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Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban issued the following statement on the passing of Kobe and Gianna Bryant.
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Luka Dončić has been named to the 2019-20 All-NBA First Team. Dončić becomes the first player named to the All-NBA First Team in either his first or second season since Tim Duncan in 1998-99.
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Luka Dončić (35), Spencer Dinwiddie (30) and Jalen Brunson (24) combined for 89 points in the Mavericks’ Game 7 win tonight. Phoenix combined for 90 as a team.
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The Dallas Mavericks have issued a press release on behalf of former Maverick Shawn Bradley as well as statements from Mark Cuban and Donnie Nelson.
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Luka Dončić now has 256 points, 76 rebounds and 70 assists in his first eight career postseason games. Per @EliasSports, Dončić is the first player in @NBA history to record 250+ points, 70+ rebounds and 70+ assists through a player’s first 8 career postseason games.
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The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have acquired 5-time All-Star Klay Thompson and a future 2nd-round pick as part of a six-team sign-and-trade deal in exchange for Josh Green and a future 2nd-round pick. It marks the first six-team trade in NBA history.
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The @NBA has issued a stat correction following last night’s game, crediting Luka Dončić with a 5th steal. Dončić finished the game with 38 points, 9 rebounds, 13 assists and 5 steals, becoming the first player in NBA history to hit all four of these benchmarks in a single game.
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In light of the current situation, the Dallas Mavericks organization announced today that it will provide full reimbursement to employees for breakfast or lunch purchases made from independent local establishments in the region.
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Luka Dončić just completed his 100th career game. In those 100 games, he has recorded 2,332 points, 827 rebounds and 681 assists. Dončić joins Oscar Robertson as the only players in @NBA history to post 2,000+ pts, 750+ rebs and 500+ assists in their first 100 career games.
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Luka Dončić is the first player in @NBA history to log 30+ points, 12+ rebounds and 15+ assists in a game with 30-or-fewer minutes played. Dončić is also the first player in history to record multiple 30-point triple-doubles of any kind in his career with 30min or fewer played.
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Jalen Brunson will be available to return to tonight’s Game 3 in Utah.
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Luka Dončić notched 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the first 25-point triple-double in a half in NBA history.
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#Mavericks guard J.J. Barea has now passed Jason Terry for sole possession of 6th place on the Mavericks’ all-time games played list. This is Barea’s 620th appearance in a Mavericks uniform.
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Luka Dončić (2,395) has moved into 9th place on the Mavericks all-time assist leaderboard, passing Mavericks Assistant General Manager Michael Finley (2,393). Finley is now in 10th place.
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With 73 points tonight in Atlanta, Luka Dončić has:.- The most points in franchise history.- A new career-high.- One of 15 70-point games in NBA history.- Tied-fourth-most points scored in a game in NBA history.- The most points scored in a game this season
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Luka Dončić has now tied Michael Jordan for the longest streak of games with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists since the NBA/ABA Merger, with 18 straight games. Dončić joins Jordan and Oscar Robertson as the only players in @NBA History with such a streak, per @EliasSports.
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Luka Dončić has just passed Michael Jordan for most consecutive games with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists since the NBA/ABA Merger. This is Dončić’s 19th straight game with 20-5-5. Dončić has 20 points, 7 boards and 8 assists entering the 3rd quarter.
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The Dallas Mavericks announced today that Dirk Nowitzki will serve as a special advisor to the franchise. Nowitzki will assist with the hiring of both a general manager and head coach and consult on other front office decisions.
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Luka Dončić (left calf strain) has been upgraded to probable for Game 4 in Utah.
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The Dallas Mavericks announced today that Mark Cuban, Luka Dončić and Dwight Powell have teamed up with the Dallas Mavericks Foundation to donate $500,000 to support childcare for healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response effort during this unprecedented time.
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The @NBA announced today that Luka Dončić and Kristaps Porzingis were named to the Kia NBA All-Seeding Games First Team and Kia NBA All-Seeding Games Second Team, respectively. The duo finished as the only pair of teammates to each average 30+ points per game in the bubble.
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@WorldWideWob Luka Dončić had the highest percentage of a team’s FG + AST in @NBA postseason history with tonight’s performance. The only other players above 80% in a playoff game were LeBron James and Allen Iverson.
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Kyrie Irving has totaled 276 points, 50 rebounds and 69 assists through his first 10 games with the Mavs. Irving is the first and only player in @NBA history to record 275+ points, 50+ rebounds and 60+ assists in his first 10 games with a franchise — having done it twice now.
