<!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

<!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-contract-dangelo-russell-expected-sign');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: The contract D’Angelo Russell is expected to sign');   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/DAngelo-Russell.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: The contract D’Angelo Russell is expected to sign</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T06:43:29-07:00">June 30th, 6:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T06:43:29-07:00">June 30th, 6:43am</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>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>

Mavericks rumors: The Chris Paul reason D’Angelo Russell is such a priority

<!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-overwhelming-favorite-sign-dangelo-russell');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: Dallas the ‘overwhelming favorite’ to sign D’Angelo Russell');   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/Mavericks-overwhelming-favorite-sign-DAngelo-Russell.jpg"><figcaption>© Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: Dallas the ‘overwhelming favorite’ to sign D’Angelo Russell</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T08:50:15-07:00">June 29th, 8:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T08:50:15-07:00">June 29th, 8:50am</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">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks">The Dallas Mavericks</a> have reportedly honed in on their replacement point guard for the injured Kyrie Irving<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/players/b97409dd/dangelo-russell">: D’Angelo Russell.</a></p><p>According to NBA insider Marc Stein, <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-lots-more-of-the-latest" rel="noopener">who has long been</a> plugged in with the Mavericks, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-kyrie-irving-make-dallas-a-leading-suitor-dangelo-russell">Russell is believed to be by other teams a top target for Dallas</a> this offseason.</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,” Stein wrote for The Stein Line.</p><p>Russell, 29, spent last season with the Los Angeles Lakers and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-dangelo-russell-trade-nets-4-player-trade">then the Brooklyn Nets following a trade</a> in late December 2024. The second overall pick in the 2015 draft, Russell has proven to be a top-notch scorer and distributor at his peak, but the 2024-25 season was by far the worst of his NBA career.</p><p>Between the Lakers and Nets, Russell’s playing time not only reached a career low, but he proved to be far more ineffective than he had previously shown. Aside from his rookie season, Russell has not averaged fewer points per 36 minutes than last season. Additionally, his 3-point shooting shockingly suffered; after back-to-back seasons hovering around or above 40% on 3-pointers, Russell shot 31.4% from beyond the arc in 2024-25, which ranks as the worst mark of his career. Previously, he had shot below 34% in a season only once.</p><p>The context in which all that happened cannot be ignored, though, as Russell was the subject of numerous trade rumors a year or more before he ultimately was dealt by the Lakers. And when he arrived in Brooklyn, he joined a franchise with little incentive to try to win games. As a result, the Nets traded multiple players who could have been of help in that regard, including Dennis Schroder, as well as Dorian Finney-Smith, for whom the Lakers traded Russell.</p><p>Now, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-news-brian-windhorst-left-dumbfounded-over-brooklyn-draft-picks">after drafting three guards and four players total</a> in the first round of this past week’s NBA Draft, the Nets have little reason to seriously pursue the idea of retaining Russell, who just completed a two-year, $36 million contract extension that he signed with the Lakers two offseasons ago.</p><p>As for the Mavericks, they could certainly use Russell, particularly if he regains the form he had even two seasons ago. Dallas will likely be without starting guard Kyrie Irving for most of or the entire 2024-25 season after suffering a torn ACL in March.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: Dallas the ‘overwhelming favorite’ to sign D’Angelo Russell

<!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-news-nico-harrison-officially-puts-jason-kidd-knicks-rumors-bed');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Nico Harrison officially puts Jason Kidd-Knicks rumors to bed');   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/Jason-Kidd-looks-on-during-Pelicans-Mavericks-game.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Nico Harrison officially puts Jason Kidd-Knicks rumors to bed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-25T21:20:51-07:00">June 25th, 9:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-25T21:41:15-07:00">June 25th, 9:41pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While there has been no doubt as to who the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/live-2025-nba-draft-grades-every-1st-round-pick-trade">Dallas Mavericks would choose with the first overall pick</a> in the 2025 NBA Draft ever since they won the lottery, one question has remained: Who was going to coach Cooper Flagg this fall?</p><p>Now, granted, the Mavericks still have Jason Kidd under contract, but until the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sources-why-knicks-remain-pursuit-jason-kidd-mavericks-contract-talks">New York Knicks sign a new coach</a> to take over for the departed Tom Thibodeau, the former point guard has been, and likely will continue to be, a hot name in NYC… until now.</p><p>That’s right, while discussing his team’s first-round activities, Harrison was asked about Kidd’s future in Dallas and made it crystal clear that yes, the Mavericks <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1938081572890062993" rel="noopener">will maintain continuity</a> at the head coach spot heading into the fall.</p><p>“Nico Harrison says Jason Kidd will be the head coach of the Mavericks this year,” ClutchPoints’ Joey Mistretta wrote.</p><p>Now, for fans of the Knicks, this is a pretty disappointing development, as Kidd has already coached Jalen Brunson, was a star in the area – albeit for the Nets – and is likely the biggest name who could take over a very flashy head coaching gig. Kidd recently coached in an NBA Championship game, against the Boston Celtics, no less, and while he didn’t win, that experience could be just what the doctor ordered to return New York to the promised land for the first time this century.</p><p>And yet, for that very reason, it makes sense why the Mavericks would want to keep Kidd as they welcome Flagg to town. Even with Kyrie Irving expected to miss action after suffering a March ACL injury, Kidd has a track record of success, has relationships with most of the team’s players, and is as good as any coach to ease Flagg’s transition from the college ranks to NBA stardom.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"He will be the coach next year"</p><p>  –– Mavs GM Nico Harrison on Jason Kidd <a href="https://t.co/4FTw5tnCLH">pic.twitter.com/4FTw5tnCLH</a></p><p>— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA_NewYork/status/1938084147680956688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Nico Harrison officially puts Jason Kidd-Knicks rumors to bed

