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The Dallas Mavericks are preparing to begin their first season without Dirk Nowitzki since 1997-98. Although he played a career-low of 15.6 minutes in just 51 games in his final NBA campaign, Nowitzki was still an invaluable member of the squad due to his experience and leadership. Thankfully for the Mavericks, they have new faces […]

The 1998-99 season marked the first and only time so far that the Dallas Mavericks’ forward/center, Dirk Nowitzki, came off the bench for the team. Then a 20-year-old rookie picked eighth overall in the 1998 NBA Draft, Nowitzki was brought along slowly. He went on to win a starting job later on in his rookie […]

After suffering a disappointing 2017-18 NBA season, the Dallas Mavericks managed to improve their roster this summer. The Mavericks solidified their frontcourt with the acquisition of DeAndre Jordan in the recent free agency. In the 2018 NBA Draft, Dallas engaged in a trade deal with the Atlanta Hawks for the draft rights of European superstar […]

After signing a one-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki broke a previous NBA record he shared with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. The 40-year-old center/power forward became the first NBA player to play 21 seasons with the same team. Since being selected the No. 9 overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft, […]

Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic, the man they call “The Dragon,” was a man on a mission throughout the 2017 EuroBasket tournament. In what could be his final appearance in Europe’s biggest basketball tournament, Dragic saved his best performance for last as he led Slovenia to its first ever title in the European Basketball Championship, […]

The losses for the Brooklyn Nets are piling up on their record and their roster. Not only did Brooklyn lose to the Dallas Mavericks, 111-104, on Sunday afternoon, but point guard Jeremy Lin suffered a right ankle sprain in the first quarter and did not return. The Nets’ league-worst record (13-56) suffered another blow while […]

Dirk Nowitzki is essentially one game away from making history! The 38-year-old longtime Dallas Mavericks power forward is very close to achieving a major scoring milestone – 30,000 points. Not your average big man: Looking back at Dirk Nowitzki’s greatness on the brink of NBA history #MFFL | @ESefko https://t.co/Q0v4tHl8R8 pic.twitter.com/CWO9Fqmwp7 — Dallas Morning News […]

Andrew Bogut’s time with the Dallas Mavericks could be short-lived. NBA trade rumors are swirling about the Portland Trailblazers and Boston Celtics being among the clubs looking into the big man’s availability. Where Bogut lands, provided that the Mavericks trade him, could tilt the balance in a divisional race somewhere down the line. ESPN’s Marc […]

Quincy Acy is back with the Dallas Mavericks organization. Acy has been kind of a journeyman since coming into the league in 2012, bouncing from organization to organization. The six-foot-seven combo forward was selected in the second round of the 2012 draft by the Toronto Raptors, where he spent a little more than a year. […]

The Dallas Mavericks have struggled all season, but there is some optimism that the Mavs can turn things around once they get healthy. Dallas (3-13) snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 91-81 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans at American Airlines Center on Sunday. Harrison Barnes, once again, led the way for the Mavs […]

The latest NBA trade rumors are providing speculation that Dirk Nowitzki may have limited days as a member of the Dallas Mavericks. The future NBA Hall of Famer is nearing his retirement in the coming seasons. Right now, his Mavs team is nowhere near to being a contender, should they manage to make it into […]

Dirk Nowitzki is arguably the greatest European basketball player of all time and has accomplished just about everything in his illustrious career. He has been the cornerstone of the Dallas Mavericks for his entire career, which spans 18 seasons, and has not yet made any announcements about when he plans to hang up his sneakers […]

There are rare moments in the NBA where loyalty is a two-way street. According to ESPN, the Dallas Mavericks are paying Dirk Nowitzki an additional $10 million on his new contract. Initially, the two sides agreed on a two-year deal that was worth approximately $40 million. Now, the German power forward will be receiving $50 […]

As the 2016 NBA offseason gets underway, there are a lot of trade rumors and rumors surrounding the upcoming free agency market. There are a lot of high profile names available and there is a lot of cash just waiting to be spent. One of those high profile players is Dirk Nowitzki, who decided to […]

The NBA rumors surrounding Dirk Nowitzki are heating up, with new reports that the forward could end up leaving the Dallas Mavericks for their rival, the San Antonio Spurs. Nowitzki has opted out of his contract and is widely expected to re-sign with the Mavericks. But he has said repeatedly that he does not want […]

The Golden State Warriors are fresh off of one of the best runs we’ve ever seen in NBA history. The Warriors won the 2015 NBA Finals in six games over the Cleveland Cavaliers as Stephen Curry was named the 2014-15 NBA MVP. The team then followed that amazing season up by breaking the record for […]

The Golden State Warriors have just suffered a heart breaker in the NBA Finals. They lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 to decide who would take home the championship. With the finals officially over, the Warriors are now putting their full attention to their upcoming off season. Management has said they want to […]

NBA rumors are suggesting that Dwight Howard could soon be joining forces with Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks, multiple media reports have suggested. The latest rumors are coming from Jason Terry, a former Dallas Mavericks guard who has spent the last two seasons with Dwight Howard on the Houston Rockets’ roster. In comments Jason […]

Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant is arguably one of the most sought-after free agents the NBA has seen in the last few years. As such, fan interest is at a fever pitch…opinions, rumors (and certain teams’ pipe dreams) are all part of the landscape. Durant’s current team can offer him more money and more contract […]

