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• Luka Doncic: This Team Is Special

After missing the playoffs in 2023, the Dallas Mavericks reshaped their roster and are one win away from returning to the Western Conference Finals. There were fears that Luka Doncic could request a trade as early as the 2024 offseason if significant improvement didn't occur and those concerns now appear to be put to rest. Dallas remade their roster over the past 15 months with trades for Kyrie Ir...2024
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• 8 NBA playoff teams left standing, ranked by championship chances

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Let’s rank the final 8 teams still standing in the 2024 NBA Playoffs by their championship chances. The second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs began before the first round ended, which means our final-8 rankings drop with one series already underway. The Minnesota Timberwolves shocked the Denver Nuggets by stealing Game 1 on the road behind the electri...2024
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• Mavericks’ Dereck Lively II lost his last living parent, but found a family with his team
Dallas' rookie is playing with a heavy heart. "His mom did an incredible job raising him to this point. Her legacy will live on in him."...2024
• NBA’s 11 best rookies this season, ranked

Let’s rank the best rookies in the NBA for the 2023-2024 season This rookie class in the NBA will always go down in history as the year Victor Wembanyama made his grand entrance into the league. Wembanyama’s rookie season was so spellbinding, so sporadically brilliant that it overshadowed everything in its path, including his talented peers that were quietly forming one of the deeper groups of pro...2024
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• Dereck Lively II injury: Jason Kidd says Mavs center could miss rest of regular season with knee sprain

The rookie will have an official diagnosis after he is examined in Dallas, according to GM Nico Harrison...2024
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• Mavericks Notes: Lively, Doncic, First Round Matchup
Rookie center Dereck Lively II could miss the remainder of the regular season due to a right knee injury, Mavericks coach Jason Kidd told Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News and other media members. “It could be two weeks where he could be out, but we’ll see how he feels,” the Mavs’ coach said. […]...2024
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• Dereck Lively II injury: Jason Kidd says Mavs center could miss rest of regular season with knee sprain
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• Mavericks Notes: Lively, Doncic, First Round Matchup
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• Mavericks’ Dereck Lively II Could Miss 2 Weeks

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd told NBA reporters that Dereck Lively II could miss two weeks. Lively II is dealing with a right knee injury. Mavs head coach Jason Kidd says rookie center Dereck Lively (right knee soreness) could be out two weeks. — Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) April 3, 2024 Lively II is […] The post Mavericks’ Dereck Lively II Could Miss 2 We...2024
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• Why Zach Edey is first round pick on our 2024 NBA Draft board

Let’s dive into Zach Edey’s NBA Draft projection, scouting report, and best team fits for the Purdue center Zach Edey was never supposed to be a generational college basketball star. For most of his life, he didn’t even want to play the sport. Edey played hockey and baseball growing up in Toronto. By the time he graduated eighth grade, he was already 6’10. To that point in his life, he had never p...2024
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• NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2024 by who is most likely to win

Ranking 2024 NBA MVP candidates so far. The NBA MVP award is a snapshot of where the league is at and where it’s headed. Giannis Antetokounmpo won MVP in 2019 and 2020 before leading his Milwaukee Bucks to the championship in 2021. Nikola Jokic won MVP in 2021 and 2022 before leading his Denver Nuggets to the championship in 2023. Postseason success is the only thing eluding Joel Embiid to this po...2024
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• Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, Michigan State basketball showed who they really are at Champions Classic

Observations on Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, and Michigan State after the 2023 Champions Classic. CHICAGO — It was 10 years ago this week when I was credentialed to cover the Champions Classic at the United Center for the first time. There was, to steal a phrase, palpable buzz in the building. Duke vs. Kansas was a matchup of the top recruits in the country: Jabari Parker vs. Andrew Wiggins. Both play...2023
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• 10 NBA truths revealed from the first 10 games of new season

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images 10 things we’ve learned in the first 10 games of the new NBA season. How much can you really learn from the start of an NBA season? Quite a bit, actually. Performance on both sides of the ball tends to stabilize in about six weeks, and overall team performance can look sustainable even earlier, based on studies. The start of the 2023-2024 season has full ...2023
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• Duke basketball’s best ever recruits of the one-and-done era, ranked

Let’s rank Duke’s best recruits of the one-and-done era after Cooper Flagg’s commitment. The Duke Blue Devils have maintained their dominance in men’s college basketball recruiting even after the retirement of Mike Krzyzewski. New head coach Jon Scheyer landed the No. 1 ranked recruiting class in the country in his first year in charge with the class of 2022, and his haul in the class of 2023 ran...2023
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"The supporting cast in Dallas is improved only so much as it lets Doncic be the best version of himself: he has a lob threat in rookie center Dereck Lively II, a defensive enforcer and spot-up shooter in Grant Williams, and pogo stick finisher in Derrick Jones Jr."

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"Dallas Mavericks rookie Dereck Lively II has begun his NBA career with a level of shooting accuracy that’s almost hard to believe, especially for a first year player."

