Dirk Nowitzki News

Brandon Bass is going from backing up Dirk Nowitzki to likely starting next to Dwight Howard.

GIL LeBRETON Admittedly, this is not the old Shawn Marion, the one that the Dallas Mavericks never could stop, the Marion that always seemed to supply the perfect punctuation to whatever Steve Nash was handing out.

Dwyane Wade will remain in Miami on one condition. He wants the Heat to become a championship contender again, the quicker the better.

The Dallas Mavericks knew they could trade Jerry Stackhouse for a key player for next season.

The Dallas Mavericks , after striking verbal agreements over the past few days to retain Jason Kidd and sign restricted free agent Marcin Gortat to an offer sheet, have identified their next target: Shawn Marion .

Monday, July 06, 2009 at 12:43 p.m. ST. CHARLES, Mo. a ' A Missouri judge has refused to lower the $25,000 cash bond for the former fiancee of Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban tells The Dallas Morning News that Jason Kidd isn't going anywhere.

Hedo Turkoglu was set to join the Trailblazers, but reneged on a verbal agreement with Portland to sign a five-year, $53 million deal with the Toronto Raptors .

Loads of people wonder why the Mavericks are putting so much emphasis on re-signing Jason Kidd.

FORT WORTH, Texas a ' I must be missing something. I keep hearing how the Dallas Mavericks absolutely have to sign Jason Kidd to whatever deal he commands.

Will the Mavs' first-round draft choice, Frenchman Rodrigue Beaubois , make a difference to the team next season? Not so much.

Jason Kidd #2 and Dirk Nowitzki #41 of the Dallas Mavericks celebrate as they return to the bench for a timeout against the New York Knicks on November 16, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

There will be a new bad guy to deal with when the Mavericks open their pursuit of re-signing Jason Kidd on Wednesday.

The movie production company that Mavericks ' owner Mark Cuban's has a piece of put out a movie a few years back called The Smartest Guys in the Room.

JAN HUBBARD DALLAS - Gamblers are accustomed to the position the Dallas Mavericks were in Thursday night.In the past two years, the Mavericks acted like they were on the final table at the World Series of Poker.

The Mavs drafted the explosive, energetic, athletic point guard they wanted Thursday night.

DALLAS a ' During his pre-NBA draft media session, Pittsburgh big man DeJuan Blair couldn't contain his excitement, saying that "For me, June 25th is bigger than Christmas." At least it's fun for somebody.

Mark Cuban is ready. Ready to make some blockbuster trades on draft day. Ready to take on some hefty contracts if it means adding a quality player-or two or three-to the Dallas Mavericks.

Veteran point guard Jason Kidd's status headlines the Dallas Mavericks offseason.

For some reason, we don't spend much time talking about Donnie Nelson and the job he does as the man in charge of basketball operations.