The Dallas Mavericks are shorthanded as Anthony Davis is out with a low-grade left calf strain. They have already been without Kyrie Irving, so somebody needed to step up.
The Dallas Mavericks were beaten by the New Orleans Pelicans, 101-99 Wednesday night in Dallas. Cooper Flagg led Dallas in scoring with 20 points, but his 8-for-19 shooting night, including a missed jumper at the free-throw line with a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, makes that something more akin to a pyrrhic scoring night.
The Dallas Mavericks are pretty close to hitting rock bottom. The Dallas Mavericks just lost at home to the New Orleans Pelicans who were missing Zion Williamson and who were playing on the second night of a back-to-back.
The Dallas Mavericks returned home on Wednesday night to play the woeful New Orleans Pelicans, who were playing on the second night of a back-to-back after picking up their first win of the season on Tuesday night against the Charlotte Hornets.
We get it, Mavericks fans, you still miss seventh-year guard Luka Doncic, who was traded to the Lakers last season. However, they must admit Doncic has probably never rocked the rim like rookie forward Cooper Flagg did during Wednesday night's matchup against the Pelicans.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
Key Points: Anthony Davis misses his third straight game with a calf injury for the Dallas Mavericks. Coach Kidd states, “He’s going to continue to be evaluated day-to-day.” Davis is expected to return soon, possibly for the next game versus the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Dallas Mavericks are building around Cooper Flagg and they could add another piece in the frontcourt to help him in the 2026 NBA Draft. Bleacher Report contributor Jonathan Wasserman conducted a recent mock draft where the Mavs selected Kentucky forward Jayden Quaintance.
Before the 2025-26 NBA season even began, everyone was declaring the Rookie of the Year race over in favor of Cooper Flagg, the first pick in this year’s draft by the Dallas Mavericks.
The Dallas Mavericks (2–5) return to the American Airlines Center on Wednesday night to host the New Orleans Pelicans (1–6), who just picked up their first win of the season in a tight finish against Charlotte.
Despite a promising offseason with some solid moves, the Dallas Mavericks have struggled to translate that momentum onto the court. Returning home with just two wins in seven games, they now look to snap a two-game skid against the struggling New Orleans Pelicans (1-6).
The beginning of the 2025-26 NBA season hasn’t been too kind to the Dallas Mavericks. Despite landing the top overall pick and selecting Cooper Flagg, the standout rookie hasn’t been able to impact winning.
Before we dive into this article, it’s important to note that Cooper Flagg features an extremely high ceiling and he probably will become a superstar someday.
When the Dallas Mavericks opened the 2025‑26 season with lofty ambitions centered on building a dominant front‑court around Anthony Davis and Dereck Lively II, that blueprint suffered a serious blow when NBA insider Marc Stein reported both stars would miss multiple games due to injury.
Both teams will be at less than full strength when the visiting New Orleans Pelicans face the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. Dallas will be missing
Dallas Mavericks fans and media members have been expressing frustration with the team’s recent events, starting with the unexpected trade of star Luka Doncic in early February, and injuries to star players like Kyrie Irving, and so forth.
The Dallas Mavericks, through the first seven games of the 2025-26 season, are ranked dead-last in offensive rating. They’re only scoring 103.6 points per 100 possessions, which would have ranked in the top-10 in the early 2000s, but is downright wretched in 2025.
Kyrie Irving is apparently serving as a hands-on mentor for his fellow No. 1 overall pick. The Dallas Mavericks star Irving has become a “personal coach” of sorts to rookie teammate Cooper Flagg.
The Dallas Mavericks were dealt a major blow after Anthony Davis sustained a calf injury last week. The originally prognosis for Davis’ was that he was going to miss two games due to said injury.
Dallas Mavericks are off to a poor start this season. After their recent defeat to the Houston Rockets on Monday, the Dallas Mavericks have dropped to 2-5.
Kyrie Irving‘s absence has been one of the major talking points of the Dallas Mavericks‘ offseason. While Irving has stated that there is no official timeline for return, with a 2-4 record to start the 2025-26 season, the Mavericks are in desperate need of their superstar guard.
Mavericks center Daniel Gafford will make his 2025-26 season debut on Saturday in Mexico City against Detroit, he told reporters, including Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News and Christian Clark of The Athletic.
Prior to Wednesday’s game, Dallas Mavericks guard Brandon Williams addressed the media with a statement apologizing for his arrest on a marijuana possession charge Saturday at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport