Last week the Dallas Mavericks did the unthinkable, trading 25-year-old superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package than many thought inadequate. It’s been one of the more talked-about events in the sports hemisphere in the last several days,

The Dallas Mavericks (28-25) welcome the Sacramento Kings (26-26) to American Airlines Center Monday. Tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the

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It's a bit rarer, however, for somebody else's legend to come to your building to do so, and it's nearly unheard of for someone else's legend to come to your building to do so when he was a major rival of yours during his own playing days and remains employed by his former team.

Dirk Nowitzki is a Dallas Mavericks legend, but he still showed up for his old teammate in his first game as a Los Angeles Laker.

Luka Dončić is expectedly to make his highly anticipated debut with the Purple and Gold on Monday evening against the Utah Jazz.

Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford was helped off the court during the team's matchup against the visiting Sacramento Kings on Monday due to a sprained right knee.

The Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic in part to build what, on paper, looked to be perhaps the most imposing front court in the NBA. Anthony Davis is a 10-time All-Star pick, and in Dallas, he looked primed to return to his preferred position of power forward with Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford in place to man the center position.

Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford left Monday night’s home game against the Sacramento Kings early in the second quarter with a sprained right knee. Gafford and Kings guard Malik Monk made knee-to-knee contact near center court as Sacramento brought the ball upcourt.