10 Copyright (c) 2013 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Dallas Mavericks. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/dal http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=14f7iau24/*http%3A//probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/22/report-mavericks-looking-to-move-no-13-pick-to-clear-out-cap-space-for-run-at-howard-cp3/ It’s no secret that the Dallas Mavericks want to get a big star to pair with — and eventually take over the franchise mantle from — Dirk Nowitzki. And there are only two franchise-caliber players on the market this season, Chris Paul and Dwight Howard. But to offer a max contract Dallas has to make… Wed, 22 May 2013 12:43:58 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,da720529-49d6-3804-996f-7ca70ed660a3-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12d32gnv5/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-mock-draft-version-3-091900086--nba.html Version 3 of our NBA Mock Draft is here. The Cavaliers snuck into the No. 1 spot, the Magic get No. 2 and the Wizards moved up to No. 3. Wed, 22 May 2013 02:19:00 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,68e2e3e5-45da-3c42-a119-6bf571e47f5c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13as0vcii/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/dallas-mavericks-prospective-free-agent-profile-josh-smith-164600877.html COMMENTARY | The Dallas Mavericks have an abundance of salary cap space heading into this offseason and pure logic would suggest that they will be one of the more active players in both the free agent and trade markets this summer. And while there are only two viable franchise centerpieces on the market via unrestricted free agency in Chris Paul and Dwight Howard, the Mavericks will certainly look at a bevy of other free agent options. Tue, 21 May 2013 09:46:00 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,106b0c40-e2ab-3061-be20-e68b2edb9f8b-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12rtth7n0/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/report-lakers-howard-considering-other-020041670--nba.html Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard, who soon will become a free agent, plans to consider several teams and does not seem likely to rush the process, CBSSports.com reported Sunday. Sun, 19 May 2013 19:00:41 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,927f9136-2612-3427-9d56-a8aa83de1826-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12k74pvmn/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/ex-nba-player-stabbed-seriously-120438274--nba.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Serbian police say Predrag Danilovic, who played for the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks, is seriously injured after being stabbed in a fight. Sat, 18 May 2013 05:27:46 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,28ce9aa1-4d98-33c3-9e02-67700ed5f408-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13h035qo0/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/dirk-nowitzki-says-may-significant-pay-cut-woo-165513770.html For the second consecutive summer, the Dallas Mavericks could have significant salary cap space on hand if they choose to pass on re-signing some of their free agents. And, for the second straight year, this is in spite of Dirk Nowitzki’s much-deserved but massive individual contract, something that paid him nearly $21 million this season and nearly $23 million in 2013-14 . After being passed over by Deron Williams and left wanting in Dwight Howard trade negotiations, he Mavericks did well last year to put together what felt like a good enough roster to make the playoffs. The team acquisitions (O.J. Mayo, Darren Collison, Chris Kamen) all came through with up and down seasons, though, while Elton Brand sadly was a bit of a non-factor. The biggest problem above all was the loss of Nowitzki to a knee injury to start the season. Dallas competed for a playoff berth towards the end of the campaign, but with Nowitzki taking to nearly the season’s midpoint to start playing like the superstar he is, the Mavs just didn’t have a chance. Now Dirk is talking up the future. He wants Dwight Howard. He wants Chris Paul. He wants to part of the draft decision-making process. And he wants some pizza, dammit. Fri, 17 May 2013 09:55:13 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,88667de0-43d7-337f-b095-58f6dbba34d2-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13j3jm8tp/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/roy-hibbert-thinks-pacers-played-um-kittens-game-160516999.html If you wanted to say that the Indiana Pacers lost Thursday's Game 5 more than the New York Knicks won it, I wouldn't fight you in a public square. While the Knicks did seem more willing to attack and press the action in taking a 10-point decision, the Pacers frequently seemed unable to get out of their own way, coughing the ball up time and again, failing to take advantage of their trips to the foul line and allowing a Knicks team that still couldn't shoot straight (just 41 percent from the floor in the win) to capitalize on their sloppy play. Roy Hibbert knew he and his teammates had let a golden opportunity to finish things off and advance to the Eastern Conference finals slip through their fingers. After the game, the 7-foot-2 center — no doubt frustrated by his own pedestrian nine-point, seven-rebound performance in 31 foul-filled minutes — called the Pacers on the carpet and questioned their masculinity, according to Fred Kerber of the New York Post : “Excuse all the women in here, but we played like p---ies tonight, to tell you the truth,” foul-plagued center Roy Hibbert said. “We didn’t deserve to win this one. I’ll probably get fined for that. I don’t care.” If you're not sure which letters belong in place of those dashes, Kerber helpfully spelled the NSFW language out on Twitter . Be aware, though: It's the kind of blue talk that'll shock the monocle right out of your eye. Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:16 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,823eefa3-c60e-33d1-9da9-5b50b252380c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=14csr974g/*http%3A//probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/16/dirk-nowitzki-plans-to-take-a-significant-pay-cut-in-next-contract-with-the-mavericks/ Dirk Nowitzki has played all 15 of his NBA seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, and has amassed quite a fortune while doing so. Not counting endorsements, the 11-time All-Star has pulled in $204 million in career earnings, which puts him fifth all-time in that category in league history. As a result, when it’s time for… Thu, 16 May 2013 13:03:43 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,27847a10-0270-35a5-80a2-42133e230d73-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12okikpno/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/owners-reject-sacramento-kings-move-075010886--nba.html DALLAS (AP) -- Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson flashed a few smiles when his bid to save the city's NBA franchise finally succeeded. Just not too many. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:50:10 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,46ef2f37-a4ec-38ee-8709-503d45894fe4-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12nhgflet/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-owners-reject-sacramento-kings-222339272--nba.html DALLAS (AP) -- The Kings are staying in Sacramento, and Seattle will have to wait for another NBA franchise. Wed, 15 May 2013 19:05:42 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,96a8d960-5feb-3755-8164-675c127b98a5-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12fmeq84s/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nowitzki-open-pay-cut-help-001035251--nba.html The Dallas Mavericks failed to make the playoffs this season for the first time since 2000 and forward Dirk Nowitzki was not happy about it. Wed, 15 May 2013 17:10:35 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,376e71b9-6ca5-37ec-b925-58a29287003c-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=14i70us0e/*http%3A//probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/15/dirk-nowitzki-says-hed-love-for-the-mavs-to-land-dwight-howard-or-chris-paul-in-free-agency/ The Mavericks missed the playoffs this season for the first time in 13 years, and if we’ve learned anything from Mark Cuban over time, it’s that mediocrity in Dallas won’t be tolerated for very long at all. Dirk Nowitzki is equally competitive, and doesn’t want to spend the twilight of his career playing for a… Wed, 15 May 2013 09:10:47 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,daa334b2-9f6f-3fe0-879b-1bc8edad82d9-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12qp839ip/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nate-tibbetts-joins-blazers-assistant-234658143--nba.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Nate Tibbetts has joined the Portland Trail Blazers as an assistant coach. Tue, 14 May 2013 16:46:58 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,4edfee42-3b9d-3f86-b19f-c61a5bbd6131-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=1405siobl/*http%3A//probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/14/want-to-design-the-new-mavericks-uniform-mark-cuban-would-like-you-to-try/ After his fashion choices during the playoffs, it is clear Dwyane Wade should be the one to design the new Dallas Mavericks uniforms. But you can get the job, instead. Dallas is considering a uniform change in a couple years and owner Mark Cuban deiced to crowd source the new look. He went to his… Tue, 14 May 2013 07:07:41 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a2d8b3d7-882f-395c-a0a0-193b521a5a97-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13lhka0qg/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/mark-cuban-wants-designs-dallas-mavericks-uniforms-214849952.html The basketball world is lucky enough to be in a fairly acceptable era of NBA jersey style. After the maximalist days of the mid-'90s, the designs of the past decade-plus have tended towards the simple and refined, with franchises opting to represent themselves with a few simple colors, some basic lettering, and maybe an inconspicuous, non-garish logo for a bit of differentiation. There's nary a flaming chess piece to be seen. Unfortunately, fashion trends can ossify when the culture goes too long without a shift in standards. Most NBA franchises haven't updated their uniforms in some time, and the minimalist look has become a little too prevalent, and therefore overly familiar. The Dallas Mavericks, for instance, haven't updated their look since the 2001-02 campaign, Mark Cuban's second full season as owner. What was once a great improvement could now use a change, lest things eventually get stale. Always one to get out ahead of trends, Cuban has recognized the need for a change. So, as announced on his personal blog on Monday, he wants fans to provide their ideas for the team's new uniforms set to debut in the 2015-16 season (all typos and grammatical errors are as they appear on Cuban's blog): Mon, 13 May 2013 14:45:49 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,94cb7375-24a9-3540-a6e7-6ced79c794d8-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13hniokki/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/brandon-roy-likely-gone-good-let-remember-best-234154150.html Fri, 10 May 2013 16:40:54 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c9edfa04-c9fb-3e77-bd1e-a624b4c54e42-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12jjslt76/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/timberwolves-waive-brandon-roy-202728818--nba.