During Patrick Dumont’s 22 months as team governor, the Dallas Mavericks have surprisingly rolled to an NBA Finals, shockingly traded Luka Doncic and lucked into drafting Cooper Flagg. It’s safe to say the roller-coaster has left Mavericks fans feeling alternately euphoric,

The Southwest Division might be the most intriguing in the NBA this season, with four teams that we project will win at least 45 games.

The Houston Rockets fired social media manager Chad Shanks on Wednesday, a day after an inappropriate tweet was sent out toward the end of the team's series-clinching victory over the Dallas Mavericks. "Sometimes you can go too far," Shanks said on Twitter.

BOTTOM LINE: Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks host the Houston Rockets. Doncic is fourth in the NBA scoring 27.9 points per game. The Mavericks have gone 31-15 against Western Conference teams. Dallas scores 106.7 points and has outscored opponents by ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder are the team to beat in the NBA currently, and will defend their 2024-25 title this season in a stacked Western Conference. Winning 68 games last season, they return nearly their entire roster, as well as adding two pieces in ...