Eight Overreactions From the First Week of the 2026–27 NBA Season Is it time for the Heat to panic? And are the Knicks the worst defending champs of the modern era? It’s time to overreact. Sports Illustrated · Oct 27
Inside the Mind (and Roots) of Luka Dončić, the New Face of the Lakers The storied franchise is Luka’s team now. He knows it. They know it. And after a team trip to his native Slovenia, they are getting to know him. Sports Illustrated · Oct 8
NBA Scout Explains How Kyrie Irving’s Return to Mavericks Will Help Cooper Flagg Thrive Kyrie Irving’s return will make things much easier for Cooper Flagg over his second NBA season with the Dallas Mavericks, an anonymous NBA scout said to Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated · Sep 21
The Five NBA Teams Most Likely to Take a Big Leap This Season Last year was last year. Here are five teams primed to put that season behind them and take a step forward in 2026-27. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
A Deep Dive Into Everything the Clippers Lost for Seven Years of Kawhi Leonard The Clippers have a long, painful road ahead of them. Was it worth it? Not even close. Sports Illustrated · Sep 6
Every Jersey Number Retired by Each NBA Franchise, and Who Should Be Next Which NBA players have their jersey number retired? And who is next in line? Sports Illustrated · Aug 29
Mavericks’ Reluctance to Trade Kyrie Irving Makes Sense Right Now—Here’s How That Could Change As Kyrie Irving’s name appears in trade rumors once more, the Mavericks eventually will have to decide on his future with the franchise. Sports Illustrated · Aug 25
Luka Dončić looks like a superstar adrift at the Lakers The Slovenian is one of the best players on the planet. But factors largely beyond his control have started to turn his career into a slog The Guardian - US · Aug 25
Klay Thompson Addresses One of the Heat’s Glaring Weaknesses. The Other Sticks Out Even More. The biggest question that faces the Miami Heat after news of Klay Thompson’s expected signing. Sports Illustrated · Aug 21
Why Cooper Flagg Rookie Card Pulled in Rhode Island Is Worth a Life-Changing Amount of Money The Cooper Flagg one-of-one NBA debut patch autograph, which could be worth millions, was pulled at a local card shop in Rhode Island. Sports Illustrated · Aug 11
The Late Don Nelson Changed the NBA Forever With Four Landmark Innovations Don Nelson, the legendary NBA player and coach, died Sunday morning at the age of 86. Still, his legacy will live on in every game. Sports Illustrated · Aug 9
How Mavericks’ Naji Marshall Extension Indicates Bigger Moves to Come, Including Future of One Big Name The Mavericks invested in Naji Marshall with a contract extension, a decision that creates a big logjam on the depth chart and portends bigger decisions. Sports Illustrated · Aug 3
NBA Offseason Winners and Losers: LeBron James’s Impact, What to Make of Miami Even though the Heat landed Giannis Antetokounmpo, they are not an automatic winner. Plus, lingering questions around Kawhi Leonard cloud the outlook for multiple franchises. Sports Illustrated · Jul 31
NBA draft 2026 first-round winners and losers: triumph of the tankers and the Jalen Brunson Effect AJ Dybantsa went No 1 in a draft that proved to be low on drama, but loaded with generational talent The Guardian - US · Jun 24
Sports Illustrated · Jun 22 Mavericks Land Michigan’s Dusty May to Lead Cooper Flagg, Young Dallas Roster: Grading the Hire May is coming off of a college national championship, and now looks to lead Flagg and the young Mavs.
AAP · Jun 18 Mavs goaler leads Tongan charge in Games netball debut Set for her first Super Netball final, Melbourne Mavericks star Uneeq Palavi will notch another mark, named in Tonga's first Commonwealth Games netball team.
AAP · May 23 Mavs strike down Lightning in Super Netball A strong second half lifted the Melbourne Mavericks to a 10-goal win over Sunshine Coast Lightning and into third position on the Super Netball ladder
Sports Illustrated · May 20 Jason Kidd, Mavericks Part Ways: Where Masai Ujiri, Dallas Could Turn for Next Coaching Hire Kidd is out less than two years after leading the Mavs to the NBA Finals in 2024.
Sports Illustrated · May 4 Chris Mannix’s NBA Notes: What’s Next for Orlando After Magic Fire Jamahl Mosley Plus, the Mavericks land a big name to lead their front office, what will the Rockets do this offseason and what to make of Joe Mazzulla’s late-season decisions.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 28 Why Kon Knueppel Should've Won Rookie of the Year Over Former Duke Teammate Cooper Flagg A look at Kon Knueppel's case for the NBA Rookie of the Year award over his former teammate and this year's winner Cooper Flagg.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 16 Cooper Flagg Only Needed One Year to Prove That the Mavs Had Landed Another Superstar Dallas Mavericks forward and No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg had a brilliant rookie season that ended up being historic. Here's a full breakdown of his first NBA campaign.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 11 Victor Wembanyama Saved the NBA From a Ton of Embarrassment With Brilliant Performance vs. Mavs Victor Wembanyama will be your Defensive Player of the Year. He almost wasn’t, and for all the wrong reasons.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 1 Luka Dončić‘s Historic March Has Somehow Made the Anthony Davis Trade Look Even Worse for Mavs Luka Dončić scored 600 points in March.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 1 Mavericks’ Front Office Targets, Mark Cuban’s Comments Show Dire Need for New Leadership in Dallas After nearly two years’ worth of disastrous decisions, it’s never been more clear the Mavericks need a dramatic change in leadership.
AAP · Mar 28 Mavericks suffer netball heartbreak at hands of Vixens Looking for their first win in five meetings, the Mavericks have lost in extra time in their Melbourne derby match against the Vixens and lost a star to injury.