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New Mavericks basketball boss Masai Ujiri says it's time to focus on Cooper Flagg

Yahoo Sports NBA, High-authority source5 months agoNBA logoNBA

Masai Ujiri hadn't even taken a question from reporters as team president and alternate governor of the Dallas Mavericks when he tacitly acknowledged the chaotic 15 months that have enveloped the franchise. “Listen, I hope to bring calm,” Ujiri said Tuesday in opening remarks at his introductory news conference just a few moments after trying to soothe his distressed youngest son Amani, the 5-year-old who came to the stage wanting his dad to hold him. Ujiri didn't even have to mention the ill...

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Angel Reese's Sweet Instagram Reply Highlights Her Close Friendship with Paige Bueckers

Yahoo Sports WNBA, High-authority source5 months agoWNBA logoWNBA

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers and Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese are fierce rivals on the court. Off it, the two have built one of the WNBA's most adorable friendships. Bueckers recently took to Instagram to give fans a glimpse into her world lately, sharing images from photoshoots and preseason action.

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Lexie Hull Supports Tina Charles After Her Retirement Announcement from WNBA

Yahoo Sports WNBA, High-authority source5 months agoWNBA logoWNBA

Lexie Hull watched on as the Indiana Fever finished the 2026 WNBA preseason with a 2-1 record, ending with a 105-57 win over the Nigeria women's national basketball team. Now, the Fever will be getting ready for their regular-season opener on Saturday, facing Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Hull has become an important player for the Fever over the past four years, averaging 7.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 2025.

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Jason Kidd Has Four Years Remaining On Contract With Mavs

RealGM, Established source5 months agoNBA logoNBA
coaching
front office

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has four years remaining on his contract, sources told Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Kidd's contract has been extended each of the past two seasons as the Knicks and Lakers expressed interest in hiring him. The Mavs hired Masai Ujiri as the team's new lead executive on Monday. It has been said that Mavs owner Patrick Dumont was looking for an exec who would keep Kidd as the head coach due to his strong relationship with Cooper Flagg.

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Mavericks Notes: Ujiri, Dumont, Front Office, Kidd

Hoops Rumors, Established source5 months agoNBA logoNBA
rumor
front office
Updated 5 months ago

While the Mavericks‘ hiring of Masai Ujiri was somewhat unexpected, it makes sense for a number of reasons, Marc Stein writes in his latest story for The Stein Line (Substack link). As Stein reported multiple times, there had been a belief around the NBA that governor Patrick Dumont was hoping to find a big name […]

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WNBA No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd questions league’s physicality

Yahoo Sports WNBA, High-authority source5 months agoWNBA logoWNBA
draft
game recap
Updated 5 months ago

The Dallas Wings selected former UConn Huskies guard Azzi Fudd with the number one overall pick in the 2026 WNBA draft, reuniting her with her college teammate and the first pick in the 2025 draft, Paige Bueckers. Fudd and Bueckers finished their first preseason together as professionals on Sunday with a 101-84 victory over the…

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Carmelo Anthony hits Mavericks' Cooper Flagg with 'no ceiling' praise

ClutchPoints, Established source5 months agoNBA logoNBA
front office

On Monday, the Dallas Mavericks made headlines by hiring Masai Ujiri to lead their new front office regime. Ujiri was the architect of the 2019 Toronto Raptors championship team and will be joining a Dallas organization that is currently rebuilding around Cooper Flagg. Although Dallas missed the playoffs in 2025-26, Flagg had an outstanding first […] The post Carmelo Anthony hits Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg with ‘no ceiling’ praise appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Timberwolves rumors: Alex Rodriguez sick of hearing about Mavericks' Tim Connelly interest

ClutchPoints, Established source5 months agoNBA logoNBA
rumor
front office

The Minnesota Timberwolves are currently gearing up for the second round of the NBA playoffs, which are slated to start on Monday night on the road against the San Antonio Spurs. The Timberwolves’ roster depth was on full display in the first round, as the team was able to dispatch the Denver Nuggets in six […] The post Timberwolves rumors: Alex Rodriguez sick of hearing about Mavericks’ Tim Connelly interest appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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How former UConn stars Azzi Fudd, Serah Williams performed in WNBA preseason debuts

Yahoo Sports WNBA, High-authority source5 months agoWNBA logoWNBA
game recap
highlights

In her first preseason WNBA game with the Dallas Wings, former UConn women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd got her ‘welcome to the league’ moment from the referees. Fudd, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, came out strong and hit her first shot as a pro less than a minute into Dallas’s matchup against the Indiana Fever on Thursday night, dribbling into a textbook mid-range jump shot ...

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‘Women’s Sports Now’ on Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd relationship: ‘The WNBA, like all sports, is a TV show’

Yahoo Sports WNBA, High-authority source5 months agoWNBA logoWNBA
draft
analysis

The Dallas Wings selected point guard Azzi Fudd out of the University of UConn with the first overall pick of the 2026 WNBA draft. While not a consensus first overall pick, Fudd was a First-Team All-American in her senior season with the Huskies and won the national championship in 2025 alongside Dallas’ first overall pick…

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“This Isn’t The Flex You Think It Is”: WNBA Surpasses NBA for the First Time Ever, Fans Can’t Stop Talking

Yahoo Sports WNBA, High-authority source5 months agoWNBA logoWNBA
analysis

If you walk back to just a decade ago, the litter of empty seats, 4,674 of 7,000 to be exact, during a Dallas Wings preseason game wouldn’t take you by suprise. Trumped by the NBAs mainstream popularity, broadcasters’ unwillingness to air more than 14 games a season and the overall sentiment of women’s sports being “unmarketable”, the situation was as troublesome as it was tragic.

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