<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-owner-supports-nico-harrison-fan-outrage');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: Why owner still supports Nico Harrison amid fan outrage');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dallas-Mavericks-general-manager-Nico-Harrison.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: Why owner still supports Nico Harrison amid fan outrage</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T09:46:31-07:00">October 27th, 9:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T09:46:31-07:00">October 27th, 9:46am</time><address><a>Rishabh Bhatnagar</a>Rishabh is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-fans-erupt-cooper-flagg-new-career-high-dunk">Dallas Mavericks have had considerable reason for optimism since the departure</a> of Luka Doncic back in February. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-cooper-flagg-stat-line-first-nba-win-grabs-attention">Despite the arrival of Cooper Flagg</a> and a roster that appears stacked on talent, injury issues have resulted in another mixed start for the Mavericks, who are currently 1-2 to start the season.</p><p>In such a scenario, while fans have consistently asked for the front office to sack general manager Nico Harrison, he continues to enjoy support from owner Patrick Dumont. This, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, is because Dumont was <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-the-nbas-around-the-league" rel="noopener">the one who approved</a> the Doncic trade in the first place.</p><p>“One source told The Stein Line that Dumont’s support for his GM has stemmed largely from the fact that he’s the one who ultimately signed off on Harrison’s little-known plan to trade Dončić — then 25 and coming off five successive All-NBA first team selections — for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and one unprotected first-round pick in 2029,” he wrote.</p><p>Dallas fans chanted “Fire Nico” during a 33-point loss to the San Antonio Spurs and again two nights later in a 10-point home loss to the Washington Wizards. The Spurs game doubled as Cooper Flagg’s NBA debut and featured unusually loud “Go Spurs Go” chants at American Airlines Center, which Victor Wembanyama said dazzled him postgame.</p><p>Further, Nico Harrison told local reporters in April he had three seasons left on his deal entering 2025-26 after a June 2024 extension. This comes alongside a problematic start, which has seen the Mavericks struggle to score consistently, something the presence of Doncic would have helped.</p><p>Further, Kyrie Irving’s absence has also compounded trouble, with the team currently lacking a dependable point guard capable of producing looks for his teammates. The Mavericks will now look to build on their win over the Toronto Raptors when they host defending champions Oklahoma City Thunder on October 27.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: Why owner still supports Nico Harrison amid fan outrage

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/nba-rumors-jewish-holiday-held-up-luka-doncic-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: How a Jewish holiday held up the Luka Doncic trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Lakers-guard-Luka-Doncic-77-reacts.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: How a Jewish holiday held up the Luka Doncic trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-21T07:22:49-07:00">October 21st, 7:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-21T07:24:45-07:00">October 21st, 7:24am</time><address><a>Rishabh Bhatnagar</a>Rishabh is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Luka Doncic’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-luka-doncic-sounds-off-on-mavericks-trade-in-revenge-tour-article">trade to the Los Angeles Lakers shook the entire NBA</a>, with the longtime Dallas Mavericks hero arriving in LA back in February this year. The Lakers acquired Dončić (plus Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris), while Dallas received Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a 2029 first-round pick.</p><p>Now, it turns out that an unlikely Jewish holiday in the form of Shabbat played a major role in holding up the trade. Per noted NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman‘s book A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers, Mavs GM Nico Harrison <a href="https://forward.com/culture/books/777355/luka-doncic-trade-shabbat-lakers-book/" rel="noopener">had only told</a> Lakers GM Rob Pelinka about Doncic’s availability, via Forward.</p><p>Pelinka in turn only informed Lakers owner Jeanie Buss to avoid leaks that could potentially collapse the talks. However, the Lakers first needed to do a separate trade with the Utah Jazz in order to make space for the Slovenian international.</p><p>The Jazz took back Jalen Hood-Schifino and two future second-rounders as part of the three-team framework which also involved the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers received Drew Eubanks and Patty Mills in exchange of PJ Tucker, Mo Bamba and other assets, which in turn allowed the Jazz to complete the trade with the Lakers.</p><p>However, a final administrative snag paused the multi-team chain until after Saturday night: Patty Mills’ agent, Steven Heumann, was observing Shabbat and had to attest to contract terms before a related deal could be completed.</p><p>The franchises involved therefore waited until after sundown Saturday to finish the adjacent deal with both Pelinka and Harrison agreeing to maintain silence on the negotiations until then. One of the most stunning trades ever made in the NBA, Doncic’s arrival was eventually confirmed on Sunday, February 2, after being in the works for almost a week.</p><p>While all the franchises understandably moved quickly to get the deals done, the stakes were especially high for Pelinka and company, considering the number of teams that could have tried to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/luka-doncic-bold-predictions-lakers-season">hijack the trade had they known about Doncic’s availability</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: How a Jewish holiday held up the Luka Doncic trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-klay-thompson-anthony-davis-boosting-offseason-bonding');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: How Klay Thompson, Anthony Davis are boosting offseason ‘bonding’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mavericks-rumors-How-Klay-Thompson-Anthony-Davis-are-boosting-offseason-bonding.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: How Klay Thompson, Anthony Davis are boosting offseason ‘bonding’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-15T12:06:55-07:00">September 15th, 12:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-15T12:06:55-07:00">September 15th, 12:06pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks are looking to compete during the 2025-26 NBA season. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-dirk-nowitzki-dishes-truth-on-dallas-2025-26-outlook">Mavs are expected to bounce back</a> following a 2024-25 campaign that saw them get eliminated in the NBA Play-In Tournament. At the moment, Dallas is preparing for the upcoming season as the offseason moves forward. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, Anthony Davis and Klay Thompson are <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/monday-best-the-latest-nba-personnel?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=173664251&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">leading the way</a> when it comes to offseason “bonding.”</p><p>The Mavs held a “bonding camp” earlier this month, Stein reports. Thompson was reportedly “urging” for this event to take place. Stein also reports that Davis hosted a dinner for his teammates.</p><p>Chemistry plays a pivotal role in team success. It’s easy to place all of the focus on statistics, but what happens behind the scenes often leads to those stats. Davis and Thompson stepping into leadership roles is important.