Browsing Tag Mavs
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6 May 2012 at 17 : 31 PM
Too old and too late
Last season we watched as Dirk Nowitzki and The Dallas Mavericks hoist the NBA Championship banner to the rafters of the American Airlines Center. In defeating the Miami heat 4 games to 2, the Mavs finally brought Owner Mark Cuban his most sought after possession...an NBA Championship Trophy. Fast forward almost 1 years time and the Mavs find ...
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27 December 2011 at 10 : 54 AM
Basketball is BACK!
I am certain that I have at least millions of people agreeing with me when I say "The best Christmas present was the fact that basketball is back!" The big stadiums, polished courts, stage lights and thousands of fans have a reason to be set alight as the sound of the players running, ball bouncing and the beautiful 'swish' is now heard! Basketball ...
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14 December 2011 at 16 : 16 PM
Mavs Sign Jerome Randle; Roster at 14
On Tuesday, the Mavs traded Corey Brewer and Rudy Fernandez to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for a 2016 second-round pick, cutting the roster from 15 guys to 13. Now the roster is back to 14 after Dallas signed free agent Jerome Randle, former Cal star. Randle played in Turkey after he was undrafted in 2010. On the Turkish club Aliaga, he averaged 17.5 ...
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13 December 2011 at 18 : 08 PM
Mavs to trade Rudy Fernandez to Nuggets
Hello Rudy, Goodbye Rudy. Fernandez’s Career in Dallas might be ending before it has even begun. It has been said that the Mavericks will ship Fernandez to the Denver Nuggets and would receive “future draft considerations” in return; Corey Brewer might be included in the deal as well. The Mavericks obtained Fernandez from Portland on NBA Draft ...
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15 August 2011 at 23 : 08 PM
Fernandez Leaving Dallas?
During the 2011 NBA Draft, the Mavericks traded away their 26th and 57th pick to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Rudy Fernandez. If the lockout stays put, we might never get a chance to see Fernandez in a Dallas uniform. According to Sportando.net, Fernandez has agreed to a 4-year deal with Real Madrid which would start after the 2011-2012 ...
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10 August 2011 at 17 : 01 PM
Dirk Turns Down Offer from China
On Monday, Dirk Nowitzki was offered $1.5 million per month (the largest monthly sum offered to any NBA player since the lockout) to play for the Zhejiang Lions in China but has turned it down. Many NBA players make their decisions based solely on the money, but Dirk is clearly not one of them. We already know that he’s agreed to stay in Dallas for 4 ...
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10 August 2011 at 17 : 13 PM
Mavs Likely to want Butler for the Long Run
Of course with the lockout going on, Donnie Nelson is prohibited from commenting on this situation, but according to agent Raymond Brothers, the Mavs’ intentions are to sign Butler to a long-term contract. After the Mavs won the championship, Brothers said that Donnie Nelson told him that he wants Caron to be part of the team long term. Likewise, Butler ...
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25 June 2011 at 14 : 35 PM
Mark Cuban gets $341k Parade Bill
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban promised to pay all of the costs of the Championship Parade that 200,000 fans attended. City officials estimated the cost of the parade to be $340,947. This doesn't include the celebration in the AAC afterwards. Lets break down the costs: 540 police presence = $240,715 132 firefighters and paramedics for emergencies = ...
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24 June 2011 at 18 : 02 PM
Rudy Fernandez to the Mavs for 2 Draft Picks
The Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trailblazers and Denver Nuggets were involved in a 3-way deal: Mavs receive: Rudy Fernandez (from Portland); rights to 07 draftee Petteri Koponen Blazers receive: Raymond Felton (from Denver); rights to #57 pick Tanguy Ngombo (from Dallas) Nuggets receive: Andre Miller (from Portland); rights to #26 pick Jordan Hamilton ...
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16 June 2011 at 02 : 47 AM
Cuban Calls Rings “Old School”, Mavs want them anyway
After winning the NBA Championship for the first time in Dallas franchise history, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban explained in an interview that he thinks the rings are "old school" and that he'd like to give the players something different. Terry said Cuban mentioned a "five-ringer ring" while Dirk said he heard about bracelets; either way, the Mavs want ...
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