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• Mavericks Notes: Exum, Trade Deadline, Kelley, Marshall
The Mavericks have been reeling in their last month-plus of action with All-Star guard Luka Doncic sidelined. How many of Dallas’ issues just boil down to the absence of Doncic and some other injured vets? As the February 6 deadline approaches, Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News previews the team’s trade options. Since Doncic […]...2025
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• NBA PER (Week 14): Zion Williams Ranks No. 12 With 28.2 Mark Since Return

Zion Williamson has a 28.2 PER across five games in January since returning from his hamstring injury and ranks 12th overall for the season. NBA PER (Week 14)1. Nikola Jokic: 32.72. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 30.53. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 29.44. Mark Williams: 27.95. Anthony Davis: 26.86. Karl-Anthony Towns: 25.57. Daniel Gafford: 24.88. Luka Doncic: 24.79. Victor Wembanyama: 24.310. Joel Embiid: 24...2025
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• Mavericks Optimistic Luka Doncic Will Return Before All-Star Break

The Dallas Mavericks have been without Luka Doncic since he was injured on Christmas Day. Now, there is optimism that Doncic will return to the lineup before the All-Star break. Doncic suffered a severely strained left calf in the Mavs Christmas Day loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He's missed a month's worth of action since. The All-Star Break begins for Dallas after they host the Miami Heat o...2025
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• Stein: Optimism Mavs’ Doncic Will Return Before ASG

There’s optimism in Dallas that star Mavericks guard Luka Doncic will be able to return to action prior to next month’s All-Star Game, reports NBA insider Marc Stein (Twitter link). Doncic sustained a left calf strain on Christmas Day vs. Minnesota, with subsequent reports indicating that he was expected to miss at least a month. […]...2025
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• Insider provides major injury update on Mavericks guard Luka Doncic

Prior to his injury, Doncic was averaging 28.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 7.8 assists and a career-high 2.0 steals....2025
• Mavericks vs. Thunder prediction: NBA Thursday picks, odds, best bets

P.J. Washington is doing it all for the Mavericks with Luka Doncic sidelined....2025

• NBA PER (Week 14): Zion Williams Ranks No. 12 With 28.2 Mark Since Return
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• Insider provides major injury update on Mavericks guard Luka Doncic
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• Report reveals when Luka Doncic is expected to return from injury

The five-time All-Star Doncic has been out since Christmas Day due to a severe left calf strain....2025
• 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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• Mavericks injury report: Dereck Lively will miss 2-3 months with a small fracture in his foot
The Dallas Mavericks are 23-20 in their first 43 games of the 2024-25 season. In their last 10 games, the Mavericks are 3-7 and are coming off a loss on Monday to the Hornets. Injuries have played a factor for Dallas in the first half of the year. All-NBA PG Luka Doncic sustained a left […] The post Mavericks injury report: Dereck Lively will miss 2-3 months with a small fracture in his foo...2025
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• Dereck Lively II Out 2-3 Months With Fractured Foot

Dereck Lively II will be out two to three months after sustaining a small fracture in his foot. 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 are currently in seventh place. Dallas has Maxi Kleber and Dwight Powell on their depth chart at center behind Danie...2025
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• Every NBA All-Star candidate in 2025, and the 24 players who should actually make team

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Here’s a big list of deserving NBA All-Star candidates, plus our picks for the players who should make the team. It feels like the NBA is stocked with more elite talent than ever before. That’s going to lead to a lot of hard feelings as it relates to the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. There are only 12 spots on the All-Star roster in the Eastern and Western Con...2025
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• Luka Doncic Expected Back From Calf Injury Before All-Star Break

The Dallas Mavericks expect Luka Doncic to return from his left calf injury before the All-Star break. Doncic suffered the injury on Christmas Day and is expected to miss several more weeks. The All-Star Game will be held on Feb. 16th in San Francisco. Doncic is averaging 28.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 7.8 assists in 35.7 minutes over 22 games this season. Doncic missed all of the Mavericks' traini...2025
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• Cooper Flagg is trending as one of the best NBA Draft prospects in modern history