</p><p>The Mavericks’ franchise was shaken in February of 2025 following the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-mavericks-luka-doncic-anthony-davis-trade">shocking Luka Doncic trade</a>. Davis, of course, was traded to the Mavs as part of the deal. He is seemingly taking steps forward to assume a leadership role with his new team.</p><p>Kyrie Irving is another leader on the roster. However, he won’t be able to lead from an on-court standpoint until later in the season, as Irving is not expected to return until early 2026 while recovering from ACL surgery. The Mavericks will need Davis and Thompson to lead the way to begin the season.</p><p>According to Stein’s reporting, it seems as if both future Hall of Famers are already accepting the role during the NBA offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: How Klay Thompson, Anthony Davis are boosting offseason ‘bonding’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-dallas-trade-olivier-maxence-prosper-dante-exum');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: The trade Dallas is trying to make to clear spot for Dante Exum');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Dante-Exum-and-Olivier-Maxence-Prosper-defend-Donovan-Mitchell.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: The trade Dallas is trying to make to clear spot for Dante Exum</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-27T08:27:53-07:00">August 27th, 8:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-27T08:27:53-07:00">August 27th, 8:27am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks may not be done making moves this offseason. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-dangelo-russell-kyrie-irvings-replacement-13-million-contract">Mavs already signed D’Angelo Russell</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-dallas-officially-selects-cooper-flagg-2025-nba-draft">selected Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick</a> in the 2025 NBA Draft, but they are now reportedly looking to make a trade. According to NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer, the Mavericks <a href="https://x.com/TheSteinLine/status/1960717378393690297" rel="noopener">are looking</a> to trade Olivier-Maxence Prosper in order to make room on the roster for Dante Exum.</p><p>“The Mavericks have ramped up their efforts to create the needed roster space to complete the signing of Dante Exum, sources tell @JakeLFischer and me. The push has focused on finding a new home via trade for Olivier-Maxence Prosper,” Stein wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/jonathan-kuminga-josh-giddey-intel-entering-september-siegels-scoop">confirmed the Mavericks’ trade pursuit</a>, writing that sources said the team is “exploring avenues” to move Prosper.</p><p>Prosper, who is still only 23 years old, has played two seasons in the NBA. A former first round draft pick, Prosper has averaged just 10 minutes per outing across his first two years in the league. With minimal playing time, the forward has recorded per game averages of 3.5 points and 2.2 rebounds.</p><p>Perhaps a fresh start is exactly what Prosper needs. One has to imagine the Mavericks have some hesitancy to move on from Prosper given his potential and the fact that he is a former first round pick. However, with Kyrie Irving not expected to return until early 2026 and Spencer Dinwiddie joining the Charlotte Hornets this offseason, Exum is the best fit on the current roster behind Russell at point guard.</p><p>Exum, 30, has dealt with injury concerns in recent years. In 2024-25, he appeared in only 20 games. Still, Exum has made a significant impact while on the floor. He is a reliable backup guard who is capable of starting if necessary.</p><p>Barring unforeseen circumstances, it appears that the Mavericks will attempt to trade Prosper in order to create roster space for Exum. It remains to be seen what the potential trade will look like, however.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: The trade Dallas is trying to make to clear spot for Dante Exum

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-pj-washington-dallas-contract-extension-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: Potential PJ Washington-Dallas contract extension gets big update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/PJ-Washington-warms-up-before-Grizzlies-Mavericks-preseason-game.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: Potential PJ Washington-Dallas contract extension gets big update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-25T09:25:16-07:00">August 25th, 9:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-25T09:25:16-07:00">August 25th, 9:25am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks are set to potentially contend for a postseason spot in the 2025-26 NBA season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-anthony-davis-poised-biggest-nba-season">Anthony Davis will lead the way</a> as 2025 No. 1 overall pick <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-cooper-flagg-obstacle-overcome-nba">Cooper Flagg prepares to make his NBA debut</a>. Kyrie Irving’s expected return in 2026 will give the Mavs a pivotal boost later in the season. One player who has not received as much attention but could make a difference this year is PJ Washington. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-the-latest-on-late-summer?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=171753881&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">league sources said</a> a contract extension between Washington and the Mavs is likely to come to fruition.</p><p>Washington will become eligible to sign a four-year contract extension worth $90 million on Friday. Are there risks with such a contract? Sure, but Washington has been reliable on the floor while also stepping up as a leader. Regardless of his role — there are arguments to be made for Washington starting or coming off the bench — he will impact the Mavs in a big way for years to come if the contract extension becomes a reality.</p><p>The 27-year-old averaged 14.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks per outing during the 2024-25 campaign. He features respectable scoring prowess to go along with versatility on both ends of the floor. Washington can guard multiple positions while playing different roles offensively as well.</p><p>The Mavericks acquired Washington from the Charlotte Hornets in a deal before the 2023-24 NBA trade deadline. The deal ended up becoming a pivotal trade for Dallas, as Washington helped the Mavs make an NBA Finals run.</p><p>Now, fans will wait and see if Washington and the Mavericks end up agreeing to a contract extension. Stein’s sources believe a deal is likely, so there is reason for optimism around the situation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: Potential PJ Washington-Dallas contract extension gets big update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-insiders-clarify-mark-cuban-situation-dallas');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: Insiders clarify the Mark Cuban situation in Dallas');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Dallas-Mavericks-owner-Mark-Cuban.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: Insiders clarify the Mark Cuban situation in Dallas</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-19T13:13:11-07:00">August 19th, 1:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-19T14:22:43-07:00">August 19th, 2:22pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Arguably no team in the NBA has had a more dramatic 2025 so far than the Dallas Mavericks. The front office <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-mavericks-luka-doncic-anthony-davis-trade">traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers</a> right under Mark Cuban’s nose. In the aftermath of the blockbuster deal, Cuban and the rest of the franchise faced backlash from their fanbase. Now, his team’s lineup features Anthony Davis and rookie forward Cooper Flagg.</p><p>Cuban’s new role with the Mavericks has been up in the air as the team undergoes changes. Multiple reports clashed over the details of his responsibilities. Some said that his responsibilities wouldn’t change all that much. However, others said that he would not be as involved in the decision-making as in the past. The result has been confusion and mystery surrounding the team.