<!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-news-cooper-flagg-jason-kidd-rumors-going-no-1');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg asked about Jason Kidd rumors after going No. 1');   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/Cooper-Flagg-6.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg asked about Jason Kidd rumors after going No. 1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-25T20:13:44-07:00">June 25th, 8:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-25T20:13:44-07:00">June 25th, 8:13pm</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>The Dallas Mavericks completed what was a near formality on Wednesday night, officially sending the card in and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-cooper-flagg-message-fans-nba-draft">drafting Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick</a> in the NBA Draft. The move has been assumed for months now after Dallas improbably won the NBA Draft Lottery, and now it is official.</p><p>Shortly after the selection was made, Flagg went to speak with the media for the first time as a Maverick. It didn’t take long for him to get asked about his head coach, Jason Kidd, who has been rumored to be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sources-why-knicks-remain-pursuit-jason-kidd-mavericks-contract-talks">involved in the New York Knicks’ coaching search</a>.</p><p>Flagg was <a href="https://x.com/ZachGelb/status/1938042695043158287" rel="noopener">asked if he had received assurances</a> that Kidd would be around for his rookie season, but the former Duke star talked about Kidd’s potential vision for him instead via Zach Gelb.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">With many rumors about Jason Kidd and the Knicks, I asked Cooper Flagg if Kidd has given him any assurance that he isn’t leaving the Dallas Mavericks.<a href="https://twitter.com/InfSportsNet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@InfSportsNet</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WFAN660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WFAN660</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1053thefan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@1053thefan</a> <a href="https://t.co/4qFNWy9F2C">pic.twitter.com/4qFNWy9F2C</a></p><p>— Zach Gelb (@ZachGelb) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachGelb/status/1938042695043158287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I haven’t had those conversations yet at all,” Flagg said. “I think talking with Coach Kidd in the workout and even after I got picked on the phone for a minute, I think he’s just excited. He has a good vision for me and what I can do and how I can impact the game, so I’m just excited to talk to him more.”</p><p>It shouldn’t be too difficult for Kidd, or whoever else is coaching the Mavericks next season, to help find a role where Flagg can fit in and be one of the most impactful rookies in basketball next season. The one-and-done phenom can do it all on the court on both ends of the floor and should immediately be an impact player in Dallas.</p><p>Flagg is one of the best off-ball defenders in this draft, which should make him a lethal partner on that end of the floor with Anthony Davis. Offensively, he can score from all three levels and is a great playmaker capable of making his teammates better while he is on the court.</p><p>Flagg will be asked to do some heavy lifting at the start of his career while Kyrie Irving makes it back from an ACL injury, but if his Duke tape is any indication, he is more than capable of carrying the load.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg asked about Jason Kidd rumors after going No. 1

<!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-kyrie-irving-make-dallas-a-leading-suitor-dangelo-russell');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: How Kyrie Irving helps make Dallas a ‘leading suitor’ for D’Angelo Russell');   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/USATSI_25831582.jpg"><figcaption>Mar 31, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard D'Angelo Russell (1) in action during the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Brooklyn Nets at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: How Kyrie Irving helps make Dallas a ‘leading suitor’ for D’Angelo Russell</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-25T11:49:03-07:00">June 25th, 11:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-25T11:52:42-07:00">June 25th, 11:52am</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Brooklyn Nets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dallas Mavericks point guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-contract-option-119-million-deal">Kyrie Irving made headlines on Tuesday</a>, declining his player option and signing a three-year, $119 million extension. The deal not only locks in the Mavericks’ star long-term, but it could also <a href="https://x.com/TheSteinLine/status/1937892832565445101" rel="noopener">pave the way</a> for the team to make a run at free agent point guard D’Angelo Russell, according to Marc Stein.</p><p>Irving’s new contract has a lower 2025-26 cap hit than his $43 million player option, giving Dallas access to the $5.7 million taxpayer mid-level exception. With their lead ball-handler sidelined indefinitely by an ACL tear, the Mavericks will search for another viable option in free agency.</p><p>Could Russell be that player?</p><h2>Mavericks targeting D’Angelo Russell after Kyrie Irving extension?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/USATSI_25817894.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The veteran floor general’s market isn’t expected to be expansive. Russell struggled after the Los Angeles Lakers traded him to the Brooklyn Nets at the deadline as part of a package for Dorian Finney-Smith. He averaged 12.9 points and 5.6 assists on 37/30/83 shooting splits over 29 appearances following the deal.</p><p>The former Nets All-Star voiced his desire to return to Brooklyn numerous times throughout the second half of the season.</p><p>“I think just what the future holds with this group [is why I want to be back],” he told ClutchPoints. “Obviously, what Jordi [Fernandez] and Sean [Marks] are creating, I’m familiar with it. Being somewhere familiar is something I’m definitely prioritizing.”</p><p>While that sentiment may be genuine, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/exclusive-dangelo-russell-puts-nba-notice-about-nets-ahead-free-agency">Brooklyn can also offer Russell more money</a> than any other team in free agency. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/nets-free-agent-predictions-exclusive-negotiating-period-begins">Nets are the NBA’s only team with cap space</a>. However, the rebuilding squad is expected to utilize its flexibility for salary dumps while prioritizing playing time for developmental prospects next season.</p><p>Opposing teams seeking to sign Russell will be limited to the non-taxpayer mid-level ($14.1 million) or the taxpayer mid-level exception ($5.7 million). His market appears likely to fall in the range of the latter. While it would represent a significant pay cut, the Mavericks should be an enticing landing spot for the 10-year veteran.</p><p>With Irving sidelined, Dallas could offer Russell a featured role alongside Anthony Davis and Cooper Flagg. Should he produce at a high level, he could land a bigger deal next summer when a large portion of the league will have cap space.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: How Kyrie Irving helps make Dallas a ‘leading suitor’ for D’Angelo Russell