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"Basketball runs in Dereck Lively’s blood."

• Luka Doncic: This Team Is Special
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• NBA’s 11 best rookies this season, ranked
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• Why Zach Edey is first round pick on our 2024 NBA Draft board
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• Duke basketball might have its best superteam ever in 2025

Duke doesn’t need Coach K to keep recruiting at an elite level. The Blue Devils’ next superteam is coming, and it might be their most talented ever. Duke men’s basketball hasn’t just maintained its elite recruiting pull since legedary head coach Mike Krzyzewski finally retired in 2022 — it’s arguably gotten even better. New head coach Jon Scheyer landed the country’s No. 1 recruiting class in 2023...2024
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• Mavericks Acquire Daniel Gafford From Wizards For Richaun Holmes, 2024 FRP

The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to acquire Daniel Gafford from the Washington Wizards for Richaun Holmes and a 2024 first round pick via the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Mavericks agreed to give the Thunder pick swap rights in the 2028 draft in exchange for the 2024 selection sent to Washington. The Mavericks were seeking an upgrade at backup center behind Dereck Lively....2024
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• Mavericks Acquire Daniel Gafford From Wizards For Richaun Holmes, Picks

The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to acquire Daniel Gafford from the Washington Wizards for Richaun Holmes and future draft compensation. The Mavericks were seeking an upgrade at backup center behind Dereck Lively....2024
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• NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2024 by who is most likely to win
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• Injury Notes: Lively, Little, C. Martin, Smart, Hawks
After missing the past four games with a left ankle sprain, Mavericks center Dereck Lively will be available tonight against Phoenix, Dallas announced (via Twitter). Marc Stein was the first to report that Lively was on track to return (Substack link). The 12th pick of the 2023 draft, the 7’1″ Lively has made an immediate […]...2023
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• Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, Michigan State basketball showed who they really are at Champions Classic
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• 10 NBA truths revealed from the first 10 games of new season
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• 8 NBA playoff teams left standing, ranked by championship chances
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• Why Zach Edey is first round pick on our 2024 NBA Draft board
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season

Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their championship chances for the 2023-2024 season. The NBA always feels like it’s at its best when there’s an elite tier of contenders. After two blockbuster trades to close the summer, it finally feels like that’s the case as the league enters the 2023-2024 season. The Bucks have added Damian Lillard to fix a struggling halfcourt offense in the playoffs. The ...2023
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• NBA offseason grades for every team after free agency, trades, and draft
Let’s give out offseason grades for every team in the NBA. The biggest fireworks of the NBA offseason are still to come. Damian Lillard requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers only 24 hours into free agency, but there has been no real momentum on his desired deal to the Miami Heat. James Harden has also asked out from the Philadelphia 76ers, but the team is resolved to keep him unless th...2023
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• NBA Draft combine 2023: Winners and losers from scrimmages, rumors, and more
Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Meet the players moving up the board at the NBA Draft combine, plus the latest buzz. CHICAGO — The 2023 NBA Draft will be remembered forever for the player set to go No. 1 overall. Victor Wembanyama, the 7’5 French super prospect hailed as the best talent to enter the league since at least LeBron James, will start his career with the San Antonio Spurs af...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Instant projection after lottery with Spurs winning No. 1 pick
Here’s our instant NBA mock draft after the Spurs won the lottery for the rights to Victor Wembanyama. The 2023 NBA Draft will go down as one of the most anticipated in league history. It’s a deep class rich with talent at multiple positions, but there will be no suspense over the No. 1 overall pick. Victor Wembanyama is the big prize waiting at the top of the draft, and the 7’5 French super pros...2023
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• Mavericks’ Dereck Lively II lost his last living parent, but found a family with his team
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• The 9 best fits in the 2023 NBA Draft, ranked
Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images Here are our favorite team and player fits from the 2023 NBA Draft. It’s foolish to judge a selection in the NBA draft exclusively on present day fit. Rosters around the league change far too quickly for that, especially when 19 of the 30 first round picks in the 2023 NBA Draft were teenagers. It’s going to take years before we can properly evalua...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Updated projection with big changes less than 2 weeks from draft
Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images There are some big changes in our latest mock draft. It’s almost jarring how fast the NBA Draft sneaks up on the league calendar even if you’re the type of person who spends the whole year preparing for it (guilty). Once the NBA Finals end, it’s a sprint to the draft with rumors and smoke screens bubbling up in equal measure until the big night finally ar...2023
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• No. 1 Ranked Senior Dereck Lively is Ready to Reach For New Heights at Duke
Basketball runs in Dereck Lively’s blood. It just took him a while to feel the game coursing through his veins. “At first, he didn’t even want to play sports,” his mother, Kathy Drysdale, says. A 1,000-point scorer in her college days at Penn State who briefly played professionally in Europe, Drysdale was coaching AAU ball […] The post No. 1 Ranked Senior Dereck Lively is Ready to Reach For ...2022

