The team is only in a position to draft that prospect because it was bad. It takes a few years to get good. Keeping a good team together is expensive and not really possible indefinitely in the current CBA environment.

NBA Draft Lottery brought shocking surprises, dramatic shifts, and unexpected outcomes that will define the future of several NBA teams. From the Dallas Mavericks' historic win to the disappointing falls of the Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Nets,

The Mavericks should be patient as sticking to a three-piece plan requires strategy. Jaden Hardy is ... but they’ll be fine in the future. Mavericks center Dereck Lively II reminded the general ...

Having the face of the franchise ripped from the team under the cloak of night with no quality explanation other than the broken record statement of "defense wins championships" by Mavs general manager Nico Harrison is maddening.

The Mavericks face a frontcourt dilemma, with Daniel Gafford or Dereck Lively likely to be traded this offseason.

Next season's NBA Championship odds have seen the Dallas Mavericks open at +2500 after claiming the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming draft.

The Dallas Mavericks have been almost universally panned for deciding to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a future first-round pick. Even if some people could understand the thought of wanting to trade Doncic, very few people agreed that the package the Mavs got in return was anywhere near enough.