<!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-dangelo-russell-malcolm-brogdon-name-dropped-as-dallas-free-agent-targets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: D’Angelo Russell, Malcolm Brogdon name dropped as free agent targets');   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/Nets-guard-D-Angelo-Russell-1-drives-to-the-basket-past-Dallas-Mavericks-guard-Spencer-Dinwiddie.jpg"><figcaption>© Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: D’Angelo Russell, Malcolm Brogdon name dropped as free agent targets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-24T22:20:36-07:00">June 24th, 10:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-24T22:20:36-07:00">June 24th, 10:20pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Tuesday, it was reported that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-fans-celebrate-kyrie-irvings-next-extension-with-dallas">Dallas Mavericks have come to terms with Kyrie Irving</a> on a contract extension, with Irving declining his $43 million player option for next season to sign a three-year, $119 million deal. While this is shrewd business, provided, of course, that Irving returns to full strength after tearing his ACL in early March, there remains a big void in the Mavericks backcourt, as Irving, at best, may not be back until January.</p><p>At the very least, this Irving extension is structured in a way that allows the Mavericks to open up the taxpayer midlevel exception worth $5.7 million. They aim to use this newfound cap flexibility to try and find a stopgap option at the point, with names such as D’Angelo Russell, Chris Paul, Malcolm Brogdon, and Dennis Schroder <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45578603/mavericks-kyrie-irving-declining-player-option-intends-sign-3-year-119-million-contract" rel="noopener">emerging as potential targets</a> for the Mavs in free agency, as per Shams Charania of ESPN.</p><p>This report tracks with the intel that ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel has; according to Siegel, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/2025-nba-mock-draft-4-0-latest-intel-kevin-durant-trade">Mavs “are exploring ways to convince Chris Paul</a> to sign with them in free agency”. Alas, Paul could very well choose to sign elsewhere, which is why Dallas is keeping their options open — hence the potential for someone like Russell, Brogdon, or Schroder to end up with the Mavericks.</p><p>Considering how the Mavericks’ main strength is having a deep frontcourt, they will need a point guard to set the table and get them their touches where they’re comfortable. Paul, among those four, is the best fit when taking this into account.</p><h2><b>Assessing the Mavericks’ need at point guard</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Mar-24-2025-Brooklyn-New-York-USA-Dallas-Mavericks-guard-Kyrie-Irving.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Perhaps the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-dallas-explore-point-guard-market-trades-free-agency">Mavs are also looking for someone</a> to at least be a reasonable facsimile of Irving and his playstyle; Irving is more of a scorer than a playmaker, doing his damage by being one of the best three-level scorers in the entire association.</p><p>Russell’s stock has dipped, but he is the best shooter from beyond the arc among those four and his pull-up threat could be very useful in big Mavericks lineups that should dominate the glass. He also has some experience playing alongside Anthony Davis, so that should help matters as well.</p><p>Brogdon is a locker-room leader and the most efficient scorer of the bunch. Alas, he is a major injury risk; will the Mavericks want someone as injury-prone as Brogdon to cover for their already injured point guard in Irving?</p><p>Schroder provides downhill attacking and is a menace on the defensive end. He too has experience playing alongside Davis. But he is the worst shooter of the four, and the Mavericks may want a more consistent pull-up threat to at least help with the floor-spacing considering how many big men Dallas are going to have to give playing time to.</p><p>All four options for the Mavericks have their merits. It will all boil down to who’s going to be available for them and who’s going to be willing to sign with the team. But if they had the luxury of choice, Russell appears to be their best option if they are unable to sign Paul, if only because he’s the youngest among the four and the Mavs have the defensive weapons to cover for his shortcomings on that end of the floor.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: D’Angelo Russell, Malcolm Brogdon name dropped as free agent targets