</p><p>In order to clear things up, ESPN NBA Insiders Tim McMahon and Tim Bontemps both offered their perspective on <i>The Hoop Collective. </i>According to them, the owner’s understanding of his new contract was that he would have control over the team. However, those reports and Cuban’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQxJYuArjvY&amp;t=270s" rel="noopener">interpretations are not right</a>.</p><p>“Mark Cuban was telling everybody who would listen that was the case, but it was not in the actual contract,” McMahon said. “And then Cuban’s claim was that there was language that the NBA made them removed from the contract. And again, I’m told the language that was that ended up being removed from the contract was just that Cuban was allowed to sit in on all basketball operations meetings, not that he was in charge.”</p><p>“I heard from the beginning the idea that Mark Cuban was going to be running the team going forward was never accurate,” Bontemps added.</p><p>All eyes are on Dallas as the team prepares for the 2025-26 season. There is a lot of pressure on Davis to perform and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-cooper-flagg-summer-league-message">Flagg to build on his Summer League performance</a>. However, Cuban and the rest of the Mavericks’ ownership still need to figure out how things will work moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: Insiders clarify the Mark Cuban situation in Dallas

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-dallas-avoid-trade-jaden-hardy-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Mavericks must avoid trading 23-year-old guard despite rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jaden-Hardy-during-Timberwolves-Mavericks-playoff-game-in-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Mavericks must avoid trading 23-year-old guard despite rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-31T19:12:27-07:00">July 31st, 7:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-31T19:12:27-07:00">July 31st, 7:12pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dallas Mavericks guard Jaden Hardy has been mentioned as a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/early-dallas-mavericks-trade-targets-2025-nba-offseason">possible trade candidate</a> this offseason. At just 23 years old, Hardy has already played three seasons in the league. He would likely draw trade interest if made available. However, the Mavs don’t have to trade him right now. And in all reality, the best decision would be to keep Hardy on the roster.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-jaden-hardy-goal-contract-extension">Hardy told reporters before the 2024-25 season</a> that he wanted to win the 6th Man of the Year Award. Although that goal never came to fruition — he was not even the Mavericks’ 6th man — Hardy still quietly played well while on the floor. He dealt with some injury trouble and appeared in only 57 games but Hardy displayed promise nonetheless.</p><p>He averaged 8.7 points per game while shooting 43.5 percent from the field and 38.6 percent from beyond the arc. He also recorded a 54.9 true shooting percentage.</p><p>Hardy’s primary contributions stem from his scoring prowess. He has worked hard to make more of an impact as a facilitator and on the boards. However, Hardy’s scoring is what will help him reach the next level in the NBA.</p><p>There is reason to believe that the Mavericks guard could reach that aforementioned next level if given more of an opportunity in 2025-26. His 15.9 minutes per game this past season was the highest mark of his career.</p><p>One can only imagine what Hardy may be able to do if given 20-plus minutes per outing on average. He averaged just nine points per contest this past year, so Hardy could record legitimate 6th Man of the Year-caliber numbers if given an extended opportunity on the floor.</p><p>Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd will have the final decision. If Jaden Hardy plays well during training camp and the preseason, perhaps Kidd will consider giving him an uptick in his minutes per game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Mavericks must avoid trading 23-year-old guard despite rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-insider-untold-luka-doncic-stories');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: Insider hints at untold Luka Doncic stories');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Luka-Doncic-returns-to-the-American-Airlines-Center-with-the-Lakers.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: Insider hints at untold Luka Doncic stories</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-29T07:59:28-07:00">July 29th, 7:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-29T08:04:35-07:00">July 29th, 8:04am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic’s relationship did not end on the best terms. Dallas shocked the entire sports world — including Doncic — by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-mavericks-luka-doncic-anthony-davis-trade">trading him to the Los Angeles Lakers</a> in early February. The Mavs and Doncic are moving in different directions, but NBA insider Marc Spears believes there are stories that Dallas has yet to reveal, <a href="https://x.com/ohnohedidnt24/status/1949991302390591535" rel="noopener">something he said</a> on ESPN, via Oh No He Didn’t on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“I think for Dallas… you heard a lot of negative things. There probably is a lot of stuff that they’re not saying,” Spears said. “There are stories that I’ve heard that they’re not saying. But ultimately, he has to be accountable. He may not have been accountable with his words, but he’s accountable with his body… He made the change.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-luka-doncic-reveals-what-drove-him-to-be-shredded">Doncic’s body transformation</a> has been a talking point in the offseason. There were rumors that the Mavericks questioned his conditioning, and it appears Luka is now on a mission.</p><p>Doncic is preparing to become the face of the Lakers. LeBron James could retire within the next year or two, and the team is set to make Luka the leader of the team. Meanwhile, Dallas selected Cooper Flagg first overall in the 2025 NBA Draft. With Flagg, Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving on the roster, the Mavs could compete for a championship within the next couple of seasons.</p><p>The Luka Doncic trade remains one of the biggest surprises not just in NBA history, but in the history of sports. He was only 25 years old at the time, yet Dallas made the decision to move in a different direction. One has to imagine Doncic would love to have a big season while leading the Lakers to a deep postseason run.</p><p>In fact, there is a realistic opportunity for the Mavs and Lakers to meet in a postseason series, something that would draw no shortage of attention.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: Insider hints at untold Luka Doncic stories

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-2-reasons-wanted-dangelo-russell-chris-paul');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: 2 reasons Mavericks wanted D’Angelo Russell over Chris Paul');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Mavericks-guard-DAngelo-Russell-1.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: 2 reasons Mavericks wanted D’Angelo Russell over Chris Paul</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-29T06:17:48-07:00">July 29th, 6:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-29T06:19:47-07:00">July 29th, 6:19am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving recovers from a torn left ACL that ended his season, his team signed a temporary starting replacement in D’Angelo Russell over veteran Chris Paul. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-dangelo-russell-kyrie-irvings-replacement-13-million-contract">Russell agreed to a two-year contract</a>, worth $13 million. After the Mavericks, who were reportedly interested in Paul, inked D’Angelo to a new deal, Chris eventually agreed to a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><p>This led to some speculation as to whether the Mavericks <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/monday-best-the-latest-hottest-and" rel="noopener">chose</a> Russell over Paul, which was highlighted recently, per NBA insider Marc Stein.