For years, the Mavericks searched for their center of the future; players came and went, and Dallas struggled in many playoff series against opposing bigs. It wasn't until 2023, when they drafted a young big man out of Duke named Dereck Lively II, that they seemed to have finally found their answer.

A Western Conference team has overtaken the Boston Celtics as the top favourite to win the 2024-25 NBA Finals.

The final meeting of the regular season between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves wasn’t what the NBA schedule-makers envisioned before the season began. The Mavericks were without Luka Doncic,

Starting with Wednesday night’s game against the Timberwolves, local broadcasts of the Mavericks will be available to stream for DirecTV customers.

The lone LA starter set to play against Boston is wing Derrick Jones Jr., whom the Celtics faced in last season’s NBA Finals as a member of the Dallas Mavericks. Jones is averaging 9.8 points per game this season. The only active Clippers player averaging more than 10 is backup guard Amir Coffey (10.3).

Taking a look at three moves the Dallas Mavericks must make as the 2025 NBA Trade deadline quickly approaches.

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The Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Boston Red Sox, is expected to make a bid for the Boston Celtics of the NBA, according to reports. Per @CelticsCLNS, with a nod to NBC Sports: TRENDING: John Henry and Fenway Sports Group are expected to make a bid for the Celtics.

Jrue holiday received a big injury update for the Celtics' game on Wednesday night against the Clippers on the road.

During his time suiting up for Boston, Minnifield wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 3.2 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game.