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Happy 22nd Birthday @luka7doncic 🎉. In @NBA history, prior to turning 22 years old, Dončić is:. » 1st in triple-doubles (32).» 1st in 35-pt TPL-DBLs (10), 30-pt TPL-DBLs (16) and 20-pt TPL-DBLs (29).» T-1st in 40-pt/10-ast games (7) and 40-pt TPL-DBLs (2).» 1st in 3FGM (419)
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Happy 21st Birthday @luka7doncic 🎉. In @NBA history, prior to turning 21 years old, Dončić is:. » 1st in triple-doubles (21).» 1st in 30-point triple-doubles (10).» 1st in games with 25p-10r-15a (4).» 1st in 3PM (305).» 1 of 2 players with 2,500 pts, 500 rebs and 500 ast
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Luka Dončić tonight:. - new career-high of 60 points.- new @dallasmavs scoring record.- new @AACenter scoring record.- first 60-point, 20-rebound, 10-assist game in @NBA history.- 2nd 60-point triple-double in @NBA history.- first Maverick with 50+ points twice in 3-game span
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Luka Dončić and Kristaps Porzingis tonight, combined:. 60 points on 21-34 FGs (.618), 25 rebounds, 13 assists and 3 blocks.
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The Dallas Mavericks will travel to face the Phoenix Suns in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals at 7:00 p.m. CT on TNT.
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With tonight's announced attendance of 19,842, the Mavericks have now sold out 815 consecutive regular-season and playoff games combined (12/15/01-2/10/20). This is now the longest sellout streak in @NBA history, passing the mark previously held by the Portland Trail Blazers.
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The #Mavericks just ended a 10-game Lakers win streak with today’s 114-100 win in Los Angeles. The last time that the @dallasmavs ended a 10-game win streak was the 2010-11 season, when Dallas ended Miami’s 12-game win streak on 12/20/2010.
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Luka Dončić has been named to the All-NBA First Team for the third consecutive season. Dončić joins Kevin Durant, Tim Duncan and Max Zaslofsky as the only players to garner three All-NBA First Team accolades before age 24.
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The Dallas Mavericks have acquired eight-time All-Star Kyrie Irving along with Markieff Morris from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, a 2029 first-round pick and two future second-round picks.
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Luka Dončić just recorded his 10th triple-double of the season, surpassing Jason Kidd (9 in 1995-96) for the most triple-doubles in a single season in a #Mavericks uniform. Dončić leads the @NBA in triple-doubles, now 2 ahead of LeBron James (8) and 3 ahead of Nikola Jokić (7).
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Luka Dončić is currently averaging team highs of 28.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 8.8 assists, his third consecutive season averaging at least 25.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game. Dončić is the only player across the @NBA averaging those numbers in 2021-22.
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Luka Dončić (left calf strain) will not return to tonight’s game against the San Antonio Spurs.
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Luka Dončić (left ankle sprain) will be available to play against the Clippers today.
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#Mavericks guard Luka Dončić just recorded his 7th triple-double in a road environment, passing Magic Johnson (6) and LeBron James (6) for most in @NBA History prior to turning 22 (!). Dončić is still 20 years old.
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Luka Dončić and Kristaps Porzingis just became the fourth pair of #Mavericks teammates to record 30+ points and 10+ rebounds in the same game. 2020: Dončić & Porzingis.2008: Dirk Nowitzki & Josh Howard.2002: Dirk Nowitzki & Michael Finley.1996: George McCloud & Jason Kidd
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Luka Dončić recorded his sixth career 50-point game tonight against the Suns. Dončić has more 50-point games than every other Maverick player combined (4) (2, Dirk Nowitzki; 1, Jamal Mashburn; 1, Jim Jackson). The Dallas Mavericks are 6-0 when Dončić scores 50-or-more.
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A year ago today, Olive Street became Nowitzki Way. "My first year, the city wouldn't have named a dumpster after me, much less a street,” Nowitzki said.
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The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have acquired guard Quentin Grimes from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for guard Tim Hardaway Jr. and three future second-round picks.
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Happy 23rd Birthday @luka7doncic 🎉. The most games leading an @NBA team in points, rebounds, assists in a game before turning 23 years old in league history:. 80, Luka Dončić.40, LeBron James
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#Mavericks G/F Luka Dončić finished with 42 points and 11 assists tonight, marking his third game with 40+ points and 10+ assists this season. Every other player in the entire @NBA has combined for two such games this year.
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Luka Dončić eclipsed 10,000 career points with a basket at the 4:52 mark of the first quarter in Phoenix. Per @EliasSports, Dončić is the sixth-fastest to 10K points in terms of age (24 years, 300 days) and tied for the seventh-fastest in terms of games played (358).