</p><p>“One source with knowledge of the Mavericks’ thinking, for the record, insists that Dallas had D’Angelo Russell higher on its free agent wish list than Paul, for two reasons,” Stein reported. “There is a belief in Dallas that Russell, in addition to leading the Mavericks’ efforts to cope without the injured Kyrie Irving, will find it easier to carve out a supplementary role when Irving is back playing after rehabbing from his ACL tear.</p><p>“Dallas is also said to see him as a better fit alongside star big man Anthony Davis after Davis and Russell just played together with the Lakers,” Stein concluded.</p><p>Stein has been following the story since late June, suggestting Russell was the preferred option for the Mavericks, considering Paul was reportedly disinterested in spending another season in Texas after his stint with the San Antonio Spurs.</p><p>“Widely regarded as a strong favorite to come to terms with another former All-Star — Brooklyn’s D’Angelo Russell — once free agency officially beings Monday night … essentially because the Mavericks regard Russell as far more attainable. Paul does not appear to be interested in spending another season in Texas with his children, both teenagers, in Southern California.”</p><h2><b>Mavericks’ Nico Harrison says D’Angelo Russell will be a ‘problem’</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Mavericks-guard-DAngelo-Russell-1-1.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Amid Mavericks guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/why-mavericks-nico-harrison-thinks-dangelo-russell-will-be-a-problem">D’Angelo Russell’s introduction alongside Mavs GM Nico Harrison</a>, it appeared clear to the public that the former Nets All-Star was at the top of Harrison’s wishlist. Harrison says Russell is <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1943088753695731796" rel="noopener">an ideal fit</a> for the Mavericks.</p><p>“You really fit what we’re trying to do,” Harrison said as Russell replied, “I like me with a chip on my shoulder.”</p><p>Harrison followed that up with, “I like you with a chip on your shoulder… It’s about to be a problem.” Russell concluded the conversation with, “Let’s get it.”</p><p>Russell will start in place of Irving as the Mavericks’ starting point guard rehabs from surgery.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: 2 reasons Mavericks wanted D’Angelo Russell over Chris Paul

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-what-marc-stein-mavericks-warriors-knicks-lebron-james');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: What Marc Stein thinks about Mavericks, Warriors, Knicks LeBron James scenarios');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lakers-All-Star-LeBron-James1.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: What Marc Stein thinks about Mavericks, Warriors, Knicks LeBron James scenarios</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-27T06:49:24-07:00">July 27th, 6:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-28T15:00:48-07:00">July 28th, 3:00pm</time><address><a>Rishav Bhat</a>Rishav is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-lebron-james-makes-52-6-million-contract-decision">signing the $52.6 million player option with the Los Angeles Lakers</a>, LeBron James’ future remains in balance. The franchise has made clear its intentions to move on from James and build around Luka Doncic, and a trade remains unlikely due to the kind of package the Lakers will demand, something that looks unlikely in the current market, considering LeBron is nearing 41.</p><p>In such a scenario, multiple teams, including the Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, and the New York Knicks, have <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/whats-next-for-lebron-james" rel="noopener">emerged as possible candidates</a>. Recently, Marc Stein of The Stein Line had his say on the matter, confirming that James and his family are well-settled in LA, especially as he is building a new home in Beverly Hills.</p><p>Hence, while LeBron has “genuine curiosity about playing in Dallas,” the Mavericks will only be interested if LeBron becomes a free agent and can be signed on a minimum deal. However, as things stand, Dallas will have to lose big assets to facilitate a trade, something they do not have an interest in.</p><p>“They have not tried to trade for him and do not want to try to trade for him if it means surrendering multiple rotation pillars for a player who turns 41 in December,” Stein said. Further, while the Lakers are willing to move on from LeBron, they still know their asset’s value.</p><h2><b>LeBron James trade looks unlikely for the Lakers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/LeBron-James-shares-a-moment-with-Bronny-James.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>“Do you think the Lakers will just give up on this season and buy him out in August or September and set James up to walk to Dallas or Golden State, or New York? I don’t,” Stein said, claiming that any trade requires three parties to be satisfied.</p><p>This includes the team where LeBron ends up, the Lakers, who will be looking for a good-enough package, and the player himself, who is looking for his last hurrah. </p><p>“I believe that the Warriors and the Knicks would be right there with the Mavericks IFFFF James became available via buyout,” Stein said, claiming that he cannot imagine a buyout happening this offseason. </p><p>Stein reported that LeBron’s desire to play at Madison Square Garden means that counting the Knicks out is not possible. While the three teams mentioned here appear to be the frontrunners as things stand, this one appears to be a matter of traversing complications.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: What Marc Stein thinks about Mavericks, Warriors, Knicks LeBron James scenarios

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/nba-rumors-mavericks-named-possible-trade-suitor-cavs-big-man');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Mavericks named as possible trade suitor for Cavs big man');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Wade-and-Allen.jpg"><figcaption> Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Mavericks named as possible trade suitor for Cavs big man</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-21T08:42:37-07:00">July 21st, 8:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-21T08:42:37-07:00">July 21st, 8:42am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-what-mavericks-wont-do-lebron-james-trade">Dallas Mavericks have had quite the offseason</a> so far, most notably <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-cooper-flagg-draws-honest-review-from-teammate">drafting Duke standout Cooper Flagg</a> with the number one overall draft pick they recenty lucked into. The Mavericks are hoping that the core of Flagg, Kyrie Irving, and Anthony Davis will be enough to vault them back into contender status in the Western Conference.</p><p>While most of the heavy lifting for this offseason is likely done, the Mavericks might not be done making moves along the margins, and recently, NBA insider Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com broke down another name that the Mavericks <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2025/07/are-the-cavs-done-making-roster-improvements-hey-chris.html?outputType=amp" rel="noopener">might have interest in</a>: Dean Wade of the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><p>“It’s worth noting there was plenty of chatter in the desert about defense-first forward Dean Wade possibly being moved,” noted Fedor. “An unrestricted free agent following the season, the current belief is Wade likely wouldn’t return, with cap-strapped Cleveland being unable to afford him.”</p><p>Fedor also reported that “numerous contenders from each conference have expressed interest. The Dallas Mavericks have been fans for a few years, and a former Cleveland assistant is part of the coaching staff.”</p><p>Wade is a versatile forward who is known to be a sharpshooter and can also contribute on the defensive end of the floor.</p><h2><b>Can the Mavericks compete?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Cooper-Flagg-1.jpg"><figcaption>Candice Ward-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The fact that the Mavericks were able to draft Cooper Flagg in this year’s NBA draft certainly helped to soften the blow from the disastrous Luka Doncic trade.</p><p>If the Mavericks were healthy heading into this season, it’s likely that they’d be considered among the upper echelon of teams in the Western Conference hierarchy.</p><p>Unfortunately, point guard Kyrie Irving will miss at least the first half of the campaign with a torn ACL injury that he suffered in early March. Meanwhile, Davis and Thompson are both notable injury risks at this point in their respective careers, and it remains to be seen how head coach Jason Kidd will manage their minutes in 2025-26.</p><p>The addition of Flagg of course is the true wild card, and it will be interesting to see how much the number one pick is ready to contribute right off the bat, especially considering the veteran talent he will have around him to help him adjust.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Mavericks named as possible trade suitor for Cavs big man

