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The Latest Breaking News from Donnie Nelson

The Mavs are on fire after the Dončić trade. Don’t expect them to put it out

Giving up on their best player was bad enough, but Dallas’ handling of the aftermath has been woeful and left fans fuming

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NBA finals predictions: Mavericks or Celtics? Our writers share their picks

Dallas or Boston? Our contributors pick the winner, key players and dark horses before the season’s grand finale tips off

The Guardian - US

How the Mavericks went from the NBA’s final four to national punchline

One year after an improbable run to the West finals, the Mavericks have fallen apart in every way possible and become one of the NBA’s biggest jokes

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Mavericks without Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving suffer close loss to Grizzlies

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Perhaps one day the Mavericks and their fans won’t lament the decision of former general manager Donnie Nelson, front-office guru Bob Voulgaris and their executive corp’s decision to not scout or select TCU product Desmond Bane in the 2020 NBA draft.

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Kevin Sherrington: Past moves forced Mavs into Kyrie Irving trade. Are they missing the forest for the trees?

DALLAS — Over the remaining six weeks of the regular season and on into whatever awaits at the end of another rusty rainbow, we’ll learn a lot about these Dallas Mavericks.

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The real story of why you see tie-dyed Lithuanian basketball shirts at Grateful Dead shows

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Mavericks offseason preview: Jalen Brunson’s free agency, trade market options and more

The Dallas Mavericks underwent big reorganizational changes last offseason after parting ways with longtime general manager Donnie Nelson. They once again struck out big-name hunting with their cap space in free agency and kept the same roster for ...

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These Two Former NBA Players Won Gold for the USSR; Now They’re Trying to Save Kids From Russian Attack

Šarūnas Marčiulionis has been helping his old teammate Alexander Volkov get young players out of Kyiv.

Sports Illustrated

Mark Cuban, Mavs accuse ex-GM Donnie Nelson of $100 million extortion plot in response to lawsuit

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks submitted a formal response in Dallas County court to former general manager Donnie Nelson’s lawsuit Thursday that alleged owner Mark Cuban fired him in retaliation for reporting Cuban’s chief of staff sexually harassed and sexually assaulted Nelson’s nephew during a job interview in 2020.

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Kevin Sherrington: Mark Cuban, a bad owner? Donnie Nelson’s lawsuit alleges more than a retaliatory firing.

DALLAS — Over more than two decades of conversations, nearly all on background, Donnie Nelson never had a bad word to say about Mark Cuban. Or any word at all, for that matter. Just the same, I never took his reticence to mean he had no complaints. You couldn’t work…

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Report: Former Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson Sues Team, Alleges Sexual Misconduct

The former GM alleged that owner Mark Cuban fired him as retaliation for reporting alleged sexual harassment and sexual assault by Cuban’s chief of staff.

Sports Illustrated

Former GM Donnie Nelson sues Mavericks, alleges he was fired for reporting sexual misconduct

DALLAS — Former president of basketball operations and general manager Donnie Nelson sued the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, alleging that owner Mark Cuban fired him in retaliation for reporting a “high-level Mavericks executive sexually harassed and sexually assaulted a job applicant” and warning that team employees and players were at…

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