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• Mavs’ Nico Harrison cowardly did not allow cameras or recording devices when speaking to the media Tuesday
In 2023-24, the Dallas Mavericks made several moves at the deadline to upgrade the team. They acquired players like P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford. Dallas made a run to the NBA Finals last season with Luka Doncic leading the team. At the 2024-25 deadline, GM Nico Harrison made a baffling move and traded Luka Doncic […] The post Mavs’ Nico Harrison cowardly did not allow cameras or...2025
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• Mavericks' Anthony Davis returns from eye injury to hit game-winner in huge result for playoff pursuit

Davis took an accidental elbow from teammate Daniel Gafford, which left a gash over his eye...2025
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• Mavs’ Gafford Back In Action, Lively Close To Returning
Mavericks big man Daniel Gafford returned to action on Monday night against Brooklyn after missing 21 straight games due to a sprained knee and showed no signs of rust in his first game since February 10. In just under 19 minutes on the floor, Gafford racked up 17 points, seven rebounds, and a pair of […]...2025
• Southwest Notes: Gafford, Lively, Morant, Borrego, Green, Bane, Aldama
With the Mavericks holding the ninth spot in the Western Conference, they’re getting healthy just in time for a possible postseason berth. Center Daniel Gafford (right knee sprain) has been upgraded to probable for Monday’s matchup against the Nets, Grant Afseth tweets. Dereck Lively (right ankle stress fracture) is considered questionable to play. As we noted […]...2025
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• Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford On Track To Return Next Week

The Dallas Mavericks frontcourt is getting healthier for the stretch run. Anthony Davis recently returned to the lineup. Now, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford are both on track to return next week. Lively has been out since January 14 with an ankle injury. In 32 games (25 starts) this season, Lively has averaged 9.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.7 blocks per game. Gafford hasn't playe...2025
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• Mavs’ Lively, Gafford Reportedly On Track To Return Next Week

Neither Dereck Lively nor Daniel Gafford is expected to play on Saturday in Chicago, but the two Mavericks big men are trending in the right direction in their injury recoveries. Lively and Gafford were upgraded from “out” to “doubtful” for Saturday’s game, a sign that their returns aren’t far off. According to NBA insider Marc […]...2025
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• Mavericks' Anthony Davis returns from eye injury to hit game-winner in huge result for playoff pursuit
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• Southwest Notes: Gafford, Lively, Morant, Borrego, Green, Bane, Aldama
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• Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford On Track To Return Next Week
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• Injured Mavs Lively, Gafford join AD in G League
Injured Mavericks centers Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford will join Anthony Davis for a practice with the team's G League affiliate, as all three look to return from injury....2025
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• Mavericks Lose Dante Exum To Broken Bone In Left Hand

Dante Exum will be out indefinitely with a broken bone in his left hand. Exum had become the starting point guard for the Dallas Mavericks following the season-ending injury to Kyrie Irving. The Mavericks also recently lost Olivier-Maxence Prosper to a season-ending injury. Furthermore, the return timelines for Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford are unclear. Because the Mavericks a...2025
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• Mavericks injury updates: Anthony Davis cleared for more activity, will be re-assessed weekly

Davis hasn't played since Feb. 8 due to an adductor strain, while Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford are making progress...2025
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• The Dallas Mavericks are dead, and Nico Harrison killed them

Photo by Austin McAfee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Mavericks’ epic downfall is heartbreaking but amazing to watch The Dallas Mavericks made a Cinderella run to the 2024 NBA Finals last season thanks to the brilliance of Luka Doncic and some sharp mid-season trades by lead executive Nico Harrison to build the team around him. Dallas entered the playoffs as the No. 5 seed, but pulle...2025
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• Mavs Signing Moses Brown To 10-Day Contract

The Dallas Mavericks are finalizing a 10-day contract with center Moses Brown, according to his agent, Ryan Davis, who confirmed the move to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN. The signing comes as the Mavericks deal with significant frontcourt injuries, including Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively, and Daniel Gafford, while Dwight Powell has been sidelined for […] The post Mavs Signing Moses Brow...2025
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• Moses Brown, Mavericks To Sign 10-Day Contract

Moses Brown and the Dallas Mavericks are expected to sign a 10-day contract. The Mavericks are especially thin at center due to the current injuries to Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford. Brown appeared in nine games with the Indiana Pacers this season, averaging 3.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 5.1 minutes....2025
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• 5 NBA players who could be the next Dyson Daniels

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Dyson Daniels’ emergence in a new role with the Atlanta Hawks made us wonder: Which other players could be stars in their role hidden in plain sight? Due to the sheer scale of international soccer, there are regularly not enough opportunities for developing players on good teams. The leagues solved this problem by creating an elaborate loan system, wh...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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"Big man Daniel Gafford went down with a knee sprain on Feb."

