Shaq is traded to Cleveland. Phoenix is trying to trade for Tyson Chandler so that New Orleans can dump some salary… oh and maybe for McGrady too. Vince Carter may be going to Orlando for these spare parts – Rafer Alson, Tony Battie & Courtney Lee. So where are the Mavericks in all this? Who the hell knows!!! People keep pointing towards to 2010 free agent bonanza but The Mavs just might want to worry about filling seats NEXT season. I for one will not be in attendance at any game at the AAC [...]

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According to Mark Cuban’s Twitter account the Mavericks have traded their 22nd pick for the Trailblazer’s 24th and a 2nd rounder for this year and next.
I usually don’t like trading down in drafts but with the Mavericks not having a 1st round pick next season thanks to the truly awful trade that Avery Johnson insisted on to acquire Jason Kidd they will need all the picks they can get. They were also without a 2nd round pick this year so that will allow them some flexibility. The “you never know when 2nd rd picks can come in handy.” [...]

With the NBA draft only being 2 days away there are rumors of trades running rampant in the NBA – some of them involve the Dallas Mavericks some of them do not.

Yesterday it was announced that the Dallas Mavericks extended their broadcasting for the next four seasons with local affiliate 103.3 ESPN. 103.3 ESPN has handled the broadcast of Mavericks games since the 2001-2002 season.

“We are excited to continue our partnership with 103.3 ESPN. They have done an incredible job with our broadcasts and we will look forward to many years together.” Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was quoted as saying.
The commentators for the broadcast are play-by-play man Chuck Cooperstein and former Dallas Maverick Brad Davis who return for their second year. Brad Davis played [...]

June 13th 2006 is most likely a date that holds little to no relevance to most people. For the Dallas Mavericks and their fans however it was the beginning of a slow and disheartening downward spiral. After all it was that night in which the Mavericks blew not only a 14 point, 4th quarter lead but it was also the same night the Mavericks blew a 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals the Miami Heat. The Heat would then move on to win 4 straight games and the Mavericks, along with their fans seemingly have never [...]