The Dallas Mavericks have been in free fall in the weeks after trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Since the trade, injuries have ravaged the roster, putting the team in a tough position to compete in the final weeks of the regular season, with Kyrie Irving tearing his ACL as the most recent example.

Now down two stars in Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving due to injury, all signs are pointing towards the team slipping into the NBA Draft lottery, opposed to the postseason. After trading off young superstar Luka Doncic at the trade deadline — a widely discouraged move — the team is now reeling from its once-great spot in the West.

Dallas was blown out by 30 points, but that's to be expected when the Mavericks had nine of their players unavailable.

The Mavericks made arguably the worst trade in NBA history one month ago when they sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in the middle of the night. As the Lakers have ascended to the No. 2 seed in the West in the wake of the trade, the Mavericks have collapsed in epic fashion in a way that’s equal parts amazing and heartbreaking to watch.

Utah hired Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Alex Jensen to be its men’s basketball coach on Thursday. Jensen, who was the top target for the Utes, replaces Craig Smith, who was fired in late February in his fourth season at Utah.

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, the team announced Tuesday, an injury that is likely to see him miss the rest of the season.

ESPN insider Shams Charania reported that Dallas Mavericks fans might not see Anthony Davis on the court again. What was Charania’s reasoning?

The curtain call might have come Tuesday, when an MRI revealed Kyrie Irving had an ACL tear that will end his season — and possibly the Mavericks’ entire 2024-25 campaign. Here’s an interactive timeline of the scenes they’ve acted out, however unwittingly, over the last month and change.