<!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-rumors-la-interested-luka-doncic-ex-mavericks-teammate-dante-exum');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers rumors: LA interested in Luka Doncic’s ex-Mavericks teammate');   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/Luka-Doncic-and-Dante-Exum.jpg"><figcaption>Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Lakers rumors: LA interested in Luka Doncic’s ex-Mavericks teammate</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-24T12:05:40-07:00">June 24th, 12:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-24T14:34:50-07:00">June 24th, 2:34pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-rumors-insider-shoots-down-luka-doncic-kristaps-porzingis-reunion">Los Angeles Lakers are hot in the rumor mill</a>, as the front office aims to improve the roster around LeBron James and Luka Doncic. There is plenty of speculation that L.A. plans to find an upgrade at center, but the roster still needs help in other key areas as well.</p><p>For that reason, it sounds like the franchise could be eying another one of Doncic’s former teammates on the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>Rumors suggest that the Lakers are eying guard Dante Exum, according to insider Anthony F. Irwin. During the latest episode of the “Lakers Lounge Podcast,” Irwin claims Los Angeles is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/baMMDpUqpi0" rel="noopener">going to make a push</a> for Exum this offseason.</p><p>“Rob Pelinka was previously [Dante Exum’s] agent. So you have that built-in relationship… He is a very solid perimeter defender. I like that he’s a little bigger, a little longer, which is something the Lakers [need]… He is somebody the Lakers are going to be interested in.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>The 29-year-old guard is an unrestricted free agent after playing two full seasons with the Mavericks. Irwin hints that if the Lakers can sign Exum to the minimum, then the team’s interest in him only increases, especially considering what he brings to the table athletically and defensively as well as his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-colin-cowherd-hits-luka-doncic-with-warning-after-sale">chemistry with Luka Doncic</a>.</p><p>Dante Exum will be coming off an injury as he suffered a fractured left hand in the Mavericks’ 133-96 loss to the Houston Rockets in mid-March. Injuries are a concern for Exum as he’s had a difficult time remaining healthy. He only played 20 games for Dallas last season, which is something the Lakers must consider.</p><p>However, in those 20 games played, Dante Exum served as a solid contributor. He started in 13 contests and averaged 8.7 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 47.8% from the field and 43.4% from beyond the three-point line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers rumors: LA interested in Luka Doncic’s ex-Mavericks teammate

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He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</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-daniel-gafford-agrees-60m-contract-extension">Dallas Mavericks dug deep in their pockets</a> and made a considerable splash by signing big man Daniel Gafford to a three-year veteran extension contract worth $54.3 million.</p><p>It was initially reported that Gafford’s extension was priced at $60 million, but as noted by cap expert Yossi Gozlan, the Mavs ensured that the former Arkansas Razorbacks star can remain trade eligible by <a href="https://x.com/YossiGozlan/status/1937300240987500878" rel="noopener">keeping his extension within the limits of the extend-and-trade rule</a>.</p><p>Under the rule, a veteran extension can still be part of the trade as long as the increase in the first year of the new contract is no more than 20 percent than his previous deal and that each of the next years (no more than four years overall) shouldn’t have a raise that exceeds five percent.</p><p>Having said all of that, do the Mavericks have any intention of trading Gafford even <a href="https://3.basecamp.com/5767866/buckets/36793780/card_tables/cards/8788422047" rel="noopener">after inking him to an extension</a>?</p><p>Here’s what Marc Stein of The Stein Line said with regard to that: “Yet one source with knowledge of Dallas’ thinking countered the idea that the new deal was designed to keep Gafford instantly tradeable as opposed to exceeding the $54.3 million figure and invoking a six-month trade restriction.”</p><p>As it stands, it appears that the Mavericks don’t have an elevated degree of interest in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-dallas-trade-preference-for-pj-washington-daniel-gafford">parting ways with Gafford</a> in the offseason.</p><p>“P.J. Washington is also extension-eligible this offseason for the Mavericks, whose internal hope has been to fend off anticipated trade calls for both Washington and Gafford this offseason to try to keep both on a roster that, in less than 48 hours, will soon feature Duke star Cooper Flagg,” added Stein.</p><p>Gafford has been a solid asset for the Mavericks’ frontcourt, a dependable rebounder and rim protector, though, his abilities beyond those aren’t much to write home about. He is an incredibly efficient scorer with a 70.9 percent shooting from the field, but <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1629655/shots-dash?SeasonType=Regular+Season">nearly all of his attempts</a> have come from 10 feet or closer from the basket, with <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/team/1610612742/players-scoring?SeasonType=Regular%20Season&amp;dir=D&amp;sort=PCT_AST_2PM">over 72.1 percent</a> of his two-point field goals being off assists.</p><p>The 26-year-old Gafford was acquired by the Mavericks in 2024 via a trade with the Washington Wizards, who got Richaun Holmes and a 2024 first-round pick of the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: What Dallas is thinking about Daniel Gafford trade after contract extension

