[Mike Curtis] Klay Thompson on what he's expecting in Saturday's game vs. Houston, the 1st home game since Luka Doncic was traded: “Probably a lot of heartbreak amongst the fans. Probably some boos. As a professional, you have to embrace everything..."

[NBA on TNT] Kyrie: “Klay’s very comfortable in this building. You can tell. He has a confidence about him when he walked in, he got us focused in shootaround, and had everybody settling their nerves.”

[MavsMuse] Max Christie tonight 15 PTS 6 REB 4 AST W — this kid is a STUD 🔥

Game Thread: Dallas Mavericks (26-25) at Boston Celtics (36-15) Feb 06 2025 6:30 PM

Post Game Thread: The Dallas Mavericks defeat The Boston Celtics 127-120

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Skin on Caleb Martin: "He was one vote away from tying Jimmy Butler for the 2023 Eastern Conference [Finals] MVP...that's the biggest stage. The other thing too is the style of defenders that I think Nico is trying to acquire & the reason he's trying to acquire them is matching up w/OKC."

The Mavericks ball handling and creation responsibilities now lie in the hands of Kyrie Irving, Spencer Dinwiddie, Dante Exum and Jaden Hardy.

Klay and Dante going band for band during the half court shooting contest at shoot around this morning, including Klay nailing one off of one leg with a great reaction from Kyrie. 😂

The Dallas Mavericks were very aggressive in exploring pathways to acquire Kevin Durant, per @IanBegley

[Stein] The Sixers are now sending an additional 2030 second-round pick to Dallas as an amended aspect of Philadelphia's trade earlier this week to send Caleb Martin to the Mavericks, league sources tell @TheSteinLine.

[Peters] Good luck making sense of the pick the Hornets just traded for:

[Charania] The Atlanta Hawks are trading forward De'Andre Hunter to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, three second-round picks and two swaps, sources tell ESPN.

[Slater] Stephen Curry had a conversation with Kevin Durant that convinced him a reunion was extremely unlikely, no matter how much the Golden State Warriors ownership group and front office collectively “underestimated” Durant’s coldness toward a return, as one team source put it.

[Vorkunov] NBPA has named David Kelly as its new Managing Dir. and General Counsel. Kelly had been the top lawyer for the Warriors and chief business officer for Golden State Entertainment. He'll start in Mar. Ron Klempner, a longtime lawyer for the union, will now be Sr. counsel for labor relations

[Charania] BREAKING: The Miami Heat are finalizing a deal to send Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors for Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schroder, Kyle Anderson and a protected first-round pick, sources tell ESPN.

[Scotto] Once the Golden State Warriors finalize the Jimmy Butler acquisition, the team is expected to convert two-way center Quinten Post to a standard NBA contract, league sources told HoopsHype. Post has averaged 6.9 points and shot 37.5% from 3-point range heading into toni.

[Charania] New Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler has agreed to a new two-year, $121 million extension with the franchise through 2026-27, sources tell me and @WindhorstESPN. Butler is declining his 2025-26 player option for this new $121M deal.

I’m interested in seeing how this plays out.

[Stein] The Warriors have now shifted their trade focus to acquiring Jimmy Butler, The Stein Line has learned, after abandoning the pursuit of Kevin Durant. Durant's strong reservations about a Warriors return sent them in a new direction.

Klay got screwed too. He gave the Mavs a $10 million discount to play with Luka, the Lakers actually offered him $5 million more per season but he chose to play with Luka. Nico convinced him he would win another ring with Luka.

Who should the Mavs target before the deadline to make a finals run?

[Beck] The Luka Trade Leaves NBA Execs Baffled: “The Return Sucks.” What could the Dallas Mavericks have gotten if they had shopped Luka around the league? “It probably would have been the biggest haul in NBA history,” said one NBA executive.

[Beck] The Luka Trade Leaves NBA Execs Baffled: “The Return Sucks.” What could the Dallas Mavericks have gotten if they had shopped Luka around the league? “It probably would have been the biggest haul in NBA history,” said one NBA executive.

[Charania] As Golden State pursues Phoenix's Kevin Durant, the two-time Warriors NBA Finals MVP has no desire in a reunion and does not want to go back. Reporting for NBA Today:

[Christian Clark] Kyrie: "This is a weird case in NBA history to be a part of. At the same time, it’s the nature of our business. It is a ruthless business. So you have to be able to pick up the pieces. Still run toward the championship. That’s the ultimate goal on why I play. Having other..."