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Jaylen Brown: It was a good series. We were the underdogs in that series. Every media outlet picked Dallas to win.

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Marc Stein: Dallas' Dereck Lively II recently underwent a procedure on his right foot, @TheSteinLine has learned, followed by placement in a boot. This means three key Mavericks are in injury recovery: Kyrie Irving (knee), Anthony Davis (eye) and Lively. More NBA: tinyurl.com/mu56shew

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Marc Stein: Official numbers filed with the league office on the Daniel Gafford contract extension in Dallas: Year. 1: $17.2M, Year 2: $18.1M, Year 3: $18.9M. Three-year deal worth $54 million (and change) and no trade restriction as reported below on June 23:

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Rod Boone: No Kon Knueppel vs. Philadelphia tonight. #Hornets say this was anticipated as part of his buildup following a right ankle injury that occured during pre-draft process. He's expected to play on Monday vs. Dallas.

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Marc Stin: UPDATE: Both Phil Handy and Popeye Jones have agreed to join Jason Kidd’s coaching staff in Dallas, league sources tell @TheSteinLine and @DLLS_Sports . Handy and Jones will join Jay Triano as newcomers … with Mavs coaching consultant Frank Vogel now Kidd’s associate head coach.

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Marc Stein: Dallas has been in discussions with former Lakers/Cavaliers/Raptors assistant coach Phil Handy and Jones to fill staff vacancies created by the departures of Jared Dudley to Denver and God Shammgod to Orlando. As reported here last week, Handy also has interest from the Knicks.

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Marc J. Spears: Former Mavericks big man Popeye Jones confirmed he is returning to Dallas to join his former teammate Jason Kidd’s staff as an assistant coach. Jones also coached under new Mavs assistant Frank Vogel in Indiana and has had a long relationship with Mavs president Nico Harrison.

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Dave McMenamin: The Dallas Mavericks are hiring Mike Penberthy to their coaching staff, sources told ESPN. Penberthy reunites in Dallas with Jason Kidd and recently-hired assistant coach Frank Vogel as fellow members from the Lakers 2020 championship staff.

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Dante Exum considered the Knicks as a possible destination before he agreed to a deal with Dallas on Wednesday.

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Mike Curtis: Jared Dudley’s goodbye to Dallas: “Words can’t even describe how thankful I am for being able to coach for the Dallas Mavericks these past four years…Got to watch & coach some of the best players to ever play this game! Luka, Kyrie, AD, Klay Thompson, (Jalen) Brunson & others.” pic.x.com/ON5JAz2Trs

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The Dallas Mavericks are seriously pursuing veteran shooting coach and former NBA champion Mike Penberthy for a role on Jason Kidd’s staff, league sources told DallasHoopsJournal.com. Penberthy, most recently a shooting coach and pro scout with the Denver Nuggets, has emerged as a strong candidate as Dallas retools its coaching staff ahead of the 2025–26 season.

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Dave McMenamin: Dallas—I’m told—they would only be interested in LeBron in a buyout situation.

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Marc Stein: In addition to Handy, league sources tell @TheSteinLine that another candidate for a coaching staff role in Dallas is former Lakers assistant coach (and former title-winning Lakers guard) Mike Penberthy, who has a close relationship with Mavericks star Anthony Davis.

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Marc Stein: With the long-expected departure of player development specialist God Shammgod from Dallas to Orlando now official, league sources tell @TheSteinLine that former Lakers/Cavaliers/Raptors assistant coach Phil Handy has emerged as a candidate to join the Mavericks' coaching staff.

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