<!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-immediate-chris-paul-plans-after-drafting-cooper-flagg');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: Dallas’ immediate Chris Paul plans after drafting Cooper Flagg');   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/2025/05/Cooper-Flagg-on-May-13-2025.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: Dallas’ immediate Chris Paul plans after drafting Cooper Flagg</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-23T11:22:15-07:00">June 23rd, 11:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-23T15:40:35-07:00">June 23rd, 3:40pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-cooper-flagg-biggest-thing-2025-nba-draft">Dallas Mavericks likely taking Cooper Flagg with</a> the team’s first overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, the franchise has plans to further add around him and help him develop. As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-rumors-jason-kidds-role-in-cooper-flagg-visit-shuts-down-knicks-speculation">rumors will surround the Mavericks</a> in deciding who can be the player they want, the latest reporting suggests that Chris Paul could be the one.</p><p>In ClutchPoints NBA Insider Brett Siegel’s latest NBA Mock Draft, with the event on Wednesday, he reported that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/2025-nba-mock-draft-4-0-latest-intel-kevin-durant-trade">Mavericks are “exploring ways to convince Paul</a> to sign with them in free agency.” Paul played with the San Antonio Spurs last season and will become an unrestricted free agent, though Siegel mentions how returning to Los Angeles “is certainly an option.”</p><p>“Do not expect Flagg to be the only addition Dallas makes this offseason, as Dallas is said to be evaluating all options to improve their backcourt right away with proven, winning talent,” Siegel wrote.</p><p>“Although he has made it clear that returning to Los Angeles is certainly an option for him this offseason to be closer to his family, league sources indicate that the Mavs are exploring ways to convince Paul to sign with them in free agency.”</p><h2><b>Outside of Chris Paul, the Mavericks are linked to other point guards </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Chris-Paul-facilitates-the-offense.jpg"><figcaption>David Gonzales-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>As it remains to be seen how the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-dallas-cooper-flagg-activity-2025-nba-draft"> Mavericks will build around Flagg</a>, Paul would be the ideal point guard to develop the prospect and put him in the best position to succeed. Siegel mentioned other point guards that Dallas has been linked to, like Marcus Smart, Jrue Holiday, and others.</p><p>“The overall market for point guards is thin in free agency outside of Paul, Tyus Jones, and Dennis Schroder, which is why players like Collin Sexton, Jordan Clarkson, Marcus Smart, and Jrue Holiday are notable guards linked to Dallas in trade discussions. Harrison and the Mavs front office will be busy after making their Flagg selection official.”</p><p>With the amount of talent that Flagg has, it’s no wonder that the Mavericks want to do everything to help him dominate, <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-latest-nba-draft-intel-kevin" rel="noopener">as he has even impressed during private workouts</a>, as Marc Stein reported.</p><p>“Flagg had dinner Tuesday night at Dallas’ famed Bob’s Steak &amp; Chop House with several Mavericks officials,” Stein wrote.</p><p>“I’m told Flagg, not surprisingly, then insisted Wednesday on spending roughly an hour on the floor showing off his skills to a much larger gathering of organizational representatives and — also not surprisingly — made a very favorable first impression. Impressive is the word we keep hearing.”</p><p>At any rate, Dallas looks to improve after missing out on the playoffs last season but first will pick Flagg once the draft commences on Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: Dallas’ immediate Chris Paul plans after drafting Cooper Flagg

<!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-what-marc-stein-hearing-about-kyrie-irving-contract-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: What Marc Stein is hearing about Kyrie Irving’s $44 million contract decision');   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/Kyrie-Irving_b0f207.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: What Marc Stein is hearing about Kyrie Irving’s $44 million contract decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-22T17:32:48-07:00">June 22nd, 5:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-22T17:32:48-07:00">June 22nd, 5:32pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kyrie Irving and the Dallas <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-rumors-what-marc-stein-is-hearing-about-kyrie-irvings-future">Mavericks will have an intriguing offseason</a> as the star guard has a contract decision to make.</p><p>Irving boasts a player option for the 2025-26 season. If he accepts, he will earn up to $44 million in the final year of his contract. If he declines, he will become an unrestricted free agent as he can look outside of the Mavericks or sign a new contract with the franchise. NBA insider Marc Stein <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-kevin-durant-is-houston?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=166532026&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">went into further detail</a> on how things may look for the two parties this summer.</p><p>“To be clear: Absolutely nothing has changed in terms of the long-held anticipation that Irving will be anywhere but Dallas next season. Yet it does remain unclear at this juncture whether Irving will simply activate the option and then try to hammer out an extension with the Mavericks that can be signed starting July 7 … or surrender the option to become an unrestricted free agent,” Stein wrote.</p><p>“Passing on the option, of course, would suggest that the sides are headed for a new deal in free agency, with Dallas anticipated for some time to try to re-sign the 33-year-old to a new three-year pact in the general vicinity of his original three-year, $120 million deal with the Mavericks.”</p><h2><b>What lies ahead for Kyrie Irving, Mavericks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Kyrie-Irving-2.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kyrie Irving has complete control over what he wants to do for his short-term future. He can stay content with his current contract or seek a different one with the Mavericks or another NBA squad.</p><p>In the meantime, Irving recovers from a torn ACL as he would return in the second half of the 2025-26 season. At age 33, he will do what he must to maximize his financial security while having a clear role with his team.</p><p>Irving’s 2024-25 campaign ended after 50 games. He averaged 24.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. He shot 47.3% from the field, including 40.1% from beyond the arc.</p><p>The Mavericks will hope for Irving to make a full recovery. When he returns, the team will look to maximize their veteran star core of him and Anthony Davis. Dallas fell short of the playoffs after losing to the Memphis Grizzlies in the play-in tournament.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: What Marc Stein is hearing about Kyrie Irving’s $44 million contract decision

