Mavs Moneyball

2 days ago | mavsmoneyball.com | Matt Martinez

Getty Images In the desolation of the Basketball Year of Our Lord 2024-25, Dallas Mavericks two-way guard Brandon Williams was a rare glimmer of light. Had things gone more according to plan on a team level, Williams never would have had the room to grow into a full-time roster spot, which he finally earned on April 10 after going undrafted out of Arizona in 2021. But here we are.

4 days ago | mavsmoneyball.com | Matt Martinez

Photo by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images ARLINGTON, TX — No big surprise here — Paige Bueckers received a huge roar from the crowd gathered at College Park Center on Saturday when she was introduced in the starting lineup for her first home game with the Dallas Wings. No big surprise here, either — her new partner in the backcourt and the WNBA’s second-leading scorer in 2024, Arike Ogunbowale, did, too. Those roars grew even louder when the pair started making plays together.

1 week ago | mavsmoneyball.com | Matt Martinez

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Max Christie endeared himself to the Mavs Moneyball staff immediately after being shipped to the Dallas Mavericks as a throw-in addition to February’s horrific Luka Dončić-for-Anthony-Davis trade. Responsible fans everywhere respected the fact that Davis and Christie, despite being tied to the catastrophic trade in our collective mind’s eye, were fully blameless in this soap opera plot line. Then we found out Christie’s full name.

1 week ago | mavsmoneyball.com | Josh Bowe

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Kyrie Irving arrived in Dallas back in 2023 when the team was at a crossroads — years of mismanagement to start the Luka Doncic era under the previous regime led to a talent-depleted roster that would end up finishing 11th in the West and missing the playoffs.

1 week ago | mavsmoneyball.com | Matt Martinez

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Naji Marshall was one of those additions to the Dallas Mavericks roster coming into the 2024-25 season that had fans licking their chops. After shooting a career-best 38.5% from 3-point range in his last year with the New Orleans Hornets, he had the making of a true 3-and-D wing. He’s big, he’s strong, he’s long and he’s got just enough of a mean streak to stand up for his teammates without becoming a bully.