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Petre Thomas-Imagn Images The young center is expected to be healthy for the start of next season Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II underwent a successful foot surgery this week, according to reports by ESPN’s Shams Charania and NBA insider Marc Stein, to remove bone spurs from his foot. The 21-year old big man entering his third season with the Mavericks is … [Read more...] about Mavericks center Dereck Lively II has foot surgery

Getty Images The Indiana Fever beat the Wings for the second time this season, 102-83, in Indianapolis. The spectacle of Game 1 of the WNBA’s Caitlin Clark vs. Paige Bueckers Era, fueled by the emergence of the game’s two youngest budding superstars, turned into an old-fashioned whoopin’ as the game got away from Bueckers’ Dallas Wings (6-16) in the second quarter on … [Read more...] about Wings Things: Dallas gets a brutal welcome to the WNBA’s Paige Bueckers vs. Caitlin Clark Era

Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images Another national tv Dallas NBA Summer League game The Dallas Mavericks play their second Las Vegas Summer League game, this time against the San Antonio Spurs. It’s on ESPN again and features the number one and number two picks from June’s NBA Draft, Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper. The first game was shockingly good from Dallas against … [Read more...] about Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs Preview: An old rivalry with new faces

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Flagg plays a well-rounded game, but Dallas can’t pull past the Spurs The Dallas Mavericks fell to 1-1 in Las Vegas Summer League, losing to the San Antonio Spurs, 76-69. David Garcia-Jones led the Spurs in scoring with 21 while number two overall draft pick Dylan Harper scored 16 with six rebounds, a pair of assists, two steals, and a … [Read more...] about 3 thoughts after the Dallas Mavericks fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 76-69

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Fans respond to questions asked This week’s Dallas Mavericks fan polling had two easy questions about the progression of the offseason. Since we’re all but wrapped up with the moves that matter, it seemed a good time to take the temperature of the team’s performance. The first question asked if the Dallas Maverick did enough in free … [Read more...] about SB Reacts: Dallas Mavericks free agency and playoff prediction reactions