<!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-1-word-describing-cooper-flagg-private-workout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: The 1 word describing Cooper Flagg’s private workout');   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/2025/05/Cooper-Flagg-is-amped-up.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: The 1 word describing Cooper Flagg’s private workout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-19T07:02:11-07:00">June 19th, 7:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-19T15:04:41-07:00">June 19th, 3:04pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the 2025 NBA Draft nears, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-dallas-makes-cooper-flagg-pre-draft-move">Dallas Mavericks’ attraction to Cooper Flagg</a> only continues to grow. If the team’s direction with the No. 1 overall pick was not already set in stone, Flagg’s pre-draft workout sealed the deal.</p><p>Roughly one week ahead of the draft, the Mavericks flew Flagg out to Dallas for an official visit. There, he met general manager Nico Harrison and head coach Jason Kidd, along with several other team executives.</p><p>After having dinner with the team on Tuesday night, Flagg <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-latest-nba-draft-intel-kevin" rel="noopener">performed a series of drills</a> before a “large gathering of organizational representatives,” where he continued to “impress,” according to Mark Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.</p><p>“Flagg had dinner Tuesday night at Dallas’ famed Bob’s Steak &amp; Chop House with several Mavericks officials,” Stein wrote.</p><p>“I’m told Flagg, not surprisingly, then insisted Wednesday on spending roughly an hour on the floor showing off his skills to a much larger gathering of organizational representatives and — also not surprisingly — made a very favorable first impression. <i>Impressive </i>is the word we keep hearing.”</p><p>The Mavericks were the only team Flagg met with ahead of the draft. However, Flagg participated in the pre-draft Combine, where he met with several other teams. But with Dallas showing no interest in going in any other direction, his destination is no mystery.</p><p>Flagg is an overwhelming 1,000-1 favorite to go No. 1 overall on Fanduel Sportsbook. That comes as no surprise, with no other player supplanting him as the betting favorite to go first overall for even a second since the odds were released.</p><h2><b>Mavericks expected to take Cooper Flagg in 2025 NBA Draft</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Rolando-Blackman-with-Mark-Tatum.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Once the Mavericks take Flagg, he will become the team’s first top-three pick since selecting its current head coach, Kidd, at No. 2 overall in 1994. Flagg will also be Dallas’ first player taken at No. 1 since Mark Aguirre in 1981.</p><p>Despite the franchise’s middling success, the Mavericks have only had two top-10 picks in the last decade. Their 2018 draft — when Dallas took Trae Young at No. 5 and immediately traded him for Luka Doncic — is the most notable. They previously took Dennis Smith Jr. at No. 9 in 2017.</p><p>Once Flagg joins the team, he will immediately be relied on to lead Kidd’s offense. In addition to losing Doncic during the 2024-2025 season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-out-injury-torn-acl">Mavericks will be without Kyrie Irving</a> in 2025-2026. Irving tore his ACL against the Sacramento Kings on March 3 and will likely be out for the entire upcoming season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: The 1 word describing Cooper Flagg’s private workout

<!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-jason-kidds-role-in-cooper-flagg-visit-shuts-down-knicks-speculation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks rumors: Jason Kidd’s role in Cooper Flagg visit shuts down Knicks speculation');   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/May-14-2025-Chicago-Il-USA-Cooper-Flagg-talks-to-the-media-during-the-2025-NBA-Draft-Combine-at-Marriott-Marquis-Chicago.-Mandatory-Credit-David-Banks-Imagn-Images.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mavericks rumors: Jason Kidd’s role in Cooper Flagg visit shuts down Knicks speculation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-19T06:50:07-07:00">June 19th, 6:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-19T06:50:07-07:00">June 19th, 6:50am</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>With the NBA Draft approaching, it looks like the Dallas <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/mavericks-news-dallas-cooper-flagg-activity-2025-nba-draft">Mavericks are seriously honing in on Cooper Flagg</a>, who has been the consensus No. 1 pick for some time. Ever since the Mavericks won the lottery, all signs have not just pointed to the Mavericks keeping the pick, but also drafting Flagg.</p><p>That became more clear in their latest meeting, and it also involved Jason Kidd, who has <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-latest-nba-draft-intel-kevin?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=166283635&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">been in rumors</a> the past few weeks after speculation of him wanting to take the New York Knicks head coaching position.</p><p>“Flagg had dinner Tuesday night at Dallas’ famed Bob’s Steak &amp; Chop House with several Mavericks officials. General manager Nico Harrison and coach Jason Kidd essentially served as co-chairs of a welcoming committee that also included new team CEO Rick Welts and former Mavericks All-Star-turned-assistant GM Michael Finley. Flagg, who would not have been eligible for this draft if he was born a mere 11 days later, attended the meal solo,” The Stein Line wrote.</p><p>The Knicks tried to request an interview with Kidd, but the Mavericks declined. It’s obvious that the Mavericks are committed to Kidd, and with him going to the dinner to meet their potential pick, he’s locked in with the team as well.</p><h2><b>Could Jason Kidd really leave the Mavericks?</b></h2><p>Even with all signs pointing to Kidd staying with the Mavericks, there are still rumors floating around that he could very well<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/nba-rumors-door-not-closed-jason-kidd-leaving-mavericks-knicks"> still leave for the Knicks</a>. New York still sees Kidd as a viable option for their team, though the Mavericks declined the interview request. People close to Dallas and their situation say that he still remains a possibility for the Knicks, according to Ian Begley of SNY.</p><p>The Mavericks are in a great situation right now, especially with the No. 1 pick, which will most likely turn into Flagg. Outside of him, the team was already good on paper with Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson, and others. Kyrie Irving could likely return at the beginning of 2026, and hopefully, by that time, they’re in good standing in the Western Conference.</p><p>It would be a surprise if Kidd left, but the Knicks could be an enticing choice as well. A team that has talent across the starting five and just made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, Kidd could help that team reach the next level. At the same time, the only way that happens is if Kidd asks out of Dallas or they let the Knicks interview him, and it doesn’t look like either will happen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks rumors: Jason Kidd’s role in Cooper Flagg visit shuts down Knicks speculation

