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Mike Curtis
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Mavs beat writer for The Dallas Morning News. Past: The Detroit News, Syracuse.com | The Post Standard, The Tennessean. Saginaw native. TSU alum. SJI. NABJ. ΑΦΑ. Crohn’s fighter.
The #Mavs will officially kickoff the celebration of their 45th anniversary in tonight’s game against the #Raptors with the debut of their new Classic Edition uniforms.

They’ll wear these uniforms 13 times this season and 12 times at home, which will be accompanied by a new court.
October 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The #Mavs officially announce they’ll celebrate their 45th anniversary this season by revealing their new Classic Edition uniforms.

The set was worn by franchise icons such as Rolando Blackman, Derek Harper, Mark Aguirre and Brad Davis during the franchise’s formative years.
October 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
#Mavs rookie Cooper Flagg will have a “Rookie Debut” patch stitched to his jersey for his debut game against the #Spurs on Oct. 22.

The Rookie Debut Patch program is part of the NBA’s new partnership with Topps, which returns as the league’s official trading card licensee.
October 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The #Mavs announce their broadcast schedule for the 2025-26 season. At least 65 regular season games will be aired on KFAA (Channel 29) and MavsTV.

Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman will join Dana Larson on the team’s pregame & postgame show throughout the season. 🗓️
October 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The #Mavs have officially announced that they will hold this year’s Fan Jam on Friday, Oct. 10, confirming a recent @SportsDayDFW report. The open practice is free and will start at 7:30 p.m. at American Airlines Center.
September 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The #Mavs have announced their training camp roster for the 2025-26 season.
September 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
#Mavs star Kyrie Irving is ranked the 24th best player in the NBA 2K26 Top 100. He has an overall rating of 90.

The only other Mavs player to land in the Top 100 so far is Cooper Flagg, who was ranked No. 79 with an overall rating of 82.
August 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Did a routine check-in on the #Mavs' media website and noticed Cooper Flagg was recently added to the team's roster. Most notably, he's listed as a guard/forward.
August 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Here is the full 2025 NBA Cup schedule for the #Mavs in West Group B:
August 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The #Mavs confirm they will have training camp in Vancouver, Canada from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 on the campus of Simon Fraser University.

They’ve also revealed their full four-game preseason schedule, highlighted by their matchup against the #Lakers in Las Vegas.
July 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
#Mavs forward Naji Marshall and 12-year-old Marie Gillespy went down to the wire in the final game of Knockout. It was close, but Gillespy came out with win.

The campers couldn’t wait to yell their signature phrase: “1, 2, 3, sit down!”
July 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Asked Naji Marshall about reuniting with his teammates in Las Vegas & his first impression of watching Cooper Flagg:

“It was fun…Cooper’s great…I think he got the jitters out. In the 2nd game, he came back with 30…I’m excited to play with Coop & just look forward to his progression.”
July 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#Mavs forward Naji Marshall, also known as The Knife, wants a new nickname:

“We gotta come up with a new one because that’s corny, no disrespect to (Pelicans coach) Willie (Green). That’s my guy. The Quarterback is nice, but we gotta come up with some options. I’ll leave it to Twitter.”
July 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The #Mavs have announced their roster & coach for the 2025 Las Vegas Summer League.

The team is highlighted by No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg, two-way guards Ryan Nembhard & Miles Kelly, along with 2024 2nd round pick Melvin Ajinca.

Mavs assistant Josh Broghamer will serve as coach.
July 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Bojan Bogdanovic has announced he’s retiring from basketball after 10 seasons in the NBA.

Covered Bogdanovic during his 1.5 seasons in Detroit. A true professional, both on and off the floor.
June 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Kyrie Irving (2011) and Cade Cunningham (2021) drafted ten years apart as No. 1 picks of their respective NBA draft classes.
June 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The #Mavs will host their 2025 NBA Draft party at American Airlines Center on June 25.

Mavs legends Rolando Blackman, Nick Van Exel, Josh Howard and 1981 No. 1 pick Mark Aguirre, along with #Wings star rookie Paige Bueckers will be in attendance.
June 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The #Mavs will wear their navy statement edition uniforms for tomorrow's Play-In finale against the #Grizzlies.

It's the same uniform matchup from last Sunday's regular season finale.
April 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The #Mavs will wear their white association jerseys for tonight's road Play-In game against the #Kings.
April 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Anthony Davis was about to head to the locker room after last night’s game but came back to the court to speak to Luka Doncic.

Davis on this moment: “We both were surprised by (the trade) but it was 2 months ago…Just told him good game. He played a hell of a game. It was just a respect thing.”
April 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
LeBron James gives props to his friend & former teammate, Anthony Davis.
April 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Asked Spencer Dinwiddie if there was any significance of scoring a season-high vs. the Pistons, who drafted him in 2014. He was asked to follow up about being doubted.

“I ain’t never met a 30-year-old that automatically became ass out of nowhere after being nice for 10 years.”
March 22, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The Mavs trailed by 3 with 14.7 seconds left when Jaden Hardy was called for this foul:

"I thought I was being held on that last play. Just trying to get myself open, really. It's just kind of hard when somebody's grabbing you & I'm just trying to get space to get separation to start the play."
March 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Kyrie Irving responds via IG to the recent speculation that his increased workload played a role in his season-ending torn ACL:

“Too many minutes??? Or did I get knocked off balance?”
March 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
First practice at the #Mavs’ practice facility since “the trade.” Anthony Davis, Max Christie and Caleb Martin are now featured on the team wall, which leads to the gymnasium.
February 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM