Luka Doncic is making progress on his calf injury and will begin playing both games of a back-to-back sometime soon, sources told Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Doncic missed the Lakers' win over the Blazers on Thursday night after playing against the Hornets on Wednesday. Doncic said that he spent the All-Star break getting his mind off basketball. … [Read more...] about Luka Doncic Expected To Play In Back-To-Back Games Soon
Moses Brown, Mavericks To Sign 10-Day Contract
Moses Brown and the Dallas Mavericks are expected to sign a 10-day contract. The Mavericks are especially thin at center due to the current injuries to Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford. Brown appeared in nine games with the Indiana Pacers this season, averaging 3.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 5.1 minutes. … [Read more...] about Moses Brown, Mavericks To Sign 10-Day Contract
Mark Cuban’s Right Hand Man’s Ties With Adelsons Gave Credence To Possibility He Would Continue To Run Basketball Ops
Jason Lutin, who is long-serving Chief of Staff for Mark Cuban Companies, had been close to the Adelson family for many years. Through Lutin, the relationship between Mark Cuban and the Adelson family grew over the past several years which ultimately led to his sale of the Dallas Mavericks to the family. Adelson's son, Matan, was once an intern with the Mavericks. Matan now … [Read more...] about Mark Cuban’s Right Hand Man’s Ties With Adelsons Gave Credence To Possibility He Would Continue To Run Basketball Ops
Mavericks Were ‘Never’ Going To Offer Luka Doncic Five-Year, $345M Supermax Extension
The Dallas Mavericks were "never" going to offer Luka Doncic a five-year, $345 million supermax contract extension this offseason, sources tell The Athletic. The conventional wisdom for years had been that the Mavericks would automatically offer it to Doncic and he would need to make a decision. But Doncic was clear both on the record in his introductory press conference with … [Read more...] about Mavericks Were ‘Never’ Going To Offer Luka Doncic Five-Year, $345M Supermax Extension
Kyrie Irving Interested In Playing For Australia
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has spent his national team duty as part of Team USA to this point in his career. However, Irving is in process of trying to make the switch to represent Australia on the national level. "Man, we're in the process of that right now, just trying to figure out the best route for me to be eligible," Irving said of switching to play for … [Read more...] about Kyrie Irving Interested In Playing For Australia