Dallas will be taking on the San Antonio Spurs for the third year in a row, and this one comes with some fascinating storylines. There's the obvious about Cooper Flagg making his NBA regular-season debut. He passed the tests in the Summer League and the preseason, but it'll be an entirely different animal in the regular season.

Flagg averaged 4.2 assists per game at Duke last year, and the model has the rookie going Under 4.5 assists here with a projection of just 2.3 assists against the Spurs. The Mavs' main facilitator will likely be D'Angelo Russell, who averaged 5.1 assists per game in 2024-25.

Why Kyrie Irving isn't playing for Mavericks with potential injury return timeline originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Dallas Mavericks have a point guard question. The reason for that? Kyrie Irving's long-term injury.

With playmakers like Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving and Cooper Flagg on the roster, Dallas could give opponents fits throughout the campaign. On Tuesday, head coach Jason Kidd was asked about the team’s length and whether that attribute makes the Mavericks the NBA’s strongest team.

Max is the middle man of the Mavs Moneyball power rankings, but this is quite solid for a guy who came here in the circumstances he did. Christie was a polarizing player for the committee, as those who loved him had him in the 40’s in total points. Those who didn’t? High 20’s.

A year after the Luka Doncic trade, the Mavericks have the right style to topple the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, he says.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as Controversial NBA personality makes Finals prediction for Dallas Mavericks.

The arena is not yet 25 years old, but both of the professional sports teams who play there are considering moving to a new home.

Anthony Davis goggles, explained: Why Mavericks star is wearing protective lenses after eye injury originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Just as fans began to get used to seeing Anthony Davis in a Dallas Mavericks uniform, they'll have to get used to something else new.