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Luka Dončić (left calf strain) will be available for Game 4 in Utah. Tim Hardaway Jr. (left foot surgery) and Frank Ntilikina (illness recovery) will remain out.
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Luka Dončić finished tonight’s game with 30 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists. Dončić became the youngest player in @NBA history to post 30+ points, 15+ rebounds and 10+ assists. He joins Nikola Jokić as the only players in the league to post 30p-15r-10a this season.
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#Mavericks guard Seth Curry is now shooting .442 from three-point range in his career, moving him into 2nd place in @NBA history. Curry just passed former Dallas guard Hubert Davis (.441) for 2nd place. Only his brother’s head coach, Steve Kerr (.454) has a higher career 3FG%.
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Luka Dončić had 50 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists tonight. Dončić joins Dirk Nowitzki (2) as the only Mavs to record multiple 50-point games. Tonight was also his 5th game with 45+ points, breaking a tie with Mark Aguirre (4) for the most 45-point games in franchise history.
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The Mavericks have officially clinched the 2020-21 Southwest Division title. This is the fourth division title in franchise history and the first since 2009-10.
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Jalen Brunson recorded 167 points and just 4 turnovers in 228 minutes in Dallas’ six-game first round series against Utah. According to @EliasSports, his 167 points marked the most in a playoff series while recording less than 5 turnovers in @NBA postseason history.
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Luka Dončić has been named to the 2022-23 Kia All-NBA First Team, marking the fourth straight year he has garnered All-NBA First Team honors. Dončić is now tied with 2023 Hall of Fame inductee Dirk Nowitzki for the most All-NBA First Team selections in franchise history.
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Luka Dončić is now the only Mavericks player to hit game-winning baskets twice against the same opponent over the last 20 seasons.
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Luka Dončić has been named the Kia NBA Western Conference Player of the Month, marking the second time in his career he has received the honor (November 2019). Dončić joins Dirk Nowitzki (6) as the only players in franchise history to win multiple Player of the Month awards.
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Kristaps Porzingis just recorded his third straight game with 30 points and 10 rebounds. This marks the longest such streak in his career, and he joins Luka Dončić, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Kawhi Leonard as the only players with 30p-10r in 3+ consecutive games this season.
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Triple-doubles, franchise history:. Luka Dončić, 41.Every other Maverick combined, 40
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Jalen Brunson just became the 7th player in franchise history to record back-to-back playoff games with 30+ points:.Dirk Nowitzki.Luka Dončić.Mark Aguirre.Monta Ellis.Nick Van Exel.Rolando Blackman.*Jalen Brunson. JB is averaging:.32.0 PPG.50.7 FG%.41.2 3FG%.5.3 REB.5.0 AST
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Luka Dončić had 45 points vs. LAC tonight after recording 51 points vs. LAC on Thursday. Dončić is the first player since Wilt Chamberlain (47 pts + 53 pts at SEA) in December 1967 to record 96+ points over a 2-game span with both games coming against the same opponent.
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#Mavericks G/F Luka Dončić became the first-ever player under the age of 21 to record a triple-double within the first two games of a season following his 25pt-10r-10a performance. Dončić now has 9 career triple-doubles, adding to his own record prior to age 21 in @NBA History.
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The Dallas Mavericks have signed Frank Ntilikina. After four seasons with the Knicks, Ntilikina holds career averages of 5.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists in 211 games (55 starts). The Mavericks roster now stands at 20 players.
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The Dallas Mavericks have acquired the draft rights to 12th overall pick Dereck Lively II from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Dāvis Bertāns and the draft rights to 10th overall pick Cason Wallace.
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Luka Dončić (right heel contusion) is probable for tonight’s game in Sacramento. Dāvis Bertāns (left calf strain) and Maxi Kleber (right hamstring tear) will remain out.
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Luka Dončić finished tonight’s game with 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists. This is the first time in @NBA history any player has reached this stat line. Dončić joined James Harden (60p-10r-11a, 1/30/18 vs. ORL) as the only players in history with a 60-point triple-double.
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Dorian Finney-Smith has spent the most possessions in the league (1,895) guarding the opponent’s highest usage player on the floor. Finney-Smith also ranks fourth in the broadest profile of positions guarded (min. 4,000 possessions).
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The #Mavericks defeated the Bucks 120-116 tonight, snapping Milwaukee’s 18-game win streak. This marks the longest opposing win streak snapped by the Mavs in franchise history. *18, MIL in 2019.12, MIA in 2010.12, SA in 2010.11, SAC in 2002.11, HOU in 1993
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Luka Dončić (left calf strain) is questionable for Game 3 in Utah. Tim Hardaway Jr. (left foot surgery) and Frank Ntilikina (illness recovery) will remain out.
