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Marc Stein: The Mavericks say in a statement that Blackman — whose No. 22 was retired in March 2000 — was chosen “due to his impactful leadership for the franchise through the decades, both on and off the court.” @MikeACurtis2 first reported Dallas picked Blackman as its front-facing lottery rep. … [Read more...] about
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While few know the cold nature of the business of sports better than Jones, the news of Luka Dončić getting traded was so shocking Jerry Jones said his wife — like many Mavs fans — cried when she found out Luka had been sent to Los Angeles: “Well I am a fan of the Mavericks — big fan of the Mavericks — and consequently a big fan of Luka,” Jones said. “The world knows that I’ve … [Read more...] about
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“It would have been nice,” Caldwell-Pope told The Stein Line of Dallas’ interest. “That was the deal that Denver had on the table for me. But they didn’t want to do it.” “I don’t think they came back with a [counter offer to the Mavericks],” Caldwell-Pope continued. “So we [were] on to the next. We can’t waste time in free agency. It goes quick. It’s hard. So just making my … [Read more...] about
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Chris Haynes: Rich Paul, who reps Anthony Davis, on if there’s pressure on AD to prove he’s worthy of being traded for Luka Doncic: ‘That’s not on the players…It’s the race of the front offices.’ #haynesbriefs m.youtube.com/watch?v=WnEcId… pic.x.com/YVW5OW1RZH Rich Paul, who reps Anthony Davis, on if there’s pressure on AD to prove he’s worthy of being traded for Luka … [Read more...] about
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Three days after trading Anthony Davis to Dallas for Doncic, the Lakers orchestrated a deal with the Charlotte Hornets to land 7-footer Mark Williams, a tantalizing but injury-prone young center who was supposed to provide Doncic a vertical threat around the rim other than Jaxson Hayes. Williams was Doncic’s preferred lob partner out of a list of potential trade targets and … [Read more...] about Lakers ‘couldn’t live wit what they saw’ from Mark Williams’ physical