The interesting thing about the first week or so of Roddy Beaubois' summer school is that the main teacher has been Rick Carlisle ... It's not his assistant coaches or player-development staff that's doing the daily work on the court with the young guard. It's been Carlisle, who has spent the maximum allowable time on the court with Beaubois, according to NBA off-season guidelines ... "He's made incredible strides since last summer,'' Carlisle said. "What we have to make sure he understands is
Though it's more of a formality than anything else, the Mavericks will pick up their option year on guard J.J. Barea ... President Donnie Nelson said the Mavericks will make it official soon. The deadline is the end of the month for teams (or players) to pick up their option years ... Barea, who has become a solid contributor the last two seasons, was signed to a three year deal in 2008 with the third season at the club's option. At $1.8 million next season, he remains one of the best bargains
Jean-Jacques Taylor, columnist for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News , answers readers' questions about the Mavericks at 11 a.m. today. Ask your questions and join the chat by clicking here. Mobile users can join the chat at SportsDayDFW.com ...
The Mavericks will have summer league duties in a month. At least, some of them will ... Roddy Beaubois is back in town and was working out Monday at AAC and others like Eduardo Najera and Erick Dampier, who had minor knee surgery after the season, are hanging around to keep their conditioning up and get ready for next season ... The interesting angle in this is Beaubois, who will be getting a long, hard look at point guard in the Las Vegas Summer League, where he was like a lost pup last year
Eddie Sefko, Mavericks beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News , answers your questions about the team at 11 a.m. Thursday ... Ask your questions and join the chat by clicking here. Mobile users can join the chat on SportsDayDFW.com ...
The Mavericks have elected to convey their second-round draft choice, the 57th overall, to the Indiana Pacers ... The Mavericks had the option of sending either this year's or next year's second-round pick to the Pacers to satisfy the terms of the Shawne Williams trade ... That deal was for Eddie Jones and a pair of second rounders ... President Donnie Nelson confirmed that the Mavericks had decided to send this year's pick since only three teams will choose below the Mavericks this year ...
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Kevin Sherrington, columnist for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News , answers readers' questions about the Mavericks at 11 a.m. Thursday. Ask your questions and join the chat by clicking here. Mobile users can join the chat here ...
Owner Mark Cuban gets fined if he talks about the Mavericks interest in LeBron James ... Jerry Jones is another matter. What can NBA commissioner David Stern do to him? Nothing. Maybe Cuban could join forces with the Cowboys owner in the recruitment of James ... "Mark Cuban doesn't need me to do anything but carry his bag for him,'' Jones said. "They stand tall with what they can bring to the table, for any basketball player, LeBron included.'' ... James is a huge fan of the Cowboys and attended
Guard DeShawn Stevenson will return to the Mavericks next season after exercising his player option to do so last week, his agent Mark Bartelstein said Monday ... Bartelstein said it was the right move for Stevenson after considering the free agent market this summer and after playing limited minutes for Dallas last season. Stevenson, 29, arrived in the same trade with Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood in February. He averaged 2.0 points and 11.1 minutes once joining the Mavs from Washington ...