MAVERICKS RUMORS & GOSSIP

2012 NBA Off-Season Rumors: Rick Carlisle Re-Signs with Dallas Mavericks, Will Deron Williams Join Him There?

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle, who led the team to its first ever championship, is staying with the team. Owner Mark Cuban didn't give out details of the deal, but hinted that the contract is for at least as long as his initial four-year deal with the Mavericks.“We are excited that Rick will be back with the Mavericks for at least the next four years,” Cuban said...
Via Footbasket  |  14 hours ago

Carlisle gets four-year deal to stay with Mavs

DALLAS 'We've got an extremely attractive situation here,' Rick Carlisle said recently. 'We've got a great owner, it's a great city, the physical setup is second to none in terms of the proximity of everything and this is a franchise that's always going to be in the hunt.' And now Carlisle is locked in as part of the future with a new four-year...
Via Fox Sports Southwest  |  19 hours ago
(SIGH)

Khloe: Odom must make Olympic team

Khloe Kardashian, the wife of Lamar Odom, apparently believes the only way to save the couple's marriage is for Odom to make the U.S. Olympic basketball team.

Via Rant Sports  |  19 hours ago

Mavericks, Carlisle agree on new contract

Coach Rick Carlisle has agreed to a new contract with the Dallas Mavericks. The new deal Tuesday comes a year after Carlisle led the Mavericks to their only NBA championship. Terms were not disclosed. Carlisle just completed the final season of his initial four-year contract with Dallas. The Mavericks made the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season, but were swept in the first...
Via AP on Fox  |  19 hours ago

Cuban cat drawing sells for 1,000

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been called a lot of things. Now you can add professional artist to the list. As always with a Mark Cuban venture, theres a story behind it. This one, courtesy of TMZ.com, starts with Cuban investing 25,000 for 33 percent of a website called I Want to Draw a Cat For You on the TV show Shark Tank. As part of the deal, Cuban agreed to draw a picture...
Via Fox Sports Southwest  |  22 hours ago

Krzyzewski: Odom still part of Team USA pool

Although his stay in Dallas was brief and unpleasant for Mavericks fans, that doesnt necessarily mean Lamar Odom wont be able to represent the United States this summer in London. According to USA Basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, Odom is still part of the USA basketball pool of players that could play in this summers Olympic Games. SportsDayDFW.com Olympic writer Kate Hairopoulos...
Via Fox Sports Southwest  |  1 day ago

Mark Cuban Gets Paid $1,000 to Draw Picture of a Cat

Mark Cuban doesn't need any more money, but he's finding new ways to earn a couple of bucks. One of those new ways involves drawing a cat. It sounds crazy, but Cuban actually raked in a $1,000 check for drawing a picture of two stick-figure cats kissing each other, according to TMZ. The transaction is reportedly part of what was initially a joke. Cuban -- the Dallas Mavericks...
Via NESN.com  |  1 day ago

Mavericks might start from scratch

The summer of 2012 promises to be like no other offseason the Dallas Mavericks have experienced during the 12-year ownership of Mark Cuban. For the first time in Cuban's tenure, the chronic luxury-tax spender has cap space to chase high-dollar free agents. Also for the first time in his tenure, Cuban is tasked with building a team basically from scratch after the defending...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  5 days ago

Dallas Mavericks' Delonte West Likes His Eggs with Peach Ciroc Vodka (Photo)

Delonte West is known for being a pretty crazy guy. The Dallas Mavericks guard likes his eggs in a unique way, as he posted on Twitter Tuesday morning. Apparently, West likes to have his eggs with Ciroc peach-flavored vodka.He tweets:Then again, he said he was "bull-jivin'" (who says that?).Wouldn't be surprised if he did it, though.Josh Dhani is the founder of...
Via Footbasket  |  7 days ago

Nowitzki willing to share the spotlight

Dirk Nowitzki isn't ready to hang up his Mavericks shorts for the final time just yet. The face of the Dallas hoops franchise said Sunday that as long as he's still able to drive and post, he'll stay in the game for, "a couple more years." Nowitzki, who turns 34 next month, has two more years on his current contract. Perhaps adding a superstar could make things...
Via Fox Sports Southwest  |  8 days ago
PASS THE BUCK

Cuban blames CBA for Mavs exit

Mark Cuban has been taking some heat for the defending champion Mavericks' early playoff exit.  The owner has decided to fight back by blaming the newly installed Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Via Pass The Pill  |  8 days ago

Mavs face uncertainty heading into offseason

DALLAS The Dallas Mavericks are being scattered into pieces and we don't mean that as a metaphor. Foundation players Jason Terry and Jason Kidd have uncertain futures. MVP Dirk Nowitzki is offering ideas for what needs to happen to next year's roster, and that means more changes. And even coach Rick Carlisle followed Saturday's 102-97 loss to Oklahoma City which completed...
Via Fox Sports Southwest  |  10 days ago

Dirk Nowitzki set to retire?

The Dallas Mavericks are one lose away from being swept in the NBA Playoffs. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. For the past 12 seasons the Mavericks have been getting bounced from the playoffs early. Most of the time they would usually [...]
Via Shatter The Backboard  |  11 days ago

Lamar Odom leaves Dallas sporting a Lakers Championship shirt

Lamar Odom, the former sixth man of the year of the Los Angeles Lakers may have been sending a message to the Dallas Mavericks and owner Mark Cuban. While leaving Dallas Odom posed in his Lakers championship shirt. Odom is still technically on the roster but will no longer play the rest of the season
Via Shatter The Backboard  |  April 13, 2012

Lamar Odom: Time for him to hang it up?

There is no reason to not like Lamar Odom of the Dallas Mavericks, no matter the team you root for. Sure he may be involved with the Kardashian’s but let’s not hold that against him. The former Los Angeles Lakers sixth man of the year is passionate, dedicated and a hard worker. His struggles this year could be more  mind over matter than deteriorating skills. After the...
Via Shatter The Backboard  |  March 02, 2012
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