PLANO– Now that Klay Thompson is officially one of the newest members of the Dallas Mavericks, forward P. J. Washington believes opponents will be in a “pick their poison” type of mode whenever  they play the Mavs. Especially when Mavs guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are added to the equation. In effect, the combination of Thompson, Doncic and Irving gives the Mavs arguably the most explosive scoring trio the NBA has to offer. “It’s going to be super tough,” Washington said. “You can’t leave (Thompson). He’s a knock-down shooter, and obviously you’ve got Luka and Kyrie that do what th ..read more

LAS VEGAS – The Oklahoma City Thunder overcame an 11-point deficit and went on defeat the Dallas Mavericks, 88-79, Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in the NBA 2K25 Summer League. For the Mavs, the summer league ended with them posting a 1-4 record after going 4-1 during summer league play last summer. In summing up the loss to the Thunder, summer league coach Jared Dudley said: “We played well in that first half and in that second quarter they went on a run. I thought our defense was good. “I know Oklahoma likes to do the peels – come, fake the screen and peel out. They got us ea ..read more

  LAS VEGAS – Back on June 17, the Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA title by closing out the championship series in five games against the Dallas Mavericks. On Friday, the names may have changed, but the jerseys remained the same. And Mavs forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper all but said he has the memory of an elephant. “I remember,” Prosper told Mavs.com. “I keep receipts of everything. “We lost to them (in June), but we knew we had to do something today, and I’m glad we got the W.” What the Mavs did Friday was defeat the Celtics, 101-90, at Cox Pavilion in the NBA 2K25 Summer League. And ..read more

Players who reach the NBA figure out quickly how blessed they are – and ways to extend those blessings to others in their communities. Quentin Grimes learned that lesson a lot earlier in life. As a high-school senior in the north Houston area, Grimes used his platform to award a Play It Forward grant to a local student as part of the Play With Purpose initiative. He was the Gatorade Player of the Year and gladly joined forces with the non-profit organization’s founders. “Their son was a real good friend of mine,” Grimes said during the Mavs Academy Hoop Camp Thursday at the team’s practice fac ..read more

LAS VEGAS – Because of an injury to Dallas Mavericks point guard Brandon Williams, backup playmaker Jazian Gortman got to start in Wednesday’s NBA 2K25 Summer League game against the Miami Heat. And what an indelible impression he made. Gortman collected 19 points, three assists and two steals, and was 7-of-15 from the field, including 3-of-8 from behind the three-point line during the 92-79 loss to the Heat. “I played pretty solid,” Gortman told Mavs.com. “I got to the rim, I got in the paint, I got some open threes from getting into the paint, and I played pretty fast in transition and reall ..read more

LAS VEGAS – Kel’el Ware showed why the Miami Heat chose him with the 15th overall pick in last month’s NBA Draft. The 7-foot, 242-pound center produced game highs of 24 points and 10 rebounds in leading the Heat to a 92-79 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday afternoon at the Thomas & Mack Center in the NBA 2K25 Summer League. The loss dropped the Mavs to 0-3 entering Friday’s game at 3:30 p.m. CT against the Boston Celtics. Ware was 9-of-12 from the field with most of his baskets coming on dunks or on attempts near the rim. And with the three blocked shots he collected, he also was ..read more

LAS VEGAS – Although he obviously wanted to come out on the winning end of the stick, Dallas Mavericks summer league coach Jared Dudley can accept last Saturday’s 90-89 loss to the Utah Jazz. However, in analyzing Monday’s 108-88 blowout loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Dudley said that was unacceptable. And that’s why Dudley took his team through a film session and then a practice session in preparation for Wednesday’s 2 p.m. CT tipoff against the Miami Heat at the Thomas & Mack Center that will be televised on ESPN2 and Bally Sports Southwest. “When we lost by that one point to Utah, that ..read more

LAS VEGAS – Almost before the Dallas Mavericks even had any designs on winning their first game at the NBA 2k25 Summer League, the Memphis Grizzlies quickly took those chances away. The Grizzlies put up a ferocious defensive front in forcing a whopping 27 turnovers en route to defeating the Mavs, 108-88, Monday night at Cox Pavilion. The loss dropped the Mavs to 0-2 going into Wednesday’s game at 2 p.m. Dallas time at the Thomas & Mack Center against the Miami Heat. Before fans could settle in their seats, the Mavs committed six turnovers less than six minutes into the game and fell behind ..read more

LAS VEGAS – Almost before the Dallas Mavericks even had any designs on winning their first game at the NBA 2k25 Summer League, the Memphis Grizzlies quickly took those chances away. The Grizzlies put up a ferocious defensive front in forcing a whopping 27 turnovers en route to defeating the Mavs, 108-88, Monday night at Cox Pavilion. The loss dropped the Mavs to 0-2 going into Wednesday’s game at 2 p.m. CT at the Thomas & Mack Center against the Miami Heat. Before fans could settle in their seats, the Mavs committed six turnovers less than six minutes into the game and fell behind, 13-0. A ..read more

LAS VEGAS – Jamarion Sharp probably have one of the most intriguing recruiting stories of all time. While Sharp was a high school junior in Hopkinsville, Ky., Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury was attending one of Sharp’s game, but was only there to scout another player. Sharp, however, got the attention of Stansbury during pregame warmups, but didn’t play in the first half of that game. That’s when things got interesting. “During halftime of the game, Rick Stansbury came up to my coach (Tim Haworth) and he told him to come work me out during halftime so he could see what I can do,” Sharp ..read more