Dwight Howard Ends Saga, Picks Houston
The Mavericks failed to lure free agent Deron Williams to Dallas last offseason. Now, their plans to bring a star aside Dirk Nowitzki have failed yet again.
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The Mavericks failed to lure free agent Deron Williams to Dallas last offseason. Now, their plans to bring a star aside Dirk Nowitzki have failed yet again.
If you're following the saga of NBA player Dwight Howard you know he's looking at both NBA teams in Texas - the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets.
Manu Ginobili announced on Wednesday that he is resigning with the San Antonio Spurs, the only NBA team he has known in his 11-year career.
In an effort to lure free agent center Dwight Howard to Dallas, members of the Ben & Skin Show created musical tributes to the lovable giant. Now, it's New School's turn.
The entire crew of the Ben and Skin split off in their own direction to come up with their own personal sales pitches to Dwight Howard, in order to lure the free agent to Dallas.
Howard, a seven-time All-Star, has vowed to make his decision in his own best interests, giving no indication he favored the Lakers over any other team.
Gregg Doyel feels that the winner of the Dwight Howard sweepstakes will be anything but a winner. In fact, he goes as far as calling Howard a loser, coach killer and jerk.
Mekel's agent, Sam Porter, says the 6-foot-3 Mekel has agreed to join the Mavericks on a three-year deal with $2.3 million guaranteed. Free agents can't sign until July 10.
105.3 The Fan's Ben and Skin chatted with Dallas Mavericks first round draft pick Shane Larkin to discuss his post-draft thoughts, as well as recommend a new television show for him to watch!
Shane Larkin wants to lead the public relations campaign to bring free agent center Dwight Howard to the Dallas Mavericks.
Monta Ellis' camp says the electric guard has been contacted by the Dallas Mavericks as part of Monday's opening of NBA free-agent shopping. Where does Dallas rank him? That's an empty exercise without proper context.
Ask the Mavs for a definitive backup plan to signing All-Star center Dwight Howard and they don't offer definitive answers. But sources say Andrew Bynum represents an "imperfect Plan B''.
With the start of free agency, the Dallas Mavericks are officially on the recruiting trail for center Dwight Howard. Reports also place Rajon Rondo on the Mavs radar.
Dirk Nowitzki is willing to hop on a plane at a moment's notice. Mark Cuban won't have "Shark Tank" tapings that interfere with recruiting.
105.3 The Fan's Ben and Skin chat with Dallas Mavericks General Manager Donnie Nelson to discuss their 2013 draft picks Shane Larkin and Jared Leto.
After a long tenure of providing facts every Friday morning as to why Houston Sucks, Troy pulled the plug on the popular segment. However, Troy debuted a new segment just as informative to the Metroplex and ... Dwight Howard?
In this week's edition of Skin's Power Rankings, Emmy award winner Jeff "Skin" Wade takes a look at the top 5 Mavericks drafts of all time.
Skin tries to keep Ben's dreams of landing D12 in check, while Ben claims that Skin is keeping a wet blanket over the Mavericks free agent dreams.
Let the recruiting begin. "I reached out to (Dwight Howard),'' Dirk Nowitzki said Thursday from just outside the Dallas Mavericks draft room. "I told him that we'd love to have him... And if I need to jump on a plane, I'm free. I'm available."
The Dallas Mavericks are approaching tonight's NBA Draft and the July 1 opening of free agency as if they have a legitimate shot at "big fish'' Dwight Howard.
Thursday marks the day of this year's NBA draft, where 60 young men will get drafted to play in the NBA. While everyone knows about the big names out there, such as Nerlens Noel, Alex Len, Otto Porter, and Victor Oladipo, there are numerous guys being projected as second round picks that could end up having some of the more noteworthy careers from this draft class.
I wanted to take a look back at past years to see what type of player the Mavericks can expect to find if they decide to use their #13 pick in tonight's NBA draft.
What will the Mavs do with the 13th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft?
The 2013 NBA Draft kicks off tomorrow and here is our list of potential picks, what each teams weaknesses are and what voids need to be filled.
The question is whether finding new partners for Dirk Nowitzki -- or deciding to keep some of the old ones -- starts during the NBA draft Thursday night or in free agency next week.