<!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-rumors-bobby-marks-circles-mavericks-clippers-for-jrue-holiday-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bobby Marks circles Mavericks, Clippers for Jrue Holiday 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/2025/06/Bobby-Marks-circles-Mavericks-Clippers-for-Jrue-Holiday-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bobby Marks circles Mavericks, Clippers for Jrue Holiday trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-18T10:43:39-07:00">June 18th, 10:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-18T10:43:57-07:00">June 18th, 10:43am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris manages the betting team at ClutchPoints and contributes about the NFL, MLB, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Ever since the Boston Celtics fell to the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, trade rumors have circulated around this team. A major reason is because of the brutal injury to superstar Jayson Tatum. Tatum is set to miss a majority, if not the entire 2025-26 season, as he recovers. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/nba-rumors-rockets-celtics-trade-talks">Many are expecting the Celtics to blow things up</a> as they assume the Celtics’ championship window is closing with the current roster they have. That very well may be the case.</p><p>Jrue Holiday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/what-jaylen-brown-surgery-means-celtics-2025-26-season">Jaylen Brown</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-kristaps-porzingis-linked-suns-celtics-explore-trade-options">Kristaps Porzingis</a> are the names that could be traded at any time. Rumors have discussed many different scenarios, and the Celtics franchise is probably better off by trading away at least one of these guys, knowing the uncertainty in the future.</p><h2><b>Bobby Marks circles Mavericks, Clippers for Jrue Holiday trade</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Jrue-Holiday_a30474.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Vincent Carchietta</figcaption></figure><p>Holiday signed a four-year contract with the Celtics and is not a FA until 2029. He has a lot of value as a two-time champion and there are playoff contenders out there who would want Holiday in a heartbeat. Bobby Marks believes two <a href="https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2025/06/jrue-holiday-trade-rumors-nba-insider-floats-2-west-teams-for-celtics.html?utm_campaign=masslivesports&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter" rel="noopener">Western Conference squads could trade for him</a>.</p><p>“Those will probably be the two teams that I would probably circle as far as if there’s a Jrue potential deal to be,” Marks wrote. “I still think Jrue is a heck of a player. I don’t think you have to attach a pick to his contract.”</p><p>Both the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks have had their eye on Jrue Holiday. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/nba-rumors-clippers-eyeing-jrue-holiday-trade-after-past-loss-celtics">Clippers began to want Holiday after a loss to the Celtics</a>. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/nba-rumors-mavericks-explore-jrue-holiday-trade-complicated">Mavericks have also expressed interest</a>, but in a more complicated situation. The Mavs have Kyrie Irving, who is also recovering from a major injury and will miss most if not all of next season. Dallas is also drafting first overall next week and will take Cooper Flagg to change the direction of the franchise.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bobby Marks circles Mavericks, Clippers for Jrue Holiday trade

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NBA rumors: ‘Door not closed’ on Jason Kidd leaving Mavericks for Knicks

<!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-espn-4-team-trade-sends-giannis-warriors-draymond-green-lakers');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: ESPN’s 4-team trade sends Giannis to Warriors, Draymond Green to Lakers');   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/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-34-is-fouled-by-Golden-State-Warriors-forward-Draymond-Green-23.jpg"><figcaption>© Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: ESPN’s 4-team trade sends Giannis to Warriors, Draymond Green to Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-18T09:22:20-07:00">June 18th, 9:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-18T13:31:49-07:00">June 18th, 1:31pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-rick-carlisle-likely-tyrese-haliburton-injury-status-nba-finals-game-6">NBA Finals near a possible conclusion with Game 6</a> set for Thursday night, ESPN’s Zach Kram proposed a bold four-team trade that would send two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Golden State Warriors and four-time NBA champion Draymond Green to the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>The hypothetical deal, designed to reshape the competitive landscape, also includes the Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks. Kram’s scenario <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45526828/nba-offseason-2025-8-giannis-bucks-trades-shake-league" rel="noopener">involves a significant exchange</a> of players and future draft picks.</p><h2><b>ESPN’s proposed trade breakdown:</b></h2><p><i><b>Golden State Warriors receive:</b></i> Giannis Antetokounmpo</p><p><i><b>Los Angeles Lakers receive:</b></i> Draymond Green, Daniel Gafford</p><p><i><b>Dallas Mavericks receive:</b></i> Gabe Vincent, 2031 first-round pick (via Lakers), 2025 second-round pick (No. 41)</p><p><i><b>Milwaukee Bucks receive:</b></i> Austin Reaves, Brandin Podziemski, Jonathan Kuminga (via sign-and-trade), Trayce Jackson-Davis, Maxi Kleber, 2029 first-round pick (via Warriors), 2031 first-round pick (via Golden State), 2030 first-round pick swap (with Lakers)</p><p>Kram explained the reasoning behind the proposal, noting Golden State’s pursuit of stars and desire to maximize the remaining prime years of Stephen Curry. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-full-jimmy-butler-trade-details-nba-approval">Warriors already made a splash by acquiring Jimmy Butler</a> in February, and Antetokounmpo would complete a star trio alongside Butler and Curry.</p><p>Golden State would also address ongoing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-heat-bulls-again-linked-to-jonathan-kuminga-sign-and-trade">sign-and-trade speculation involving 22-year-old forward Jonathan Kuminga</a>, whose long-term future with the franchise remains unclear. Sacrificing depth for elite talent could signal a definitive shift toward one final title push.</p><p>For the Lakers, Green’s arrival would add a proven defensive leader with championship experience and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-draymond-green-douses-cold-water-on-loud-lakers-trade-rumors">long-rumored interest in joining forces with LeBron James</a>. The addition of Daniel Gafford — who excelled as a lob threat and rim protector alongside Luka Doncic — would provide <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-sources-likeliest-strategy-fixing-center-problem">frontcourt stability as Los Angeles continues retooling its roster</a>.</p><p>Dallas, dealing from a position of strength at center, would receive point guard depth in Gabe Vincent and two draft assets.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-chris-paul-point-guard-interest">Mavericks have reportedly shown interest in upgrading their back court</a> rotation this summer, particularly in light of Kyrie Irving’s extended absence. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-update-acl-injury-recovery">Irving suffered a torn ACL in March</a> and is expected to miss significant time during the 2025-26 season.</p><h2><b>Bucks could retool with youth, picks in post-Giannis Antetokounmpo scenario</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Giannis-Antetokounmpo_b79efc.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Milwaukee, the final piece in the deal, would begin preparing for a potential post-Giannis era with a return package that includes a mix of young talent and future picks. Reaves brings scoring and versatility; Podziemski and Jackson-Davis showed promise as rookies; and Kuminga offers two-way upside with room to grow. Kleber would add veteran presence in the front court.</p><p>The Bucks would also receive a 2029 first-round pick, a 2031 first-rounder, and a 2030 pick swap, giving the team flexibility and capital for long-term planning.</p><p>Although Antetokounmpo has not requested a trade, his future in Milwaukee remains a topic of league-wide speculation. At a public appearance in Brazil last week, he addressed the ongoing NBA Finals, stating, “<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-seemingly-confirms-return-milwaukee">The Finals are different; I hope to be back with the Bucks</a>.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-rumors-brian-windhorst-makes-firm-declaration-on-giannis-antetokounmpo-trade">Milwaukee has not entertained trade offers to date</a>, and the organization remains firm in its position to keep Antetokounmpo unless he explicitly asks out.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: ESPN’s 4-team trade sends Giannis to Warriors, Draymond Green to Lakers

