NBA AM: 50 Predictions Revisited (Part 1)

Before each season, Joel Brigham makes 50 NBA predictions and then revisits them. This year didn’t go so well.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Set-Off, Trade Exceptions and Camp Money

Eric Pincus looks at which teams saved money from a set-off, trade exceptions around the NBA and partially-guaranteed deals.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Dwight Howard: No Decision Made About Future Yet

Dwight Howard, in an interview Tuesday night on TNT, said he hasn’t made a decision regarding his future and that he struggles with his on-court persona. “I haven’t made any decision,” Howard said Tuesday night. “My job is to get in the gym and work my butt off.” Source: Calvin Watkins of ESPN

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Mavs’ Devin Harris Undergoes Toe, Thumb Surgeries

The Dallas Mavericks announced today that guard Devin Harris underwent surgery on both his left great toe and left thumb on Tuesday morning. Source: Arya Ahmadi of NBA.com/Mavericks

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Sources: Deron Williams Plans to Opt Out of Contract

Deron Williams intends to opt out of the second season of his contract with the Dallas Mavericks, sources told ESPN.com. Williams, who could have made $5.6 million next season, plans to seek a multi-year deal that could be the final contract of his career, the sources said. There will be mutual interest in his return […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Pre-Lottery 2016-17 NBA Cap Projections

Eric Pincus looks at each NBA team’s best- and worst-case cap projections before the lottery.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Mavs’ Dirk Nowitzki: ‘I definitely won’t retire’

Dirk Nowitzki is not done yet. The 37-year-old left no doubt about that during his exit interviews the day after the Dallas Mavericks’ season ended. “I definitely won’t retire,” Nowitzki said Tuesday. “That’s out of the question. I felt great this year. I feel like I can still play efficient enough to be there for […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Thunder-Mavericks Game 5 Recap

The Thunder defeated the Mavericks on Monday, advancing to a second round series with the Spurs.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Mavs’ Williams Likely Done For Season Due to Hernia

Mavericks point guard Deron Williams will probably not play again this season after lasting less than 90 seconds in Saturday’s Game 4. Williams aggravated an abdominal strain and sports hernia during the first minute of the game and checked out for good at the 10:31 mark of the first quarter. “I think he’s done for […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021