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-cavs-mavericks-knicks-hoping-lebron-james-buyout');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Cavs, Mavericks, Knicks among teams hoping for LeBron James buyout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lakers-news-Chris-Broussard-makes-favorites-in-the-West-declaration-but-there-s-a-catch.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Cavs, Mavericks, Knicks among teams hoping for LeBron James buyout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-16T16:51:22-07:00">July 16th, 4:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-16T16:51:22-07:00">July 16th, 4:51pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The speculation surrounding <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/sources-lebron-james-retirement-plan-offseason-lakers-rumors">LeBron James’ future has reached a fever pitch</a> during the 2025 NBA Summer League, with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, and New York Knicks among the teams reportedly monitoring the situation in hopes of a potential buyout from the Los Angeles Lakers according to Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints.</p><p>James, now 40 years old, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-lebron-james-makes-52-6-million-contract-decision">recently exercised his $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 season</a>, committing to what will be his eighth consecutive season with the Lakers, the longest stint of his career with a single franchise. Despite this commitment, his relationship with the Lakers appears strained.</p><p>Tensions have grown in recent weeks, with James reportedly frustrated over the team’s lack of direction. Lakers officials, meanwhile, are reportedly fatigued by what they perceive as passive-aggressive behavior from the four-time champion.</p><p>Reports indicate that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/nba-rumors-lebron-james-lakers-never-discussed-trade-buyout">there have been no discussions between James and the Lakers about a trade or buyout</a>. Sources close to both parties have consistently maintained that James is expected to be with the Lakers for training camp and the upcoming season.</p><p>Klutch Sports, which represents James, has fielded interest from at least four NBA teams about potential trade scenarios. However, none have resulted in substantive negotiations, primarily due to the complexities of James’ massive contract and the lack of mutual benefit in potential trade proposals.</p><p>Still, teams are watching closely. The Cavaliers, where James won a championship in 2016, remain a sentimental and logistical candidate. James was recently seen at the Cavs’ practice facility, fueling speculation of a possible return.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks present an intriguing option with a roster that includes former teammates Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving, as well as Klay Thompson, Dereck Lively II, and No. 1 overall draft pick Cooper Flagg.</p><p>However, Dallas has made it clear it is unwilling to gut its roster to absorb James’ $52.6 million salary. As a second-apron hard-capped team, options are limited. Trading Davis is theoretically possible, given his $54.1 million salary, but would be a bizarre reversal of the blockbuster deal that sent Luka Doncic to the Lakers in February.</p><p>Complicating any potential move is LeBron James’ no-trade clause, which grants him veto power over any deal. Without his explicit request for a buyout, something he has not made, the Lakers are unlikely to entertain the idea.</p><p>Furthermore, league rules prevent teams above the first apron from signing buyout players during the season, meaning time is running out for contenders like the Cavaliers, Knicks, and the Mavericks to remain in play.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Cavs, Mavericks, Knicks among teams hoping for LeBron James buyout

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-what-mavericks-wont-do-lebron-james-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: What Mavericks won’t do for LeBron James trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/NBA-rumors-mavericks-wont-do-trade-LeBron-James.jpg"><figcaption>© Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: What Mavericks won’t do for LeBron James trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-16T06:54:08-07:00">July 16th, 6:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-16T06:54:08-07:00">July 16th, 6:54am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If LeBron James is traded, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-dallas-betting-favorite-lebron-james-lakers-trade">the Dallas Mavericks are one of the favorites to acquire him</a> from the Los Angeles Lakers, despite how unpopular the most recent Lakers-Mavericks blockbuster trade was.</p><p>Unlike when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-luka-doncic-anthony-davis-trade-makes-nba-history">Mavericks stunningly dealt Luka Doncic to the Lakers</a> in February for Anthony Davis and Max Christie, James will be hyper-aware of any potential deal, considering he has a no-trade clause. The Mavericks would also seem like a good fit for James with former championship teammates Davis and Kyrie Irving already there, as well as the likes of Dereck Lively II, Klay Thompson, and No. 1 overall draft pick Cooper Flagg.</p><p>But Dallas has reportedly set a hard line in the proverbial sand <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6497098/2025/07/16/lebron-james-lakers-buyout-trade/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">that it will not</a> go over.</p><p>“One team linked to James — the Dallas Mavericks — does not have interest in gutting its roster to match James’ salary in a trade, a team source told The Athletic,” according to Dan Woike and Joe Vardon.</p><p>Although that is very reasonable, it would also appear to indicate that the Mavericks are not <i>that</i> interested in trading for James. This coming season, his record-setting 23rd in the NBA, James will earn $52.6 million, a salary so high it is prohibitive for teams that would otherwise be interested in acquiring the 40-year-old.</p><p>It can still be done, technically, but if the Mavericks, who are hard-capped at the second apron, are determined to maintain their depth, there aren’t a lot of options for them. Theoretically, they could trade just Davis, who makes the most of any player on the team ($54.1 million) in what would be the most bizarre deal ever, far surpassing the Davis-for-Doncic trade five months ago. But that would appear to be Dallas’s only option where multiple players aren’t traded.</p><p>Another point in any potential trade, though, is James himself. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-does-lebron-james-have-no-trade-clause">As one of the only players in the league with a no-trade clause</a>, James can block any trade that involves him, which he could do, especially if he really wanted to make things difficult for the Lakers or a team trying to acquire him.