Tonight, the injury-riddled Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets faced off on national television, but one moment took all the attention. Mavs forward and #1 pick rookie Cooper Flagg exited the game, heading to the locker room.
The Dallas Mavericks’ 2025–26 NBA season has not gone according to plan. The team appears to be approaching a rebuild and new era built around rookie sensation Cooper Flagg while big man Anthony Davis continues to surface in trade rumors.
Anthony Davis’ tenure with the Dallas Mavericks has been a disappointment for both parties. The forward has played just 29 games over this season and the last one, which is fewer than the #1 overall pick rookie Cooper Flagg, who joined the team about 8 months later.
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ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins believes the Dallas Mavericks should be really busy ahead of the trade deadline with aging veterans Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving, as they pursue ways to improve the talent surrounding rookie Cooper Flagg.
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are set to host the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. On Tuesday, the Mavs announced that Anthony Davis will miss six weeks with a hand injury — ultimately avoiding surgery.
The Dallas Mavericks don’t know what kind of team that they want to be. At the mercy of circumstances beyond their control, including injuries to perennial All-Star selections Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis, they currently stand at 12th in the West with a 15-25 record.
The Dallas Mavericks are getting trade calls on Daniel Gafford and Naji Marshall, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. “League sources
Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis has missed two consecutive games with a left hand injury sustained against the Utah Jazz. After an MRI showed ligament damage, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday that Davis would undergo surgery and be sidelined for months.
Mavericks big man Anthony Davis remains very much in the trade conversation, even after a hand injury that is expected to sideline him through the Feb.
Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd says Cooper Flagg is "built differently." The first-year sensation from Duke has proved that ahead of the Mavericks' encounter against the visiting Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.
Anthony Davis took issue with ESPN's report that his hand injury would require surgery. He was vindicated when a second doctor determined the Dallas Mavericks big man could be re-evaluated in six weeks.
The Mavericks are saying very little publicly about Kyrie Irving. Privately, the picture appears clearer. According to Grant Afseth of Dallas Hoops Journal, there has been no indication Irving will be shut down for the season.
Veteran guard Klay Thompson credited rookie forward Cooper Flagg for his steady growth and confidence following the Dallas Mavericks’ 113–105 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.
The Dallas Mavericks continue to navigate a turbulent season marked by injuries to several key stars. Anthony Davis remains sidelined, while Kyrie Irving is recovering from an ACL injury, forcing Dallas to operate without two of its most important offensive engines.