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Cooper Flagg has somehow exceeded the stratospheric hype. The NBA had a premonition Cooper Flagg was bound for future superstardom long before he put on a Duke jersey. It was the NBA’s interest that convinced Flagg to reclassify, essentially skipping his senior year of high school to enroll in college at just 17 years old. It was at the NBA’s behest th...2025
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• Charles Barkley explains why Lakers ‘stink’ amid beef with JJ Redick
Charles Barkley was one of few broadcasters not surprised that the Lakers lost to the Mavericks this Tuesday night, despite the fact that the Dallas squad wasn’t counting on co-stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, who are both recovering from their respective injuries. The purple and gold lost 118-97 at the American Airlines Center. Amid […] The post Charles Barkley explains why Lakers...2025
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• The new ‘White Man Can’t Jump’ is a soulless, sad, pathetic mess
Nothing can prepare you for how bad the new ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ is. Time is a precious commodity, and one that shouldn’t be wasted on the new White Men Can’t Jump. The 2023 remake of the legendary sports comedy film is an extraordinary achievement in stripping almost every positive element out its source material and finding a way to make every wrong decision en route to a pathetic facsimile of...2023
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• The Rudy Gobert trade is on the verge of being an all-time NBA disaster
The conversation around Rudy Gobert is only getting louder. The Lakers triumphed over Timberwolves to begin the 2023 NBA play-in tournament on Tuesday night, with what should have been Dennis Schröder’s dagger corner three against the Minnesota, capping a brilliant second half. The Wolves would eventually lose in overtime, handing in an unmemorable bummer performance, sending them to a life or dea...2023
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"2025 NBA All-Star Game voting: Stephen Curry passes injured Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo leads again"

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"Luka Doncic had the game of his life tonight, erupting for 73 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists on 76 percent shooting."

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"Luka Doncic, Devin Booker get into heated exchange at end of another Mavericks-Suns battle"

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"Slovenian TV provider offers fans free NBA League Pass to watch Luka Doncic and the Mavericks"

2021
"Luka Doncic, having already qualified for the designated rookie max extension, agreed to a 5-year, $207 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks."

2020
"Marcus Morris added another entry in the chippy affair during Game 5 after it appeared he purposely stepped on the injured left ankle of Mavs superstar Luka Doncic."

2019
"The Mavs' Luka Doncic is expected to sign a five-year deal with Jordan Brand, sources told ESPN."

2018
"Randle, who appeared in 26 NBA games last season for the Knicks and Sixers, hasn’t had a major role for a Real Madrid squad that features several other former NBA players – including Rudy Fernandez, Anthony Randolph, and Gustavo Ayon – as well as the potential Number 1 pick of the 2018 draft (Luka Doncic)."

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"The post Goran Dragic: NBA Prospect Luka Doncic Will Be ‘One of the Best in the Whole World’ appeared first on SLAMonline."

2015
"The game was out of reach, but a strange buzz filled the famed Barclaycard Center, a buzz only understood by those familiar with the date of birth of Luka Doncic."

• Mavericks Notes: Exum, Trade Deadline, Kelley, Marshall
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• Mavericks Optimistic Luka Doncic Will Return Before All-Star Break
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• Every NBA All-Star candidate in 2025, and the 24 players who should actually make team
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• Cooper Flagg is trending as one of the best NBA Draft prospects in modern history
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• Heat Planning To Maintain Max Cap Space For 2026 Offseason

The Miami Heat are attempting to position themselves to have max cap space during the 2026 offseason. Miami has only $85 million committed for the 26-27 season against a projected salary cap of $170.6 million. Terry Rozier and Duncan Robinson are among the current players on the Heat who will come off their books that offseason. Many of these players will sign extensions before 2026, but among th...2025
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• Mavs Notes: Grimes, Irving, Gafford, Kleber
With top scorers Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving both unavailable on Tuesday due to injuries, Quentin Grimes stepped into a starring role for the Mavericks, racking up 23 points, nine rebounds, and six assists in 29 minutes off the bench as Dallas registered a 21-point win. Grimes, who will be a restricted free agent at […]...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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• The NBA fought back on Christmas, and reminded us it still runs this holiday