</p><p>With the Mavericks seemingly reluctant to trade multiple valuable members of their roster to bring in James, Dallas could be out of the running in the LeBron sweepstakes, if that is even truly a thing. James, despite the noise he and agent Rich Paul have made this offseason, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-insider-downplays-lebron-james-exit-rumors-summer-league-update">would appear to be likely to return to L.A.</a> for the 2024-25 season, his eighth with the Lakers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: What Mavericks won’t do for LeBron James trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-dallas-targeting-more-ex-lakers-coaches-to-help-jason-kidd');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: Dallas targeting more ex-Lakers coaches to help Jason Kidd');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Kidd-coaches.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: Dallas targeting more ex-Lakers coaches to help Jason Kidd</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-03T09:42:10-07:00">July 3rd, 9:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-03T09:42:10-07:00">July 3rd, 9:42am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks are trying to get better in all aspects of their team, including the coaching staff. After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-frank-vogel-joins-jason-kidd-coaching-staff">announcement of Frank Vogel being added</a> as one of the lead assistants, it looks as if they’re <a href="https://dallashoopsjournal.com/p/dallas-mavericks-mike-penberthy-phil-handy-coaching-targets/">eyeing someone else</a>, according to Grant Asfeth of the Dallas Hoops Journal.</p><p>“[Mike] Penberthy, most recently a shooting coach and pro scout with the Denver Nuggets, has emerged as a strong candidate as Dallas retools its coaching staff ahead of the 2025–26 season,” Afseth wrote.</p><p>Penberthy is known mostly for his approach to shooting mechanics, which is why he has the nickname “The Shot Whisperer.” He’s been the shooting coach and assistant with the Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, and the Los Angeles Lakers, where he worked under Vogel and Jason Kidd when they won the NBA championship in 2022.</p><p>Davis has credited Penberthy with the improvement of his 3-point shooting, and it’s obvious that it has helped when looking at his growth from the perimeter over the past few seasons. LeBron James and Brandon Ingram are also two other players who have spoken highly about Penberthy and his work.</p><p>Penberthy was a guard for the Lakers when they won the championship in 2001, appearing in 56 NBA games, and later playing internationally in Germany and Italy.</p><h2><b>Mavericks making coaching staff changes</b></h2><p>The front of the Mavericks’ bench will look a lot different next season, as several assistants from last season have already gone to another team or are looking to go somewhere else. The most recent assistant to leave was Jared Dudley, who is finalizing a deal to become the top assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets. Dudley had been a part of the Mavericks’ staff since 2021.</p><p>Longtime assistant <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/beloved-mavericks-assistant-to-join-magic-coaching-staff">God Shammgod left the staff</a> and is now a part of the Orlando Magic’s staff.</p><p>The Mavericks hired veteran coach Jay Triano to replace Alex Jensen as one of their top assistants after he left to become the head coach at the University of Utah. Triano recently served as an associate head coach with the Sacramento Kings.</p><p>In all, it looks like the Mavericks are doing their best to fill the holes they have in their coaching staff, but it’s good that they’re bringing in assistants with a lot of experience and are trusted by players in the league. This should go a long way in how the Mavericks are able to perform on the court.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: Dallas targeting more ex-Lakers coaches to help Jason Kidd

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-the-only-way-dallas-would-be-interested-in-lebron-james');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: The ‘only’ way Dallas would be interested in LeBron James');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/LeBron-James-drives-to-the-basket-against-Mavericks.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: The ‘only’ way Dallas would be interested in LeBron James</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-03T06:47:13-07:00">July 3rd, 6:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-03T08:48:09-07:00">July 3rd, 8:48am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>LeBron <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-lebron-james-makes-52-6-million-contract-decision">James had a lot of people interested</a> when he opted into his last year with the Los Angeles Lakers before free agency started. What made things even more interesting was when Rich Paul came out with a statement and said that James wanted to compete to win another championship. In that moment, it didn’t sound like he was particularly talking about the Lakers, which led everyone to believe there was a chance James might request a trade.</p><p>The trade machines have been going crazy since then, and there are several teams that people think James would work well with. One of those teams is the Dallas Mavericks, but in reality, there’s only one way they <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-XPzktgKPs" rel="noopener">would be interested</a> in James, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.</p><p>“Dallas—I’m told—they would only be interested in LeBron in a buyout situation,” McMenamin said on ESPN LA.</p><p>It sounds like the Mavericks would only want James if they didn’t have to give up anything, and that’s probably how every team would feel. The Mavericks would have to give up some of their major pieces in a deal for James, and they’d rather keep their depth than give it away.</p><p>In a buyout situation, they keep their depth, and the only problem would be certain players losing minutes because they have to fit time for James.</p><h2><b>Mavericks having solid start to free agency</b></h2><p>The Mavericks knew coming into free agency what they needed to do, and one of the priorities was getting another point guard. With Kyrie Irving set to miss some time recovering from his torn ACL, it was imperative they get a guard who could play his minutes while he’s sidelined. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-dangelo-russell-kyrie-irvings-replacement-13-million-contract">D’Angelo Russell was the guard they signed</a>, and he was a nice pickup for a team looking for someone who can score and also facilitate.</p><p>They also re-signed some key pieces, such as Dante Exum, and added Frank Vogel to their coaching staff. The Mavericks seem ready to compete this season, and they have the roster to do so.</p><p>It makes sense why they wouldn’t want to trade for James, and would rather see if he gets bought out. In that event, it’s not even certain if James would want to play for them, but it may be intriguing, looking at the talent the Mavericks have on the team from top to bottom.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: The ‘only’ way Dallas would be interested in LeBron James