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On this day in 1999, Michael Finley played all 48 mins and tallied a game-high 36 pts in a 104-100 victory over PHX. Finley played 48+ mins 62 times with the Mavs in the regular season & playoffs, the most by any player with a single franchise since the ABA/NBA merger (1976-77).
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Kyrie Irving (right foot injury recovery), Josh Green (rest), Tim Hardaway Jr. (left ankle soreness), Maxi Kleber (right hamstring injury recovery) and Christian Wood (rest) will all miss tonight’s game against the Bulls.
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Kyrie Irving is an eight-time All-Star, a three-time All-NBA selection and helped the Cavaliers to an NBA Championship in 2016. Irving is one of seven players averaging 27.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in 2022-23. Irving will wear #2 for the Mavericks.
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With that assist, #Mavericks G/F Luka Dončić has broken the record for most 30-point triple-doubles before the age of 21, previously held by LeBron James. Dončić also broke the #Mavericks record for 20-point triple-doubles. He has 10, passing Jason Kidd for the franchise lead.
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Luka Dončić appeared in his 400th career game in tonight’s win at Miami. Dončić (11,470 pts, 3,472 rebs, 3,317 asts) joins Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history to total at least 10,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists through their first 400 career games.
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Luka Dončić just recorded his 9th triple-double of the season, meaning he is now tied with Jason Kidd (9 in 1995-96) for the most triple-doubles in a single season in a #Mavericks uniform. Dončić has also surpassed his total (8) from his entire rookie season.
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The Mavericks will travel to Phoenix for Game 7 on Sunday, May 15. » if Milwaukee wins tomorrow night, the Mavericks will tip Game 7 vs. PHX at 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC. » if Boston vs. Milwaukee requires a Game 7, the Mavericks will tip Game 7 vs. PHX at 7:00 p.m. CT on TNT.
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Luka Dončić scored 526 points across 15 games in the month of December, averaging 35.1 points per game. This was the highest scoring month by any player in franchise history.
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With tonight’s win, the Mavericks have clinched their 23rd playoff appearance in the franchise’s 41-year history. Dallas has now reached the playoffs 17 times in the last 21 seasons.
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The Dallas Mavericks have acquired Grant Williams from Boston and second-round picks in 2025 and 2028 from San Antonio as part of a three-team sign-and-trade deal.
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With that rebound, Luka Dončić has now recorded 2,847 points, 1,000 rebounds and 825 assists in 118 career games. Per @EliasSports, Dončić is now the second-fastest and the second-youngest in league history to surpass 2,500+ points, 1,000+ boards and 750+ assists.
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The Dallas Mavericks announced today that an MRI confirmed a left calf strain for Luka Dončić. Dončić has begun treatment and there is no timetable for his return.
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Jaden Hardy (20y-216d) and Josh Green (22y-82d) each scored 29 points tonight to became the first pair of Mavericks teammates under 23 to score 25+ points in the same game since 1995-96. Jason Kidd (27 pts) and Jamal Mashburn (27 pts) was the last instance, on 11/3/95 at SAS.
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#Mavericks guard Luka Dončić has been named a starter in the 2020 NBA All-Star Game. The 20-year-old will become the youngest European-born player to start an All-Star Game and joins Dirk Nowitzki (2007, 2010) and Jason Kidd (1996) as the only Mavericks to do so.
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Spencer Dinwiddie contributed a season-high 36 points to go with 2 rebounds and 7 assists. His 36 points are the most he’s had since he scored 36 on December 30, 2019. Dinwiddie is averaging 22.2 points (.571 FG, .458 3FG) and 6.0 assists over his last 5 games.
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Dorian Finney-Smith has increased his PPG and 3FG% in every season to begin his career (2016-17 to 2021-22). According to @EliasSports, Dorian is the first player in NBA history (since the 3pt line was introduced in 1979-80) to increase his PPG and 3FG% over any 5-year stretch.
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#Mavericks guard Luka Dončić has been selected to compete for Team World in the 2020 Rising Stars game during All-Star Weekend. Dončić is now the first Maverick to be named to both the Rising Stars roster and All-Star roster in the same year.
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The @NBA announced today that Luka Dončić was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from 2/5/24 through 2/11/24. His 11 career Player of the Week Awards since 2019-20 mark the most by any Western Conference player over that stretch of time.
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The Dallas Mavericks and Donnie Nelson have mutually agreed to part ways.
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Today, the Dallas Mavericks released the following statement on the passing of Kathy Drysdale:
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Luka Dončić has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from 3/7 through 3/13. Dončić has now been named Western Conference Player of the Week in 2 of the last 3 weeks, in addition to being named Western Conference Player of the Month for February.
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