• The Mavs Rookie Who Doesn’t Miss
Dallas Mavericks rookie Dereck Lively II has begun his NBA career with a level of shooting accuracy that’s almost hard to believe, especially for a first year player. Lively’s 77.8 per cent shooting ranks him second in the entire NBA behind Charlotte’s Mark Williams and his Dallas Mavericks squad is currently sitting at 6-1, the […] The post The Mavs Rookie Who Doesn’...2023
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• Mavs Rookies Speak on Sharing the Court With Luka Doncic
Two rookies, Duke center Dereck Lively and Marquette forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper were added to Dallas’ roster on draft night and the thought of playing alongside Luka Doncic has them pumped. Slovenian superstar Doncic is undoubtedly one of the brightest stars in the game and Prosper told the media how excited he is to be playing […] The post Mavs Rookies Speak on Sharing the Court ...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Instant projection after lottery with Spurs winning No. 1 pick
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Updated first round projection after March Madness
Photo by Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images Here’s our latest look at the 2023 NBA Draft following March Madness. The 2023 men’s NCAA tournament was defined by upsets: from No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson pulling out an unbelievable victory over Purdue in the first round to zero No. 1 seeds even reaching the Elite Eight, this was one of the most unpredictable brackets in history. In the en...2023
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• 2023 NBA Mock Draft: Victor Wembanyama goes No. 1, then intrigue starts; Duke's Dereck Lively II enters top 10

There were some big risers and fallers in the final prediction before Thursday's draft...2023
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• NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2024 by who is most likely to win
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• NBA Draft team grades 2023: 8 clubs earn an ‘A’ for total draft night hauls
Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s grade every team’s haul in the 2023 NBA Draft. The immediate aftermath of the NBA Draft can be difficult to wrap your head around. Following the draft is a slow burn that builds up over 12 months until the day finally arrives. Suddenly, trades rearrange the order and players get sent to new teams all over the course of one night. The 202...2023
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• Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Dereck Lively II & Cam Thomas, hot first-week pickups

It may be opening week, but it's never too early to jump in and make additions that could help your fantasy team all season....2023
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• Dr. A's weekly risers and fallers: Dereck Lively II, Jaden Ivey make the list

Who are the fantasy basketball players on the rise? Whose fantasy value is falling? Steve Alexander lays it all out for you in his weekly look around the NBA....2023
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• Luka Doncic: This Team Is Special
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• NCAA Tournament: Players In NBA Of The Sweet 16 Schools

The Sweet 16 of the 2024 NCAA Tournament is set with all eight No. 1 and No. 2 seeds reaching this stage where they are two wins away from the Final Four in Arizona. Here's a list of all the former players of the schools in the Sweet 16 who are currently in the NBA. Duke leads with 24 former players in the NBA, followed by North Carolina and Gonzaga with 10 apiece. Thursday West: • No. 2 Ari...2024
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• NCAA Tournament: Players In NBA Of The 64 First Round Schools

With the 2024 NCAA Tournament underway, here's a list of all the former players of the schools in the first round who are currently in the NBA, headlined by Kentucky with 28 and Duke with 24. The below links are to the 'Players in the NBA' page for each school. EAST REGION 1 Connecticut (4) vs. No. 16 Stetson (0)Connecticut: Andre Drummond, Jordan Hawkins, Andre Jackson Jr., Adama Sanogo 8 Florid...2024
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• Grading the Daniel Gafford trade to the playoff-hopeful Mavericks
As good as rookie Dereck Lively II has been in Dallas, adding some reinforcement up front is a smart decision....2024
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• Mavericks Move Grant Williams To Bench
The Mavericks made a change to their starting lineup in Monday’s game against Phoenix, benching Grant Williams in favor of Tim Hardaway Jr., tweets Gerald Bourguet of PHNX Sports. The other four starters were Luka Doncic, Dante Exum, Derrick Jones Jr. and Dereck Lively. While Hardaway is starting on Christmas, head coach Jason Kidd said […]...2023
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• NBA Draft team grades 2023: 8 clubs earn an ‘A’ for total draft night hauls
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Latest projection with perfect picks for every selection
Photo by Christian Bonin/NBAE via Getty Images Here’s our latest NBA mock draft. There are a few things we know for sure about the 2023 NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama is going No. 1 overall to the San Antonio Spurs. The New Orleans Pelicans want G League Ignite point guard Scoot Henderson, but they would have to trade into the top-three to get him. Damian Lillard would probably like the Port...2023
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• NBA Draft rumors: Magic trying to trade up, Dereck Lively rising, Pacers like Klintman
NBA Draft rumors: Orlando Magic trying to trade into top 5 The Orlando Magic own the No. 6 and No. 11 picks in the upcoming NBA Draft. With so much young talent on the roster, it would not be shocking for the front office to consolidate assets in favor of landing one great prospect instead […] NBA Draft rumors: Magic trying to trade up, Dereck Lively rising, Pacers like Klintman - FanSided -...2023
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