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Zaza Pachulia Isn't Afraid to Get Physical
The Dallas Mavericks center just narrowly missed the cut for this year's All-Star Game, which goes to show not how great he is at basketball but how much he's loved.
NBA Rookies Deconstructed: Kristaps Porzingis
Kristaps Porzingis has quickly become one of the most intriguing players—and most productive bigs—in the NBA. There are many different shades of greatness, here.
Watching Dirk Nowitzki, Ghost and a Machine
Dirk Nowitzki has been a champion and a MVP, and will be a Hall of Famer. But in his late-career incarnation, he's just Dirk Nowitzki, and it's pretty great.
When Dirk Met Kristaps, Or A Look Into The Future Of The NBA
Dirk Nowitzki created the future in which Kristaps Porzingis is flourishing. When these two generational giants met at MSG, it meant more than a match-up.
The Crazy German Coach Who Taught Dirk Nowitzki How to Shoot
We spent a few days with the basketball coaching savant who taught Dirk Nowitzki his lethal shot and tried to hone our own skills at his bizarre Youth Basketball Camp in Germany.
The Shark (Tank) That Saved Dallas, And Turned the Mavs Into Title Contenders
The Dallas Maverick's signing of DeAndre Jordan turns them instantly into title contenders and erases any notion that Mark Cuban isn't a cutthroat capitalist anymore.
Shaun Livingston Wallops Dirk Nowitzki in the Nuts
Dirk Nowitzki took a shot the junk from Shaun Livingston and was none too pleased about it.
The Dallas Mavericks are the Past, Present, and Future of the NBA
The unique starting five of the Mavs offers a lens to understand how basketball's statistical revolution does not a perfect system make.
Dirk Nowitzki Swats Microphone Away During Chandler Parsons Interview
Dirk Nowitzki shuts down Chandler Parsons interview by swatting a Fox Sports reporter's microphone awa. He "should have been ready for the big German."
Nikola Mirotic Is Not Your Stereotype
The conventional logic is that European NBA players is soft. I would not say that to Nikola Mirotic.
Monta Ellis and the Dallas Mavericks Machine
Monta Ellis doesn't fit the desired norms of the modern NBA, but that hasn't stopped him from carving out a vital role on one of the NBA's best offenses.