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The NBA wouldn’t let the NFL steal Christmas this year. The biggest talking point of the NBA season thus far has been about why the NBA sucks now. It feels like the narrative started during the lackluster 2024 NBA All-Star Game (a meaningless exhibition!), and has completely unraveled since. It’s impossible to watch a game on television without legendary f...2024
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• Why the Sixers have no chance to beat the Knicks in the NBA playoffs

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Joel Embiid vs. Isaiah Hartenstein, Jalen Brunson pick-and-roll, and one star ready to outshine another. The Philadelphia 76ers have been all the rage since their win over the Miami Heat in the first Play-In Tournament game. Pundits and diehards alike have been gassing them up as one of the most dangerous seven seeds in recent memory. Joel Embiid’s reeme...2024
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• Luka Doncic taunts Kings for their epic NBA Draft blunder after game-winning free throws

Luka Doncic had a special message for former Kings GM Vlade Divac for passing on him in the 2018 NBA Draft. The Sacramento Kings made the biggest NBA Draft blunder of a generation when the team decided to pass on Luka Doncic with the No. 2 overall pick in 2018. The Kings had just hired Igor Kokoškov as their new head coach months after he led Slovenia to a championship in Eurobasket powered by Don...2024
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• Insider provides major injury update on Mavericks guard Luka Doncic
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• Dereck Lively II Out 2-3 Months With Right Ankle Stress Fracture
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• Dereck Lively II Out 2-3 Months With Fractured Foot
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• Every NBA All-Star candidate in 2025, and the 24 players who should actually make team
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• Kyrie Irving Returns From Five-Game Absence Due To Back Injury

Kyrie Irving returned to the Dallas Mavericks' lineup on Tuesday following a five-game absence with a bulging disk in his lower back. The Mavs went 2-3 during the five games that Irving missed. Irving is averaging 24.3 points and 4.9 assists per game this season and is under consideration for an All-Star berth. The Mavericks have also been playing without Luka Doncic since sustaining a left calf s...2025
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• Luka Doncic Expected Back From Calf Injury Before All-Star Break
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• Cooper Flagg is trending as one of the best NBA Draft prospects in modern history
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• Mavs Notes: Grimes, Irving, Gafford, Kleber
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• Kyrie Irving Out 1-2 Weeks With Bulging Disk In Back

Kyrie Irving is expected to miss one to two weeks with a bulging disk in his back. The Dallas Mavericks have optimism that treatment over the coming days will provide a return-to-play target. Irving was announced as out for Monday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies due to a lumbar sprain in his back. The Mavericks are already without Luka Doncic with a calf injury. Irving has performed at an Al...2025
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• NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2025 by who should win the award right now

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images Let’s rank the candidates for the 2025 NBA MVP award. What makes an NBA MVP? For some, the award should go to the best player alive regardless of team performance. To others, MVP has a stronger narrative pull for players who elevated their team to new heights (see: Derrick Rose in 2011) or who broke through unthinkable glass ceilings (see: Russell Wes...2025
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• The NBA fought back on Christmas, and reminded us it still runs this holiday
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• Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle beefing on court made Wolves unravel vs. Raptors

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Wolves were pointing fingers at each other as they melted down vs. the Raptors. The Minnesota Timberwolves enjoyed one of the finest seasons in franchise history last year, winning 56 games and advancing to the Western Conference Finals. The Wolves were seen as a young and ascendant team behind 23-year-old superstar Anthony Edwards, but with a big lu...2024
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• Luka leads way with defense as Mavs even series