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"The Mavericks are nearing a deal to acquire center Daniel Gafford from the Wizards for center Richaun Holmes and draft compensation, sources told ESPN."

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"It’s no coincidence that Avdija’s rim frequency ticked up to a career-high 41 percent last season, and I’m curious to see how he adapts with a rim runner like Daniel Gafford assuming most of the center minutes this year."

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"Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant may not be too hyped up about his epic ankle-breaker on Washington Wizards center Daniel Gafford, but there’s no denying it was perfectly executed."

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"The Wizard and center Daniel Gafford has agreed to a 3-year, $40 million extension, his agent told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski."

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"With dunks and blocks, Daniel Gafford has played his way into the Bulls rotation."

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"If Thursday��s loss to Florida in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament was the last game of Arkansas forward Daniel Gafford��s college career, he wasn��t in the mood to say."

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"Daniel Gafford has gone from windmill jams to keeping the beat of practice all within a matter of days"

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"Daniel Gafford blocks a shot on one end and finishes the lob on the other"

• Mavs’ Nico Harrison cowardly did not allow cameras or recording devices when speaking to the media Tuesday
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• Mavericks Lose Dante Exum To Broken Bone In Left Hand
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• The Dallas Mavericks are dead, and Nico Harrison killed them
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• Mavs’ Washington, Gafford Expected To Discuss Extensions In Offseason

Representatives for Mavericks forward P.J. Washington and center Daniel Gafford are expected to engage the Mavericks‘ front office in discussions this offseason about potential contract extensions for their clients, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Washington and Gafford will be entering contract years in 2025/26, with Washington set to earn $14,152,174 in the final season of […]...2025
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• Kai Jones To Sign Two-Way Contract With Mavericks
Kai Jones intends to sign a Two-Way contract with the Dallas Mavericks upon clearing waivers. Jones was waived by the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday and will help the Mavericks with their depth issues at center with Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively currently injured. In 28 games with the Clippers this season, Jones has averaged 2.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 7.4 minutes....2025
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• Mavs Signing Moses Brown To 10-Day Contract
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• Moses Brown, Mavericks To Sign 10-Day Contract
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Let’s jump around the league to find the players most likely to get relocated at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. In a now-annual tradition at SB Nation, we are scouring through the internet’s endless supply of NBA trade rumors and asking around our NBA team site network to ask our local experts (alongside some national analysis from yours truly) to see ...2025
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• Mavericks Have Made Daniel Gafford Available In Trade Talks

Nico Harrison hasn't been afraid to make big moves in his tenure as Dallas Mavericks GM. Last year, Harrison's trades for P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford helped spurred an NBA Finals run. Now, Harrison is in the market for a perimeter defense. In that search, Dallas has made Gafford available in trade talks. The sixth-year center has two seasons left on his contract. Gafford makes $13.4 this se...2025
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• Mavericks Interested In Acquiring Perimeter Defender
The Dallas Mavericks have interest in acquiring an impact perimeter defender to their roster by the Feb. 6th trade deadline, sources tell The Athletic. Herb Jones is the type of player that would fit that description, but he is unlikely to be made available by the New Orleans Pelicans. The Mavericks already have their deepest roster since drafting Luka Doncic as they have acquired Kyrie Irving, P...2025
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• Mavericks' Anthony Davis returns from eye injury to hit game-winner in huge result for playoff pursuit
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• Mavs’ Gafford Back In Action, Lively Close To Returning
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• Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford On Track To Return Next Week
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• The Dallas Mavericks are dead, and Nico Harrison killed them
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• Kai Jones To Sign Two-Way Contract With Mavericks
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• Moses Brown, Mavericks To Sign 10-Day Contract
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• Daniel Gafford Out At Least Two Weeks With Right Knee Sprain
Daniel Gafford will be out at least two weeks with a right knee sprain. Gafford suffered the injury in the Dallas Mavericks' loss on Monday against the Sacramento Kings. The Kings are also currently without Anthony Davis and Dereck Lively II as this further depletes their depth. Gafford is averaging 12.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.9 blocks in 21.9 minutes across 51 games this season f...2025
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• Mavs’ Center Daniel Gafford To Miss At Least Two Weeks
The injury news just keeps getting worse for the Mavericks. Center Daniel Gafford sustained a right knee sprain on Monday against the Kings and will be re-evaluated within two weeks, the team’s PR department tweets. Gafford has started 28 of 51 games this season, averaging 12.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 21.9 minutes […]...2025
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• Dereck Lively II Out 2-3 Months With Right Ankle Stress Fracture
Dereck Lively II will be out two to three months after sustaining a small fracture in his foot. The Dallas Mavericks announced the injury as a stress fracture in his right ankle with a minimum four-week absence. Lively has averaged 9.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.7 blocks per game in his second NBA season. The Mavericks are already navigating a long-term calf injury to Luka Doncic and ...2025
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• The Dallas Mavericks are dead, and Nico Harrison killed them
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship

Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports Let’s rank the 16 teams in the 2024 NBA Playoffs by their championship chances. The 2024 NBA Playoffs don’t exactly feel wide open. There’s a superpower hanging over both the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference as the playoffs begin, but at this point NBA fans should know anything can happen in the postseason. Last year saw a wild run of upsets with the ...2024
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• Why Zach Edey is first round pick on our 2024 NBA Draft board
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• Nets star Kevin Durant reacts to breaking Daniel Gafford’s ankles in viral moment

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant doesn’t want to take a lot of credit for his insane move that broke Daniel Gafford’s ankles and made the Washington Wizards center touch earth. For those who missed it, Durant undoubtedly had the highlight of the day when he put Gafford on skates late in the first quarter of […] The post Nets star Kevin Durant reacts to breaking Daniel Gafford...2022
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• Daniel Gafford is embracing his expanding role
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• Wizards, Gafford agree on 3-year $40M extension

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• The Dallas Mavericks are dead, and Nico Harrison killed them
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• Lakers’ LeBron James reacts to Nets star Kevin Durant’s ‘insane’ ankle-breaker on Daniel Gafford

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant may not be too hyped up about his epic ankle-breaker on Washington Wizards center Daniel Gafford, but there’s no denying it was perfectly executed. In fact, even Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James was in awe of it. On Twitter, LeBron had only one word to say about Durant’s highlight […] The post Lakers’ LeBron James reacts to Nets star K...2022
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• Bulls rookie Daniel Gafford says Jim Boylen has things he needs to work on as a person and coach
'He aight,' Gafford said on a Twitch stream. 'I don't like him a lot, but he OK.'...2020
• Sources: Mavs near trade for Wizards' Gafford

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• Nets star Kevin Durant reacts to breaking Daniel Gafford’s ankles in viral moment
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• Mavs’ Lively, Gafford Reportedly On Track To Return Next Week
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• Mavericks' Anthony Davis returns from eye injury to hit game-winner in huge result for playoff pursuit
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• Southwest Notes: Gafford, Lively, Morant, Borrego, Green, Bane, Aldama
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• Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford On Track To Return Next Week
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• Mavericks Lose Dante Exum To Broken Bone In Left Hand
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• Mavericks Provide Major Anthony Davis Injury Update as Team’s Bad Spell Continues
Learn the latest updates on Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, and Dereck Lively II, and discover how these setbacks are impacting the Dallas Mavericks playoff hopes....2025
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• The Dallas Mavericks are dead, and Nico Harrison killed them
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline
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• 5 NBA players who could be the next Dyson Daniels
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• Mavs Notes: Lively, Gafford, Thompson, Morris, Dinwiddie
Daniel Gafford was the Mavericks‘ starting center down the stretch and in the playoffs last season, but second-year big man Dereck Lively has a chance to overtake him for that role this fall. As Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News (subscription required) writes, head coach Jason Kidd has suggested Gafford and Lively could compete […]...2024
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline
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• 5 NBA players who could be the next Dyson Daniels
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• NBA trade deadline: 4 winners and 5 losers from deals, featuring Bulls, Knicks, Warriors, Lakers

Let’s hand out winners and losers from the 2024 NBA trade deadline. The 2024 NBA trade deadline has come and gone without the type of major fireworks sd occasionally sees in the final transaction window before the playoff race. There were tons of deals around the NBA before Thursday’s 3 p.m. buzzer, but the biggest names rumored to be in deals mostly stayed home, and many of the league’s biggest f...2024
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