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-mavericks-guard-lebron-james-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Former Mavericks guard adds intrigue to LeBron James trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/LeBron-James-during-Lakers-warmups.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Former Mavericks guard adds intrigue to LeBron James trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T18:40:08-07:00">June 30th, 6:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T18:40:08-07:00">June 30th, 6:40pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Even though <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-lebron-james-makes-52-6-million-contract-decision" rel="noopener">LeBron James exercised a $52.6 million player option</a> to stay with the LA Lakers, rumors persist of a possible trade. </p><p>They stem from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-lebron-james-makes-52-6-million-contract-decision" rel="noopener">Rich Paul’s recent comments</a> that James would be open to a trade if the Lakers aren’t up to championship caliber. However, Paul clarified, saying that no trade option is available. </p><p>Among those believing James will abandon ship for greener pastures is former Dallas Mavericks guard Theo Pinson.</p><p>On Monday, Pinson <a href="https://x.com/tpinsonn/status/1939830329738457490" rel="noopener">took to X</a> to speak it into existence. </p><p>“Bron leaving LA,” he posted. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bron leaving LA</p><p>— Theo pinson (@tpinsonn) <a href="https://twitter.com/tpinsonn/status/1939830329738457490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>James will be entering his 23rd season in the NBA. He has been with the Lakers since 2020. Legacy-wise, James has won four NBA championships: two with the Miami Heat (2012, 2013), one with the Cleveland Cavaliers (2016), and one with the Lakers (2020). </p><p>James continues to defy the adage that superstar athletes typically decline in their early 40s by remaining at the top of their game. This past season, he averaged 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 8.2 assists per game. </p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-lebron-james-makes-52-6-million-contract-decision" rel="noopener">Lakers lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs</a> in five games. </p><p>Pinson has been in the league since 2018. That year, he was drafted by the Brooklyn Nets before being traded to the Mavericks in 2021. </p><p>He has averaged 8.5 minutes per game while shooting 32% from the field. Pinson is currently playing with the Mets de Guaynabo of the Puerto Rican Basketball League. </p><h2>Why are rumors of the LeBron James trade swirling?</h2><p>Paul said that James wants to contend for another championship. This comes as speculation about his final season remains unresolved. </p><p>However, there is a no-trade clause in James’ contract. His age, 40 years old, is a factor, plus the situation involving the Lakers roster status has trade rumors fuming. </p><p>Nevertheless, James’ age could be a liability to any other team if a trade option was available. Among the teams highlighted as possible trade destinations include the New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, and the Cavaliers. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Former Mavericks guard adds intrigue to LeBron James trade rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-dallas-looking-to-make-trade-in-order-bring-back-key-guard');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: Dallas looking to make trade in order to bring back key guard');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Dante-Exum-shoots-from-the-corner.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: Dallas looking to make trade in order to bring back key guard</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T07:47:17-07:00">June 30th, 7:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T15:10:45-07:00">June 30th, 3:10pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks are on a mission to find a point guard with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-contract-option-119-million-deal">Kyrie Irving set to miss time</a> during next season so he can recover from a torn ACL. They have options, and one of them is D’Angelo Russell, who has a good chance of signing with the team. Even if they are able to strike a deal with Russell, they could <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-latest-freshest-and-hottest-nba?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=167147450&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">look to bring back</a> another one of their key guards, according to the Stein Line.</p><p>“Word is that the Mavericks, though, have not abandoned hope of creating roster room for re-signing Dante Exum even if they seal their anticipated deal with the Brooklyn free agent,” the Stein Line wrote.</p><p>“Russell would be the Mavericks’ 15th and final standard contract once he comes to terms, but the Mavericks are expected to explore the trade market for 2023 first-round pick Olivier-Maxence Prosper in search of a team willing to absorb his contract and potentially open a spot to bring back Exum for additional backcourt depth,” they continued.</p><p>Exum played in 20 games for the Mavericks last season and averaged 8.7 points and 2.8 assists, and the season before he averaged 7.8 points and 2.9 assists in 55 games. With Irving out, he would be a nice addition to bring back to the team, as he’ll already know what his role is.</p><h2><b>Mavericks are favorites to sign D’Angelo Russell </b></h2><p>It’s been known for some weeks now that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-dallas-overwhelming-favorite-sign-dangelo-russell">Mavericks could be the favorites to sign Russell</a>.</p><p>“The Mavericks continue to be described by rival teams as the overwhelming favorites to sign D’Angelo Russell away from Brooklyn to be their starting point guard while Kyrie Irving continues his rehabilitation from a torn ACL,”  the Stein Line wrote.</p><p>Russell has been a quality guard for most of his career, and he will greatly help the Mavericks when Irving is sidelined. The Mavericks have a squad that’s ready to compete, especially after drafting Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick. With a starting lineup of Russell, Klay Thompson, Flagg, Anthony Davis, and either Daniel Gafford or Dereck Lively II, they have a chance of being one of the better teams in the Western Conference.</p><p>The hope is that when Irving returns, they are in good standing in the West and they can continue to build on that momentum. The first step is getting a guard in free agency, and Russell sounds like the player they’ll be getting.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: Dallas looking to make trade in order to bring back key guard

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-lakers-insider-buzz-lebron-james-trade-mavericks');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Lakers insider reveals ‘buzz’ for LeBron James trade to Mavericks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/LeBron-James-7.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Lakers insider reveals ‘buzz’ for LeBron James trade to Mavericks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T07:23:53-07:00">June 30th, 7:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T07:23:53-07:00">June 30th, 7:23am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers superstar <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-rumors-what-lebron-james-didnt-discuss-la-contract">LeBron James has already been a talking point</a> this offseason after picking up his $52.6 million player option on Sunday. However, that decision along with comments from his agent, Rich Paul, have sparked all kinds of discussion in the 24 hours since the news broke.</p><p>Paul’s comments raised concerns about a possible trade away from the Lakers, which has been all the rage in the day since he spoke. As it turns out, there is some <a href="https://x.com/NationMffl/status/1939527027024871535" rel="noopener">buzz around a potential trade</a> with James going to the Dallas Mavericks, according to Lakers insider Jovan Buha.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jovan Buha on LeBron James:</p><p>There has been some buzz I will say in the general NBA ether over the last week or two with LeBron and Dallas… If he does ask out… I would say keep an eye on Dallas…</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/jovanbuha?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jovanbuha</a>, h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinGraySports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KevinGraySports</a>)<br> <a href="https://t.co/SrH00IUfFE">pic.twitter.com/SrH00IUfFE</a></p><p>— MFFL NATION (@NationMffl) <a href="https://twitter.com/NationMffl/status/1939527027024871535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I don’t think we’re at the point of him asking out,” Buha said on his podcast, <i>Buha’s Block. </i>“But if he does, I assume there will be a list. In terms of teams that make sense, I came up with four: Dallas, Cleveland, New York and Golden State in no particular order. I will say that there has been some LeBron and Dallas buzz going on a couple years now. …</p><p>“If you just loom at the situation, they have [Anthony Davis], they have Kyrie [Irving], they have Jason Kidd, who LeBron played with on Team USA and also played under with the Lakers. They also have Nico Harrison, which as funny as that is to some, he is a former Nike guy and LeBron is Mr. Nike.