Luka Doncic spearheaded the Mavs' smothering defensive effort Tuesday night against the Clippers as Dallas evened the first-round series at one game apiece....2024
• Kyrie Irving Explains Special Moment With Luka Doncic
Kyrie Irving was spectacular on Sunday, putting up a season-high 48 points as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 147-136 in overtime and eliminated them from play-in contention. But it was the special moment he shared with Luka Doncic at the final buzzer that also attracted a lot of attention. “We work so hard, […] The post Kyrie Irving Explains Special Moment With Luka Donc...2024
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• Max Strus hit one of NBA’s longest buzzer-beaters ever to stun Mavs

Max Strus hit a true game-winning buzzer-beater from beyond halfcourt to lift the Cavs over the Mavs. The Cleveland Cavaliers have been the most pleasant surprise of the NBA season. The Cavs’ season seemed to be on the brink when Darius Garland and Evan Mobley both went down with injuries in mid-December, but instead the team ripped off a huge winning streak to move all the way up to the No. 2 se...2024
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• 6 NBA teams who can win 2024 Finals, ranked

Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images Let’s rank the championship picture in the NBA ahead of the stretch run. The 2023-2024 NBA season is 70 percent in the books. While parity has been a defining theme of this season, at this point the championship picture is fully starting to crystalize. The Boston Celtics are currently the only team in the league on pace to win 60+ games. The West has ...2024
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• Victor Wembanyama’s first 50 games show the NBA will never be the same

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images Victor Wembanyama’s spectacular first 50 NBA games show a potential all-time great in the making. Victor Wembanyama flirted with the record books on Thursday night against the Sacramento Kings, coming agonizingly close to being the second rookie ever to finish with a hallowed 5x5 stat line. In addition to his 19 points and 13 rebounds, Wembanyama used his...2024
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• The new ‘White Man Can’t Jump’ is a soulless, sad, pathetic mess
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• The Rudy Gobert trade is on the verge of being an all-time NBA disaster
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• VIDEO: Marcus Morris steps on Mavs star Luka Doncic’s injured ankle
The Dallas Mavericks-vs-Los Angeles Clippers Western Conference playoff series has indeed been filled with several controversies. Marcus Morris added another entry in the chippy affair during Game 5 after it appeared he purposely stepped on the injured left ankle of Mavs superstar Luka Doncic. Marcus Morris trying to step on Luka’s injured ankle ? 😐 […] The post VIDEO: Marcus Morris steps o...2020
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• Luka agrees to landmark $207M deal with Mavs

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• Sources: Mavs' Doncic near Jordan Brand deal
The Mavs' Luka Doncic is expected to sign a five-year deal with Jordan Brand, sources told ESPN. It will not begin as a signature deal, sources said, but Doncic can earn a signature deal through bonus clauses such as winning MVP or Finals MVP....2019
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• Sources: Mavs' Doncic has moderate ankle sprain
Mavericks star Luka Doncic exited Saturday's game in the opening minutes with what league sources say is a "moderate" ankle sprain....2019
• Mavs' Doncic ruled out vs. Heat with ankle sprain
Mavericks star Luka Doncic exited Saturday's game in the opening minutes because of a sprained right ankle and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest. X-rays on the ankle were negative, according to the team....2019
• Mavs star Luka Doncic frustrated after left ankle sprain, out vs. Clippers
Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic couldn’t help but feel frustrated after being ruled out of the Mavs’ Game 3 against the Los Angeles Clippers. Doncic tweaked his ankle late in the third quarter and hobbled into the locker room. He was able to return and start in the fourth quarter, but he was clearly in […] The post Mavs star Luka Doncic frustrated after left ankle sprain, ...2020
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• Celtics set to retire Kevin Garnett’s number vs Jason Kidd, Mavericks
The 2021-2022 NBA schedule has been released for all teams across the league. There are some huge games for every team. For the Boston Celtics, one game that is circled is the March 13 game against the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic. The reason? That is when they will retire Kevin Garnett’s number, according to […] The post Celtics set to retire Kevin Garnett’s number vs Jason ...2021
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• Slovenian TV provider offers fans free NBA League Pass to watch Luka Doncic and the Mavericks
The Slovenian star has led Dallas to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2011...2022
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• Mavericks Optimistic Luka Doncic Will Return Before All-Star Break
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• Mavericks vs. Thunder prediction: NBA Thursday picks, odds, best bets
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• Kyrie Irving Returns From Five-Game Absence Due To Back Injury
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• Luka Doncic Expected Back From Calf Injury Before All-Star Break
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• Cooper Flagg is trending as one of the best NBA Draft prospects in modern history
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• NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2025 by who should win the award right now
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• The NBA fought back on Christmas, and reminded us it still runs this holiday
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• Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle beefing on court made Wolves unravel vs. Raptors
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• Why the Sixers have no chance to beat the Knicks in the NBA playoffs
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• Kyrie Irving Explains Special Moment With Luka Doncic
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• Max Strus hit one of NBA’s longest buzzer-beaters ever to stun Mavs
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• Caitlin Clark’s step-back logo three buzzer-beater is her sweetest play yet