The Dallas Mavericks, as has been the case for the past several seasons, head into the offseason with a bunch of free agents and several holes to fill. The Sporting News suggests that the Mavs have basically two options this summer: either they can start over and have a lot of cap space, or they […]

NBA rumors are swirling around Dirk Nowitzki. The legendary Dallas Mavericks forward is getting closer to the end of his career. Management is intent on building a roster around Nowitzki that can help him compete for one more championship in the National Basketball Association. Several free agents will be wined and dined this summer. According […]

On Monday night, the playoff hopes of Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks ended with a 118-104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Ultimately, Oklahoma City’s firepower was too much for what was left of the depleted Mavericks team. Despite a plethora of injuries across the board, Dallas knew that the team could once again […]

NBA rumors have been swirling around Dirk Nowitzki. The regular season is coming to a close, and the Dallas Mavericks are currently on the outside looking in at the NBA Playoffs. While the team can still make it into the top eight and join in on the post season festivities, their chances of winning the […]

NBA rumors have been swirling around Dirk Nowitzki this past week. First, the Dallas Mavericks move him from power forward to center. Things worked out for a brief moment before Rick Carlisle decided that the Mavericks were not getting the results they had hoped for. Adapting is how you succeed in the National Basketball Association. […]

NBA rumors have been swirling around Dirk Nowitzki. The belief was that Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle was going to be playing his star forward at center for the rest of the season. The Mavericks found some success with a small ball lineup, and they were hoping that it would help them catch up […]

NBA rumors have been suggesting that more and more teams are going to be switching to small ball by the time the playoffs begin so that they can counter what Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are doing. Based on their game against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, it appears that the Dallas Mavericks […]

Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki is proving what an incredible basketball player he is. He managed to pass Shaquille O’Neal for sixth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, during Wednesday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. “He’s probably the most dominant big man to ever play this game, so it’s kind of surreal […]

Newly acquired point guard Rajon Rondo, who the Dallas Mavericks acquired Thursday in a deal that sent Brandan Wright and Jameer Nelson to the Boston Celtics, scored six points shooting 3-for-11 with nine assists and seven rebounds in 34 minutes. Saturday night marked his first start for the Mavs, a game where Dallas would outlast […]

Carmelo Anthony could be headed to the Dallas Mavericks — at least if Dirk Nowitzki gets his way. The New York Knicks forward has reportedly decided to test the free agent market this summer, and rumors have been already circulating about his landing point. There are reports that the Miami Heat have been looking into […]

Dirk Nowitzki is a pretty talented guy. Not only is he one of the most dominant players in the NBA but he also does a mean camel impression. OK, so that probably needs a little explanation. Nowitzki recently starred in a Dallas Mavericks commercial that spoofed those Geico “Hump Day” ads. In case you don’t […]

In Dirk Nowitzki’s new music video, the Dallas Mavericks superstar sings (or tries to) the Stones’ “Satisfaction” from the back seat of a car with two Mavs cheerleaders up front. German techno DJ Flula Borg, a big Nowitzki fan, is along for the ride around Dallas and apparently produced the “Satisfaction” tracks. There is another […]

The NBA has been making an attempt to eradicate flopping from the game, but Dirk Nowitzki said it’s unlikely the league will will be able to get rid of it entirely. The league this year instituted retroactive fines for players caught embellishing contact in order to draw a foul. It was used sparingly during the […]

It was a big day for Dirk Nowitzki. The NBA veteran scored his 25,000th point, helped the Mavs reach .500 for the year, and finally shaved that awful beard. Nowitzki, who was sidelined earlier this year with a knee injury, made a promise with his fellow Mavericks that he wouldn’t shave his beard until the […]

The 2012-2013 NBA season is going to start without a few of the league’s all-stars. The Minnesota Timberwolves announced yesterday that Kevin Love was expected to miss about 8 weeks after he injured his hand and now the Dallas Mavericks have announced that Dirk Nowitzki has undergone surgery and will be on the sidelines for […]

Dallas Mavericks star forward Dirk Nowitzki has added another ring to his collection and this one has nothing to do with his on-the-court skills. According to ESPN, Nowitzki, 34, married his girlfriend Jessica Olsson on July 20 in a low-key fashion at his Dallas-area home in Preston Hollow, Texas. “”It was very special, and I […]

Brandon Bass and the Celtics have agreed to a contract extension, the Boston Globe reports. While Bass’s agent Tony Dutt would only say that it was a “multiyear” deal, it is believed that it is a $20 million, three-year deal. Dutt said of the deal, “This is where he always wanted to be. So it […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki became the 23rd player in NBA history to score 23,000 career points during a Friday night game against the Milwaukee Bucks. The star 7-footer was only needed for 22 minutes and finished the game with 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting as the Mavericks cruised on to win the game – […]

The Texas Rangers recently asked Major League Baseball (MLB) officials for the right to have Dallas Mavericks player Dirk Nowitzki throw out the first pitch at a World Series game, a request that has been denied. Nowitzki was part of a “first-pitch” list that the team had compiled before entering the world series however the […]

Crystal Taylor, ‘girlfriend’ of Dallas Mavericks star forward Dirk Nowitzki is in Dallas County Jail after being arrested on 8 warrants. Crystal Taylor (Cristal Taylor on the police records), 37, was in Dallas County jail Thursday night with her bail set at $20,000 on on charge of theft of services and no bail was allowed […]