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He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-mavericks-reject-knicks-request-jason-kidd-interview">on the New York Knicks’ radar</a>, head coach Jason Kidd knows he will remain with the Dallas Mavericks for the 2025-26 NBA campaign. He cannot say the same about his staff, however. Multiple teams are taking a hard look at the Mavs’ bench this offseason, threatening to bring about more change in a franchise that is still adjusting after trading Luka Doncic.</p><p>Kidd surely wants to maintain some continuity, but he could see <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-the-latest-on-kevin-durant?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=166004510&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">as many as three assistants walk out the door</a> for another job in the near future, per NBA correspondent Marc Stein.</p><p>Memphis Grizzlies HC Tuomas Iisalo is considering Jared Dudley to be his top guy on a squad that has already significantly altered its identity following Sunday’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/memphis-grizzlies/grizzlies-ja-morant-shares-tough-reaction-desmond-bane-trade">Desmond Bane blockbuster</a>. Reigning Coach of the Year Kenny Atkinson also has the 14-year NBA player in mind for the same role on the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><p>Sean Sweeney, who is currently Kidd’s No. 1, is in the running to join Mitch Johnson’s staff with the San Antonio Spurs. He first worked under Kidd on the Brooklyn Nets more than a decade ago, so navigating his possible departure could be challenging.</p><p>Additionally, Stein reports that the Orlando Magic are pursuing Mavericks player development coach God Shammgod, who spent a few years working with head coach Jamahl Mosley while the two were both assistants in Dallas. If fans turn off their natural biases, they could see why each assistant would consider making a move.</p><h2><b>Will the Mavericks have to pivot?</b></h2><p>Dudley can climb the coaching ranks by joining either Iisalo or Atkinson. Aiding the Grizzlies in a successful transitional phase or helping the Cavs finally break through in the playoffs would each look mighty impressive on a future job application. Sweeney can take one step closer to a HC position himself if he enjoys a momentous run with Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. And Shammgod can gamble on the Magic becoming a long-term force in the Eastern Conference by reconnecting with his old friend.</p><p>Dallas has a talented roster and a potential generational talent on the way, but it is not necessarily an immediate launching pad to prosperity. Anthony Davis weathered injury troubles as soon as he arrived in town, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-inside-look-acl-injury-recovery">Kyrie Irving is recovering</a> from a torn ACL. Therefore, the squad’s competitive standing for next season is mired in uncertainty.</p><p>Moreover, the residual effects of the Luka Doncic saga could incentivize employees to remove themselves from the organization if a favorable opportunity presents itself.</p><p>Based on their own recent actions, it seems like the Mavericks are anticipating changes to their coaching staff. Jason Kidd is welcoming in longtime assistant Jay Triano, who operated as an associate head coach with the Sacramento Kings last season. His experience may prove especially vital if Sweeney departs. More modifications may be required.</p><p>Fortunately, the Mavs know exactly who they are taking with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-baron-davis-cooper-flagg-comparison-pressure-prediction">No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft</a> on June 25, so they should have enough spare time to search for new assistants if necessary.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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