Delonte West News

When Mark Cuban decided not to bring back Tyson Chandler, among other key contributors, Dallas took a different route this season in pursuing back-to-back NBA Titles.

Depth for any team at any level of any sport is imperative to have a chance at success.

While hosting a one-on-one basketball tournament Friday night in Dallas, Mavericks guard Delonte West got a surprise visit from a popular Cowboys player.

It wouldn't be right to say that Delonte West is having a nice chuckle with the way the Miami Heat is struggling in the second round of the playoffs with the Indiana Pacers.

Dallas, TX, United States - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has described Rick Carlisle as one of the best NBA coaches around.

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I could be talking about a lot of things tonight. Like the fact that the First Round actually turned out kind of decent---well, not Bulls - 76ers , which is going to be used in one of those Scared Straight videos for particularly bad offenders, or really any Eastern Conference series, none of which actually matter - but who saw Memphis-LA or ... (more)

May 5, 2012; Dallas, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden drives past Dallas Mavericks guard Delonte West during game four of the 2012 NBA playoffs at American Airlines Center.

Judging from recent news cycles, we are swiftly closing in on the Age of Endless Adolescence.

Plenty of our pro teams have been saddled with can't miss draft picks that turned out to be big misses.

This article was initially posted two weeks ago. We're re-publishing it as a relevant guide to the coming off-season. One thing has been clear throughout 2012: the Dallas Mavericks have one eye on fielding a competitive team and one eye on the the prospect of adding big name free agents in the 2012 summer.

Even after his defending NBA championship team was eliminated in the first-round, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban had no regrets about his post-lockout decision not to retain the core of last season's team.

Dallas Mavericks guard Delonte West opened the playoffs dealing with an upset stomach, possibly the result of bad seafood.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant is defended by Dallas Mavericks guards Delonte West and Jason Kidd during the first half of their NBA Western Conference quarter-final playoff basketball game in Dallas, Texas May 5, 2012.

TV : TNT ; FS OK Stream : Click here Radio : WWLS The Sports Animal Time : 6:30 CT Closing, is hard to do.

If the Dallas Mavericks ever had any hope of mounting a serious title defense, this was a game they had to have.

According to Mavericks guard Delonte West, the Oklahoma City Thunder didn't make a statement Thursday night at American Airlines Center.

While Shawn Marion has done an admirable job while helping limit Kevin Durant to 34.1-percent shooting, Russell Westbrook is averaging 28.5 points on 52.3-percent shooting.

Kendrick Perkins is ready for it. He knows he's going to be public enemy No. 1 tonight in Game 3 of the first-round series between the Mavericks and Thunder.

Because the Dallas Mavericks have become so utterly predictable offensively in the fourth quarter, these are the times when they could use a player like J.J. Barea.