rafters before the season opener against LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the rest of the Miami Heat, who, by the way, ...

DALLAS -- On Thursday, just three days before the Dallas Mavericks are to begin their title defense against the Miami Heat, coach Rick Carlisle said the secret to any early success for his retooled team on the fly starts with simplicity. "Simplici...

Mavericks motivation: Chance to build legacy with back-to-back titles.

Shawn Marion thinks the Mavericks aren't getting their due as world champs.

The games come fast and furious once the compressed, 66-game NBA schedule kicks off on Christmas Day. The Dallas Mavericks will play four games in the season's first six days and things really don't let up until the All-Star break in late February. ...

Jason Terry wants to sign a contract extension with Mavs by season opener.

Unrestricted free agent Caron Butler has received early interest from six teams, but the Dallas Mavericks are not yet one of them, a source said Wednesday.

The luxury tax could greatly affect the composition of the Mavs' roster.

Dallas Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson believes the NBA's labor impasse will wipe out the entire 2011-12 season and he blasted Billy Hunter, the union's executive director for doing a horrible job.

Dallas Mavericks forward Caron Butler is finally getting back on the basketball floor in a competitive setting -- well, as competitive as a charity game game be. Still, it should be quite a treat for the free-agent-to-be who ruptured the patellar ...