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-fans-thinking-lebron-james-trade-rich-paul-comments">comments from Paul were a bit strange</a>, with the Klutch Sports CEO talking about James wanting to compete for a title next season.</p><p>“LeBron wants to compete for a championship,” Paul said. “He knows the Lakers are building for the future. He understands that, but he values a realistic chance of winning it all. We are very appreciative of the partnership that we’ve had for eight years with Jeanie [Buss] and Rob [Pelinka] and consider the Lakers as a critical part of his career.</p><p>“We understand the difficulty in winning now while preparing for the future. We do want to evaluate what’s best for LeBron at this stage in his life and career. He wants to make every season he has left count, and the Lakers understand that, are supportive and want what’s best for him.”</p><p>That certainly sounds more like a farewell wish than an all-in message to Los Angeles. However, for now, James is still a Laker as LA looks toward next season.</p><p>James has also traditionally declined his player options in the past to sign long-term deals, so this decision raised speculation about this potentially being his final season. The four-time champion will turn 41 years old in December and will be playing his 23rd season in the NBA, so such speculation is only natural.</p><p>Regardless, any trade buzz around LeBron James at the moment is purely conjecture and the likely outcome is still that he will be suiting up in the purple and gold next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Lakers insider reveals ‘buzz’ for LeBron James trade to Mavericks

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He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks were thrown a lifeline at the NBA Draft after trading Luka Doncic away last season, as they improbably landed the No. 1 overall pick and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-cooper-flagg-reveals-favorite-wnba-players-game">chance to select Duke superstar Cooper Flagg</a>. Now, with Flagg in the lineup, Nico Harrison and the Mavs finally have a chance to see out their vision of a defense-oriented contender in the Western Conference.</p><p>Of course, that will be difficult to achieve early in the 2025-26 season while star point guard Kyrie Irving is still sidelined after tearing his ACL back in March. As a result, the Mavs need to find a solution at the lead guard spot this offseason to carry the load until Irving gets back.</p><p>Insert D’Angelo Russell, who looks likely to be the Irving replacement for the first few months of the season at least. The former <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-dallas-overwhelming-favorite-sign-dangelo-russell">Brooklyn Nets guard has been heavily linked to the Mavericks</a>, and now a potential contract framework is in place.</p><p>As it turns out, the Nets could be getting Russell on <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-latest-freshest-and-hottest-nba?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=167147450&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">somewhat of a bargain</a>, according to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.</p><p>“A two-year deal from Dallas approaching the $12 million range is widely expected for D’Angelo Russell … largely because the whole league knows that the Mavericks can only offer the former All-Star guard a two-year pact that starts at the $5.7 million taxpayer midlevel exception,” Stein and Fischer wrote.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-chris-paul-reason-dangelo-russell-priority">Chris Paul is another option for the Mavericks</a>, but that looks unlikely with the future Hall of Famer wanting to be closer to his family back in Los Angeles. As a result, Russell is one of the better names that will be available for them on the market.</p><p>Russell’s role and overall numbers took a hit last season, which he split between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets. In just over 25 minutes per game, he scored 12.6 points a night while averaging more than five assists per contest.</p><p>For a Mavericks team that doesn’t need a star in the backcourt, Russell could be the kind of viable bridge option that can keep them in playoff contention until Irving gets back on the floor.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: The contract D’Angelo Russell is expected to sign

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-chris-paul-reason-dangelo-russell-priority');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: The Chris Paul reason D’Angelo Russell is such a priority');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Russell-vs-the-Mavericks.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: The Chris Paul reason D’Angelo Russell is such a priority</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T14:54:30-07:00">June 29th, 2:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T14:54:30-07:00">June 29th, 2:54pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-dallas-overwhelming-favorite-sign-dangelo-russell">Dallas Mavericks are currently looking for ways</a> to add to their roster after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-nico-harrison-doubles-down-on-how-cooper-flagg-addition-will-win-back-fans-hearts">selecting Cooper Flagg</a> with the first overall pick in the recent NBA Draft. The Mavericks’ biggest need at the current moment would appear to be at the point guard position since Kyrie Irving will likely miss a considerable chunk of the 2025-26 season.</p><p>Both Chris Paul and D’Angelo Russell have been floated as potential options for the Mavericks in that department, and recently, NBA insiders Jake Fischer and Marc Stein of The Stein Line on Substack reported on why Russell appears to be the <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/chris-pauls-looming-free-agency-with?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=167117215&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">more likely candidate.</a></p><p>They reported that the Mavericks are “widely regarded as a strong favorite to come to terms with another former All-Star — Brooklyn’s D’Angelo Russell — once free agency officially beings Monday night … essentially because the Mavericks regard Russell as far more attainable. Paul does not appear to be interested in spending another season in Texas with his children, both teenagers, in Southern California.”</p><h2><b>A big decision for the Mavericks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Dallas-Mavericks-general-manager-Nico-Harrison.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Once Kyrie Irving comes back to the lineup, the Mavericks figure to have one of the stronger starting lineups in the NBA, with Irving lining up alongside Klay Thompson, Cooper Flagg, Anthony Davis, and either Dereck Lively or Daniel Gafford.</p><p>However, Irving tore his ACL late in the 2024-25, meaning he may not be back until around the All-Star break next season.</p><p>With this being the case, it makes sense that the Mavericks would be in pursuit of someone who can competently run the offense at the point guard position for a few months, and both Paul and Russell would appear to fit that bill.</p><p>With Paul evidently wanting to move closer to Southern California, where he spent several years as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, it makes sense for Russell to be reported as the more likely candidate.</p><p>Russell spent the end of last season as a member of the Brooklyn Nets following his trade from the Los Angeles Lakers and is currently a free agent.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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