Long live Caitlin Clark. Caitlin Clark has already given the sport of basketball so much, and every game she continues to play for the Iowa Hawkeyes is a gift to be cherished. Clark has essentially been a top-3 player in women’s college basketball since she stepped foot on campus, and her legend seems to grow exponentially with each year. Last season, Clark led the Hawkeyes to their first ever app...2024
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• Mavs’ Luka Doncic hits sick fadeaway three to beat Celtics at the buzzer
Luka Doncic does it again. The Dallas Mavericks superstar just dealt the Boston Celtics a huge dose of déjà vu as he beat them with another fadeaway three from the left wing. Check out the Mavs star break Celtics fans’ hearts with this nasty fadeaway: TAKE THE L HOME WITH YOU Luka Doncic sinks the […] The post Mavs’ Luka Doncic hits sick fadeaway three to beat Celtics at the buzz...2021
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• Video: Family’s insane freakout to Mavs star Luka Doncic’s game-winner vs. Clippers
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic closed out his amazing performance on Sunday with a awe-inspiring buzzer-beater to lift the Mavs to a 135-133 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 4 of their first-round matchup. Anyone who saw that amazing shot go in (except for Clippers fans, of course) surely got more than […] The post Video: Family’s insane freakout to Mavs star Luka Do...2020
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• Luka Doncic not guaranteeing move to NBA just yet
Luke Doncic is viewed as a potential No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, but that does not mean he is necessarily coming to the NBA for next season.Doncic’s Real Madrid team is in the EuroLeague Final Four. He was asked whether these next two games will be his last in EuroLeague and expressed uncertainty about that possibility.“Ι’m not sure if these are the last two games [in EuroLeague]...2018
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• Suns may target Luka Doncic with No. 1 pick
The Phoenix Suns will be picking first in this year’s NBA Draft, and an early favorite has already emerged for who they might take with it.The Suns, who finished with the worst record in the NBA this season at 21-61 and therefore had the best lottery odds, won Tuesday’s NBA Draft Lottery and earned the No. 1 overall pick. The news promptly led to buzz that they might target 19-year-old European st...2018
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• Luka Doncic reportedly files paperwork to enter NBA Draft
Top NBA Draft prospect Luka Doncic is taking steps to put his name in the draft pool.Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reported Saturday that Doncic, the 19-year-old EuroLeague standout, has filed paperwork to enter the 2018 NBA Draft. This is not a surprise move. Doncic has been mentioned as a potential top pick all season long, with an impressive skillset and the ability to score and create for his...2018
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• Could Luka Doncic be the No. 1 draft pick in 2018 NBA Draft?
Luka Doncic’s stellar performance at EuroBasket this summer has fueled further speculation that he could be a top lottery selection in the 2018 draft, and at least one NBA front office official believes in the hype and then some. An unnamed NBA executive spoke to Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman this week and praised Doncic, saying that he was well ahead of the other top prospects in his draft...2017
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• All Hail Luka Doncic, Europe's 16-Year-Old Hoops Prince
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