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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.

For the Mavericks to make the Chris Paul/Dwight Howard combo pipedream a reality, they'd have to hire a hypnotist. How else would they be able to convince Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak to agree to a sign-and-trade deal that would ship Howar...

NEW ORLEANS -- Elton Brand, who never returned to peak form after tearing his left Achilles tendon during his prime, is betting on Kobe Bryant. Brand believes the 34-year-old Bryant will regain his Hall of Fame form after going through the gruelin...

LOS ANGELES - Coach Rick Carlisle cited "embracing our imperfections" as one of the keys to the Mavericks' 11-5 March. Perhaps their biggest flaw bit the Mavs hard as they opened April with a lopsided loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavs, w...

LOS ANGELES -- Full of optimism after Saturday's phenomenal comeback win, Dirk Nowitzki compared that stunning rally against the Chicago Bulls to the story of the Mavericks' season. Just when you think you can count them out ... Unfortunately, ...

How it happened: Kobe Bryant and his supporting cast crushed the Mavericks' playoff hopes. In a game that all but mathematically eliminated the Mavs from the playoffs, Bryant produced the 19th triple-double of his career, stuffing the box score wi...

A preseason guarantee that the Dallas Mavericks would be only a game and a half behind the Los Angeles Lakers when they left for this late-season trip to L.A. would have certainly pleased Dirk Nowitzki. The Mavs' superstar just didn't imagine that...

If Dirk Nowitzki put up his post-All-Star break numbers all season long, he probably wouldn't have been able to take a midseason vacation on a Mexican beach. Since his 11-year streak of All-Star appearances was snapped, Nowitzki has averaged 18.3 ...

SAN ANTONIO - Rick Carlisle claims he hasn't seen the play that caused Kobe Bryant's severe ankle injury, perhaps opening a window for the Mavericks to make the playoffs. That's Carlisle's story and he's sticking with it. "I didn't see the play...

DALLAS - Mark Cuban has insisted since their arrival this summer that he's looking for reasons to commit to Darren Collison and O.J. Mayo as the backcourt of the Mavericks' future. The film from Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers certainly wo...

DALLAS -- Be careful what you wish for, Mark Cuban. You say you miss the days of witty repartee with Phil Jackson and Shaquille O'Neal? Want another high-profile Laker with whom to go back-and-forth? OK, Kobe Bryant is game. But the Black Mamba...

How it happened: Dirk Nowitzki was dominant. Kobe Bryant was even better. The two legends put on a phenomenal show as two proud franchises fought for ninth place in the Western Conference. Nowitzki had season highs in points (30) and rebounds (...

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he was just trying to help educate folks on the collective bargaining agreement when he hypothetically suggested that the Los Angeles Lakers should consider using the amnesty clause on Kobe Bryant.

Mark Cuban predicted this summer that there would be chemistry problems for the loaded Los Angeles Lakers and pretty much openly prayed to the basketball gods that the NBA's glamour team would "suck." However, if you had promised Cuban before the ...

Mark Cuban loves messing with the Los Angeles Lakers and hates the NBA's collective bargaining agreement. Those two passions intersected when Cuban made a suggestion Friday morning that a purple-and-gold fan base might consider blasphemous. "If...

DALLAS - Dirk Nowitzki described the Lakers as a "perfect situation" for Dwight Howard earlier this season, which isn't exactly the best way to begin the recruiting pitch in an attempt to bring the NBA's best big man to Dallas. Of course, there's ...