Jason Kidd Compares Cooper Flagg's Rookie Year to Michael Jordan After 51-Point Game The Mavericks rookie became the first teenager to score at least 50 points in an NBA game. Sports Illustrated · Apr 4
Cooper Flagg Says It's ‘All Love’ Between Him and Kon Knueppel Amid Rookie of the Year Race The former Duke teammates are the two favorites to win the coveted NBA award after two standout rookie seasons. 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. Sports Illustrated · Apr 1
Chris Mannix’s NBA Notes: Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Bucks Future, Jaden Ivey’s Ugly Exit Plus, Luka Dončić’s MVP candidacy, Jayson Tatum’s Player of the Week honor and referees’ red line. Sports Illustrated · Mar 31
Who Gets Cooper Flagg? How 2025 NBA Draft Would Look Under Proposed Anti-Tanking Rule Changes How would the NBA’s proposed anti-tanking measures have affected the 2025 NBA draft? We put the league’s proposals to the test. Sports Illustrated · Mar 27
Kon Knueppel’s Immediate Rise Into One of the NBA’s Best Shooters Was No Accident Charlotte Hornets star rookie Kon Knueppel has already made his claim as one of the NBA’s premier shooters. Sports Illustrated · Mar 26
Men’s March Madness Expert Predictions: Dark Horses, Vulnerable No. 1 Seeds, Title Winner What will we see over the three weeks of the NCAA tournament? Here are Sports Illustrated’s picks for player of the year, best mid-major team to watch and Final Four projections. Sports Illustrated · Mar 17
Cooper Flagg’s Performance in Return From Injury Proves Rookie of the Year Remains His to Lose Cooper Flagg became the second fastest player in NBA history to reach 1,000 points in his return from injury. Sports Illustrated · Mar 6
Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg Gets Major Injury Update As Homecoming Game in Boston Looms Cooper Flagg is reportedly expected to return to the floor on Thursday for the Mavericks’ clash with the Magic, one day before a potential homecoming in Boston. Sports Illustrated · Mar 5
Why Coach K Believes Cameron Boozer Could Be Duke’s Best Freshman Ever The former Blue Devils coach paid Boozer quite the compliment this week. Sports Illustrated · Mar 2
Kon Knueppel Makes Rookie of the Year Statement With Three-Point Record Before 60th Game Knueppel became the fastest player to 200 threes in NBA history Tuesday. One game later, he claims the rookie record. Sports Illustrated · Feb 27
Hornets Rookie Kon Knueppel Smashes NBA Record With Latest Sharp-Shooting Feat Charlotte Hornets rookie star Kon Knueppel made his 200th career three-pointer in just his 59th game. Sports Illustrated · Feb 25
Duke Moves Into Title Favorite With Gritty, March-Like Win Over Top-Ranked Michigan Hours after the NCAA selection committee revealed its top 16 seeds, the Blue Devils responded with their ninth ranked victory that could reshape the top line. Sports Illustrated · Feb 22
Ranking the NBA’s Seven Potential Anti-Tanking Rule Changes From Least to Most Drastic The league’s competition committee has seven proposals on the table to fight the tanking problem. Will they work? Sports Illustrated · Feb 20
Sports Illustrated · Feb 18 Mavericks Make Official Decision on Kyrie Irving's Return From Torn ACL The Mavericks made an official decision on whether Kyrie Irving will return to the court this season.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 15 Kyrie Irving Believes Cooper Flagg Will Be ‘Chasing History’ in His Career The Mavericks teammates haven’t played on the court together yet, but Irving is clearly impressed by the rookie so far.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 12 Mavericks Announce Cooper Flagg to Miss Time Due to Injury Flagg will get an extended bit of time off thanks to the All-Star break.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 10 Mannix’s NBA Notes: Anthony Davis’s Wizards Fit, Dillon Brooks Should Be an All-Star Plus, Jayson Tatum’s latest hint that he’s pushing for an in-season return and whether Mark Cuban has a real play at buying back the Mavericks.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 9 Report: Investor Group Seeking to Buy Mavericks Back With Mark Cuban Cuban sold his majority stake in the Dallas franchise in late 2023.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 6 Ranking Duke, North Carolina's 15 Best Freshmen of the One-and-Done Era With freshman stars headlining this year's Duke-North Carolina clash, here are the best freshmen of the one-and-done era from each program.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 6 NBA Trade Deadline Winners and Losers: Wizards, Bucks, Jazz Make Right Moves The Mavericks and Bulls have issues that still need to be addressed, while Ja Morant may have had one of the most disappointing weeks around the league.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 5 Mark Cuban Had Two-Word Reaction to Mavericks Trading Away Anthony Davis Cuban clearly took one side in the wake of the blockbuster trade.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 4 Revisiting the Luka Dončić Trade After the Mavericks’ Stunning Anthony Davis Deal With Anthony Davis on his way to Washington, what did the Mavericks end up getting in totality for Luka Dončić?
Sports Illustrated · Feb 2 Jason Kidd Fined for Calling Out Refs by Name After Mavericks’ Loss to Rockets Jason Kidd was fined for calling out the referees by name after the Mavericks lost to the Rockets last week.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 2 Luka Dončić Gave Jalen Brunson the Finger After the Lakers Lost to the Knicks Luka Dončić gave Jalen Brunson the finger before the former teammates hugged.