Mavs Media Day 2025-26

[SleepingHero]

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P.J. Washington said that Klay Thompson requested clips from the 2011 NBA Finals Mavericks team be played every day around the team for extra motivation and to see what they had to go through.

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Noah Weber (@noahweber00)
Cooper Flagg said that being the Rookie of the Year is one of his goals for the season.

He wants to be himself, and everything else will fall into place.

[SleepingHero]

Marc Stein @TheSteinLine

Mavericks center Dereck Lively II says he has grown over this summer and believes he is now “7-2 or 7-3.”

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DLLS Mavs @DLLS_Mavs

P.J. Washington says that he’s excited about being a mentor to Cooper Flagg and that Flagg has called him “Unc” a couple of times, but he’s excited to show everyone what he’s been working on with respect to his role #MFFL

[SleepingHero]

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Klay Thompson called D’Angelo Russell an underrated playmaker and he is excited to play with him.

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Marc Stein @TheSteinLine

Mavericks center Dereck Lively II says he has grown over this summer and believes he is now “7-2 or 7-3.”

https://x.com/MavsMuse/status/1972707803568476637

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DLIVE JUST CONFIRMED THIS OMG

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@BiasedSlightly
the Mavericks are the only team i've seen that has their live chat turned off on the YouTube stream lol

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@NickVanExit
“All these changes but I still got my dog Dwight Powell”
- Dennis Smith Jr.

We’re going to put it on a tshirt

[Mavs2021]

@BiasedSlightly
the Mavericks are the only team i've seen that has their live chat turned off on the YouTube stream lol

Mavs are putting themselves in pole position for 2028. Donate millions to the overlord, censor the media, deport the foreign players. Mavs will be granted Championships every year. 

[Chicagojk]

Marc Stein @TheSteinLine

Mavericks center Dereck Lively II says he has grown  over this summer and believes he is now “7-2 or 7-3.”

So by my calculations he may be 7’8 by the time Flagg is in his prime?

Seriously not sure there is a huge benefit once over 7.  Also could be concerning with a guy who has had leg injuries

[DallasMaverick]

So by my calculations he may be 7’8 by the time Flagg is in his prime?

Seriously not sure there is a huge benefit once over 7.  Also could be concerning with a guy who has had leg injuries

Taller = block more shots

[Winter]

So by my calculations he may be 7’8 by the time Flagg is in his prime?

Seriously not sure there is a huge benefit once over 7.  Also could be concerning with a guy who has had leg injuries

I'm not sure I buy this 2" growth thing. I guess we'll see when ESPN and others start to post his height.

Maybe it helps when guarding Wemby, but I don't really see it as much of advantage especially if it alters his mobility.

[WillE]

Taller = block more shots

To be precise, it is actually not the size but the length that matters. It would therefore be interesting to know if this has also increased by 2".

If he then just maintains his mobility, more length is of course fantastic, as long as he can stay healthy in the long term.

[mvossman]

Noah Weber (@noahweber00)
Kyrie Irving made it seem like there is going to be a real battle for the starting point guard spot at training camp when asked about D’Angelo Russell.

I seriously doubt this.

[F Gump]

Noah Weber (@noahweber00)
Kyrie Irving made it seem like there is going to be a real battle for the starting point guard spot at training camp when asked about D’Angelo Russell.

That's an incredibly awful reporting job, because it doesn't give us enough context to offer any way to figure out what (if anything) Kyrie said to leave that impression.

Reading his article, I think Ky gave some general thoughts about how good everyone will be, how deep the team is, etc and it got spun into more than Ky is saying.

Not that it matters, of course -- Mavs will be figuring things out up and down the lineup on an ongoing basis. Who plays when is likely to be as much about fit as it is about who's the better player. And with Kyrie being injected into the mix sometime later, plus the potential for injuries, any answer on Day 1 won't be written in ink.