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Brandon Roy gave it everything he had to try to resurrect a playing career derailed by chronic knee problems. Fri, 10 May 2013 14:14:45 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,dc81a315-a5fc-363a-b703-f0620be12183-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13ge7eqka/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/5-quick-facts-warriors-guard-klay-thompson-29-142537335.html Klay Thompson exploded into the national consciousness on Wednesday night, pouring in 29 first-half points in a scintillating shooting display that left the San Antonio Spurs stunned and helped propel the Golden State Warriors to a convincing 100-91 win . As we bask in the glow of yet another marvelous scoring deluge from the Golden State backcourt, here are five stat notes of interest from the 23-year-old sophomore's brilliant Game 2 coming-out party: 1. Thompson became just the fifth player in the last 10 years to put up 29 points in the first half of a playoff game, joining Dwight Howard ( 31 first-half points against the Atlanta Hawks in 2011), Tony Parker ( 31 against the Dallas Mavericks in 2009), Ray Allen ( 29 against the Chicago Bulls five days after Parker's big first half) and LeBron James ( Game 6 ). Pretty good company, dog. 2. He scored more points, made more field goals (11) and hit more 3-pointers (seven) in the first 24 minutes on Wednesday than he had in any of his first seven full playoff games. When you do that, you can fall off a little bit in the second half — and he did, scoring just five points on 2 for 8 shooting and going scoreless in the fourth quarter — and nobody's really going to mind that much. (It's not like Thompson just disappeared, though; his defense in the second half, especially on Parker, was exemplary.) Thu, 09 May 2013 07:25:37 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c3fd748b-c899-3528-b36c-c715aae3e576-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12rc6p5p8/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/mavs-assistant-obrien-retiring-canales-225747774--nba.html DALLAS (AP) -- Mavericks assistant Jim O'Brien is retiring after a 30-year career that included heading coaching stints in Boston, Philadelphia and Indiana. Fri, 03 May 2013 16:39:50 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,66b768ef-7af2-3d89-9dfb-740292abd788-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12g0j084n/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/warriors-hang-close-nuggets-071026655--nba.html OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors don't have much of a playoff history, but in their rare appearances, they've done one thing consistently well: surprise first-round opponents. Fri, 03 May 2013 00:10:26 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,6f4fa60d-9a8b-3d5d-b6c1-c1a8a6d5ed1e-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12naoon50/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/woodson-wants-knicks-focused-court-205102901--nba.html GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) -- Call it bad fashion sense or poor playoff etiquette. Thu, 02 May 2013 14:04:59 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,6efa94bd-7480-3083-bd52-d28363b0feb1-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13ru015tj/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/knicks-celtics-funeral-clothes-kenyon-martin-jason-terry-162143675.html Thu, 02 May 2013 09:15:43 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,7cee8275-5f4b-3895-b885-92d9e45ac01e-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=13has1l4o/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--clippers--grizzlies--chris-paul--blake-griffin--ankle-injury-072545236.html Chris Paul's superb effort on Tuesday wasn't enough to keep the Clippers from falling 3-2 in the first-round series against the Grizzlies. Wed, 01 May 2013 01:25:20 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,e4ba9e5e-30d6-3fb7-9f73-6dfbe5da4bfa-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=14ti4nubh/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--kobe-bryant-doesn-t-want-lakers-to-break-up-team--dwight-howard-demands-space-in-making-free-agency-pick-004806650.html Howard said he loved the city of Los Angeles, but added it can be difficult to be a Laker when things are bad. He asked that his ability to make a free-agent decision be respected without pressure, a curious request considering Bryant said he will lobby Howard to stay long term. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:48:05 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,40cf8cfe-33ad-32d9-adef-58b51648e9c2-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12hib30p1/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/kidd-wins-nba-sportsmanship-award-230033443.html New York Knicks guard Jason Kidd has become the first player to win back-to-back NBA sportsmanship awards. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:00:33 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,8e1e0ec6-28f2-3826-8c1b-d16602ab8a37-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12oj77hem/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/knicks-kidd-wins-nba-sportsmanship-award-190027529.html New York Knicks guard Jason Kidd has become the first player to win back-to-back NBA sportsmanship awards. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:27 PDT nba urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,a3bf8b7b-8f5d-33b5-83dd-f4e06d543459-l:1 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:43:58 PDT