Rodrigue Beaubois News

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.

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.

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.

Former ASU standout James Harden on Thursday, as widely expected, was named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year.

Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash drives between Mavericks guard Rodrigue Beaubois and Shawn Marion during the second half in Dallas on Monday night.

It's a big mystery why this wasn't done at the latest by Sunday. Carlisle led the Mavs to their only NBA title last season and should have been given an extension then.

Dirk Nowitzki has essentially carried the Mavericks for his entire career. But with this season, his 14th, on the brink, Nowitzki couldn't muster the kind of performance we've seen so many times before.

Those who knew and loved Junior Seau say they didn't see this coming."This is not anything I thought he would ever do," former San Diego Chargers safety Miles McPherson said.

Aside from maybe the truly elite, the NBA is an incredibly temporal space. Many veterans carve out some form of consistency for themselves over the course of their careers, but their effectiveness shifts, injuries redefine careers, promise is fulfilled or voided and the contributors around the league are thoroughly shuffled.

As the Dallas Mavericks left the court following their 99-98 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA playoffs first round, Rodrigue Beaubois still had his warm-ups on, having never taken them off at any point in the evening.

The reigning champion Dallas Mavericks vs. the ascendant Oklahoma City Thunder ; what's different from their 2011 playoff battle, which the Mavs won four-to-one? Kidd's assist-to-turnover ratio of 4.3 dwarfed Westbrook's 1.0 . Kidd's 36 percent shooting from three-point range matched Westbrook's total shooting percent, 36 percent, on 36 buckets on ... (more)