Hoops Rumors

The Mavericks made one very significant roster addition over the summer, drafting No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg out of Duke. But the club’s starting five has yet to be determined heading into training camp, per Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News (Twitter link). “This is competition,” head coach Jason Kidd said. “We’re going to look at a lot of combinations.” Kidd has indicated … [Read more...] about Mavericks Notes: Starters, Kyrie, Smith, Robinson-Earl, Coaches, Lively

Mavericks guard Klay Thompson hosted the annual Mavericks “vet camp” and new acquisition D’Angelo Russell was among those in attendance. As Grant Afseth of Dallas Hoops Journal writes, the experience helped Russell gain some familiarity with his new teammates ahead of the season. “When you have that camaraderie to start the season, all the ice is broken,” Russell said. “You … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Russell, Mavericks Questions, Clarke, G League Trade

The Mavericks have waived guard D’Moi Hodge ahead of team training camp, according to the NBA’s player transaction log. He had been signed to a non-guaranteed deal last week. While the terms of that contract weren’t divulged, it almost certainly contained Exhibit 10 language. Hodge went undrafted out of Missouri in 2023, but latched on with the Lakers via a two-way deal. He … [Read more...] about Mavericks Waive D’Moi Hodge

As Marc Stein writes in his latest Substack article for The Stein Line, the Warriors‘ training camp will tip off a week from today (September 30), while the deadline for Jonathan Kuminga to accept his qualifying offer arrives one day later (October 1). That means that if Kuminga’s decision goes down to the wire, the Warriors may open camp with a significant portion of their … [Read more...] about Stein’s Latest: Warriors, Kuminga, Wizards, Bailey, THT, Davis

While Dennis Smith Jr. rejoining the Mavericks makes for a nice storyline, it’s unlikely the veteran guard will make the 15-man roster out of training camp, Marc Stein of The Stein Line tweets. Smith is signing a one-year deal with Dallas, the team that made him the No. 9 pick of the 2017 draft. However, it’s likely to be only a training camp contract and the Mavericks already … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: D. Smith, J. Jackson, Spurs, Nowitzki, Flagg