Cooper Flagg propels Mavericks vs. Lakers
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The Mavericks' roster for 2025 opening night appears to be set. But are they confident in their PG situation amid Kyrie Irving's injury?
Mark Cuban wants Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II to shoot threes in 2025-26, possibly changing the teams' offensive identity.
On Wednesday the NBA announced the group drawings for the 2025 in-season tournament known as the NBA Cup. The NBA teams are split into six groups of five teams, the Mavericks landing in the West B group along with the LA Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans and, of course, Luka Doncic and the LA Lakers.
Former Dallas Mavericks governor Mark Cuban has great faith in Mavs rookie Cooper Flagg's future, so much so that he offered a comparison to late Los Angeles Lakers legend and Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant regarding his potential development path while taking in Dallas' 87-85 summer league win over L.
NBA insider Marc Stein has revealed that the Mavericks have found his replacement, hiring Geoff Puls, who is the former head strength and conditioning coach of the Chicago Bulls. He did leave the Bulls about a year ago to be a self-employed performance consultant in Wisconsin, but he has plenty of high-level experience and comes highly regarded.
A social media post from hip hop star Megan Thee Stallion revealed an interesting resemblance to an NBA champion in the background.