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While this is not the type of title defense they were likely envisioning at the start of the season, it should have been expected after Mark Cuban sacrificed much of the roster to clear maximum cap space for this offseason.

A ton of variables may affect the free agency and trade possibilities for the Dallas Mavericks this offseason.

The free agency period of 2012 is expected to be interesting with big names like Kevin Garnett , Tim Duncan, Ray Allen, Eric Gordon and many others ready to sign with a new team.

Though here barely four months, Khloe left a trail of employees, waiters, and retail workers who still speak highly of her kindness and generosity -- whether it was a toy drive at Dallas City Hall , a shopping expedition to Crate & Barrel, or a dinner at Medieval Times.

Playoff basketball is on every night now, but it's not quite the same as watching the Mavericks play.

The Dallas Mavericks are interested in Jeremy Lin and considering a couple of factors, it's kind of a no-brainer: Dallas was the team that gave Lin his big break, letting him play for their summer league team which first got him noticed by NBA scouts, officials and GMs.

Lakers franchise is undoubtedly wondering what direction it should take on its path back to the top of the NBA mountain.

Grantland's Bill Simmons, in his most recent column, had a lot of things to say about the Mavs' season, failed title defense, and free agency approach.

James has to be the biggest character in sports, though his personality doesn't warrant it.

Dirk Nowitzki - B - After beginning the season completely out of shape and out of sorts, Dirk played his way back into shape and became the player the Mavericks need every season to have a chance at postseason glory.

Rick Carlisle has agreed to a new contract with the Mavericks, a year after winning the title.

With the release of Tyson Chandler, Caron Butler, DeShawn Stevenson and J.J. Barea prior to the start of the 2011-2012 season, coupled with the acquisition, and later release, of Lamar Odom, it's easy to get confused as to what the intentions of this season were for Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks.

Former Duke point guard Kyrie Irving was voted NBA Rookie of the Year by members of the NBA media, the league on Tuesday.

With the 2012 NBA free-agency period coming up, Steve Nash must decide what team he wants to play for next season.

In some ways 2011-12 was a very disappointing season for the Dallas Mavericks. After all, they were the defending NBA champions and they were swept out of the playoffs in the first round.

Just because we are right in the midst of the 2012 NBA playoffs does not mean it is too early to start looking into potentially valuable offseason acquisitions for top contenders.

The summer of 2012 promises to be like no other offseason the Dallas Mavericks have experienced during the 12-year ownership of Mark Cuban.

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We make the assumption of which players will perform and which players falter. We'll decide which teams are ready to make a run and which are pretenders even though anything is possible come playoff time.

When the Dallas Mavericks ' season ended this past Saturday, all the talk began to shift toward the biggest summer in ' history thanks to a chance of signing All-Star point guard Deron Williams and maybe a few other names along the way.