What an insane game she put up clutch 3s after 3s she hit a contested fade away 3 to even get to OT and then hit more step back 3s in OT was absolutely incredible.

Your answer can be conditional instead of definitive, since we don't see or know what the coach sees in practice.

For instance, we don't know how Flagg 3-point shot looks in scrimmages, which is a major convergence point in my opinion. If his 3 looks good and is falling reliably, having someone like Naji or PJ starting with both Flagg and Kyrie may mean last year's spacing concerns aren't as critical (especially if they have improved themselves). If not, someone like Max, Risacher or even Biberovic may become higher priorities.

I'm going to provisionally say my preferred lineup is the huge lineup of Kyrie - Risacher - Flagg - Aldama - Gafford. What's wild is 6'9 Gafford is likely the shortest of the four besides Kyrie!

Risacher and Aldama bring 3-point shooting and length, and honestly I want Risacher to get his shot from the start so he comes in with confidence. Risacher is hopefully one of our foundational future core pieces and will be motivated to prove himself. I'm totally fine with PJ instead of Aldama, or Max, or vary lineups nightly based upon opponent matchups, but keeping Risacher in the starting lineup as much as possible until he is clearly outplayed by somebody or doesn't seem to fit well makes sense.

On the other hand, Dusty keeping the starters in constant flux nightly based upon matchups and the closers based upon who is hot or as a reward system for good play instead of guaranteeing Risacher a starting spot for now may be the better approach - keeping nightly changes from being something anyone takes personally by feeling entitled to the position.

On Friday, minutes before the start of Dallas Mavericks media day, the team announced an addition to its training camp roster.

The Mavericks said they were signing Dwight Powell, a 35-year-old center who, in his almost 12 seasons in Dallas, has climbed to fifth in franchise history in games played (763) and sixth in rebounds (3,251).

While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, The Athletic confirmed HoopsHype’s reporting that the agreement is partially guaranteed, where Powell would be paid $1 million to come to training camp, paid another $500,000 if he makes Dallas’ opening-night roster and receive the remainder of his $3.9 million salary if he’s still on the roster by Jan. 10.

Bringing Powell to training camp was notable because the Mavericks already have 15 standard contracts, the maximum allowed, on their books. Of those 15 players, three (Daniel Gafford, Dereck Lively II and Moussa Cissé) are true centers.

Honestly never knew Dallas Sports Journal had a YouTube channel. They've been posting a lot of Mavs content. Daily interviews etc..

Thought I'd post it for those that can't get enough Mavs!

With clarity in our minds and hearts, do we think Nico is truly to be blamed for the trade? What if we are all simply hating on the messenger and not the true decision makers?

Additional point for discussion: Did you expect the effects/aftermath of Luka leaving the Mavs to be worse than this?

Please be as objective and as kind as possible in the comments. Thank you and I look forward to discussing (respectfully) with you! 🤗

I'm not nearly as down on Jalen Duren as most are right now. I think he would fit nicely as the starting center in a lineup featuring kyrie, coop, and morez. I think we can get it done offering up pj and gafford and maybe caleb martin to make the money work. Thoughts?

Inside look at our rookies basketball journey leading up to the draft. Has cool behind the scenes footage of him and Dusty surrounding the draft.

Is it just me or has the Mavericks PR/media team been way more active than in past years? Constantly posting content. I dont remember it being like this before. So refreshing to see. Instagram and Twitter always posting pictures/videos. Here's direct links to both. A lot of cross posts but..

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dallasmavs/?hl=en
Twitter - https://x.com/dallasmavs

Naji getting rejected by Larry!

Paige balled out in her playoff debut, you can not have a better game than she's having.

Seriously, what are the wings doing 😭

I'm letting you know that he is a solid player.

Yaxel Lendeborg is a 23 year old player.

Aday Mara is 21 year old player.

ZR just turned 21 this year in April. I've seen plays from him where he would get a steal and then thrown down a dunk at the other end only to be immediately benched.

Look at his arms and torso when he entered the league and look at him now.

I didn't think we should have traded him and many many fans felt the same way. Many Booed from the stands several times when he was benched. With the right coaching, you can look forward to MANY highlights soon.

Just thought you should know. Many keep citing him as a #1 and nailing him to the goal post of a Wemby doesn't make much sense to me. He has the potential to be a great #2 option IMHO.

Acquiring Marcus Sasser from the Pistons for essentially free was a swing i was personally high on that the FO made with the lack of guard play currently on the mavs, with him falling out of the rotation in detroit due to his hip injury worsening his play in the 25-26 season. However, there is some hope for the 26 year old guard to take that leap in Dallas with our guard rotation being essentially kyrie (who will probably miss a couple games to not overstrain him), max christie, sasser, de larrea, cooper (if they treat him as a guard in some stints, functionally on offense he can be one to some extent).

The query above is for 24-25 season players w/ >59 2pt TS%, ≥8 3PA/100, ≥2 rimAST/100, ≥2.2 STL/100

The above list shows the most elite self creating guards that can score inside and bomb 3s at a solid rate and create turnovers and sasser features here on top of sasser having a +3.2 zTS (82%ile), +7.5 creation rTS (93%ile!!!)

Ok so what is zTS and creation rTs you might ask? Each point scored comes from a different platype, for example iso, pnr handler, post ups (creation playtypes), spotups handoffs and OffScreen (spacing playtypes), transition as its own thing, cuts putbacks rollman and others (finishing playtypes).

Now ts% is widespread at this point factoring in 3s 2s and fts, and rts% is relative true shooting which is relative to the league's true shooting. What zTS does is adjust rts% for the playtypes used to provide more context as creation playtypes tend to be more difficult than the rest, and sasser in 24-25 was particularly good at creating his own shot as seen by the 93 percentile creation efficiency stated earlier.

At minimum sasser in a bench role next to larger guards should thrive, and some possible combinations that could work (while kyrie and sasser would be great to watch on offense, the lack of size on the perimeter could hurt) could be larrea and sasser, naji and sasser, coop and sasser if kyrie and cooper stagger minutes a little.

A few extra things helps sasser's case here are that his contesting data on defense has improved since his rookie year and he does get steals and deflections (things which max christie unfortunately doesnt do) which make sasser tenable on defense and his passing (data on second image) isnt that bad either; max is shown here above as a comparison between 2 guards just to show that sasser is closer to a combo/scoring pg than anything.

Third image shows efficiency at different ranges, we can see a dip in rim efficiency probably due to the hip injury affecting him some but the 3pt shooting he adds will be vital to the team's new direction with an emphasis on shooting.

TLDR: Marcus sasser bombs 3s, takes on an actual creation load and is far more than a spot up shooter and can hold his own on defense as well as handle some passing responsibilities which makes him a prime candidate for a breakout year here in Dallas with more opportunity. I hope you appreciate a bit of the statistical breakdowns i made (the other on moussa cisse previously) as the team does seem to be taking an analytical approach to a solid extent especially the hiring of dusty may who is one of the most analytically based coaches out there and pivoting from last year which had us as one of the worst 3pt shooting teams in the league if not the worst.

anybody else been thinking of a a new team rebranding for the Mavs? I mean we’re in a new era and our logo hasn’t been redesigned in forever. The team needs a new modern flair because rn I feel like we look like a time capsule on what we had and not what’s in store.

What are some ideas you guys have?

https://x.com/dallasmavs/status/2103937921233416581

Larry got done dirty 😂

If these players develop we would have a very strong core in the future. My biggest concern out of everyone would be de larrea but hopefully he pans out. I am super high on zacch he had a slump in his second season but that’s normal and I don’t think he was put in position to succeed.