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One of the silliest things you'll hear this summer is that free agents don't want to come to Dallas. That's become a meme that's often repeated in discussions about Mark Cuban's bold plan to create ample salary cap space by stripping down the 2011...

DALLAS - Let's take a quick look at the Mavericks' financial forecast this summer, with an assist from renowned salary cap expert Larry Coon. The Mavs have the following eight seven players under contract next season: Dirk Nowitzki ($22,721,381...

DALLAS - Chris Kaman, the man the Mavs gave an $8 million salary to be the starting center, is healthy again. So how does Kaman fit into the Mavs' rotation? "I have zero idea," Kaman said after playing eight quality minutes in Sunday's loss to ...

DALLAS - For all the talk about the Bank of Cuban being open, there were very few players the Mavericks would have considered acquiring if it meant sacrificing salary cap space this summer. They ended up trading for reserve gunner Anthony Morrow. ...

DALLAS - The Mavericks acquired Anthony Morrow from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Dahntay Jones just before the trade deadline, a swap of reserve swingmen with expiring contracts. Morrow, a five-year veteran with a $4 million salary, averaged ...

DALLAS -- Mike James' veteran-minimum salary is guaranteed for the rest of the season. The Mavericks had to make a decision on whether to commit to the 37-year-old reserve point guard or let him go after his second 10-day contract expired Sunday n...

DALLAS - Ian Mahinmi hopes he hasn't played his last minutes as a Maverick. The Mavs took a minimum-salary flyer on Mahinmi a couple of summers ago after the Spurs willingly let their former first-round pick go. He developed into a solid backup bi...

It disgusts Charles Barkley that the Mavericks are on the hook for alimony after annulling their marriage to Lamar Odom.

Lamar Odom will go down as one of biggest disgraces in Dallas sports history.

DALLAS -- The Dallas Mavericks believe they can make another playoff run this season, but the primary reason they did nothing before the trade deadline was to preserve their potential to create significant room under the salary cap this summer. "I...

Lamar Odom, who has been mostly awful since arriving to the Dallas Mavericks in a salary-dump deal from the Los Angeles Lakers before the season, admits that he's "not myself yet" after another miserable performance Wednesday night.

DALLAS -- Perhaps the worst thing about Lamar Odom's 2-of-14 shooting performance is that it can't be considered surprising at this point. After all, Odom has been mostly awful after arriving in a salary-dump deal from the Lakers, for whom he aver...

STOCK UP Delonte West - Signed for the minimum salary, it looks like West will be a bargain. He's the primary backup point guard but has started the last two games at shooting guard. He's been a bright spot during the defending champions' 0-3 start...

A roster analysis shows the Mavs have a chance to keep changes to minimum.

NBA, players union disagree on claim that Mark Cuban proposed dropping the salary cap.

DALLAS - For the first few quarters Friday night, Peja Stojakovic couldn't buy a bucket. But he was worth every penny Mark Cuban is paying him in the fourth. Actually, the man who signed for the veteran's minimum in midseason seems like a heck of ...