Dallas Mavericks

The NBA has the best athletes in the sport of basketball, so to represent the United States in FIBA basketball tournament NBA athletes were allowed to compete in the 1994 world tournament, starting a new era for team USA. Presently the NBA has grown and expanded into other counties becoming a bigger brand, gaining love for the game from all over the world. However the NBA needs to limit its professional athletes participation in FIBA basketball because the risk of injuries, fatigue and…

team is among the candidates for a championship ring. The Spurs made an excellent job in bringing LaMarcus Aldridge and with “old-timers” Duncan, Parker and Ginobili, will be a major threat for the Warriors, Rockets and Clippers in the West. Dallas Mavericks added Deron Williams and Wesley Matthews, but missed out on DeAndre Jordan and lost Tyson Chandler, so it will be a long way for them in the playoff hunt. New Orleans Pelicans were a pleasant surprise last year when they qualified for the…

The power to choose has empowered humans for many centuries. Democracy, a crucial component to the foundation of America, is based on the power of choice. Choice is no longer an unproven idea, in the 21st century it is how we run our lives. To preserve this power of choice, the professional sports leagues of the National Basketball Association and the National Football League have adopted a policy of free agency. However, several aspects of NBA and NFL free agency are different, which means one…

I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill How can you succeed if you never try? How can you go to your grave knowing that you never tried? Don’t go to your tomb empty. You may not know what paths will work best for you, the only way to discover the right path — is to try. Try and try, until you discover your difference. Try until you learn where you can be a success.…

Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, all names that come to mind when thinking about basketball’s greatest players. But LeBron James, is perhaps the one that stands above them all. His trip from a hard childhood in Akron, to high school stardom and becoming one of the most decorated NBA players of all time is often regarded as a hero’s journey. The concept of this 12 step journey was originally created by Joseph Campbell as an archetype for heroes in literature, particularly mythology.…

However, there may be a way to limit the problem. Financial mogul and Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, may be onto something about this current crisis. As of now private lenders can loan out money however they like. To stop this Cuban suggests that, “At some point, there 's got to be legislation where we put a limit on how much…

Roy Tarpley was a professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks, in 1994 he tested positive for the use of illegal drugs so he ended up getting expelled from the Nba for a couple of years, after getting a second chance in 1994 he again tested positive for illegal drugs which lead to him being banned from…

The news has spread like wildfire. Kevin Durant is now a member of the Golden State Warriors. Twitter exploded like the Fourth of July on Monday, which just so happened to be THE Fourth of July, and people and NBA players alike lost their minds. Several opinions have been thrown around these past couple days; Durant is a ring chaser, Durant is a traitor, and the list goes on and on. Not every opinion was bad though. A lot of the positive feedback came from Warriors fans — duh — and analysts…

Michael Jordan once said “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” The sport of basketball is not easy; it takes pride, awareness, practice, and confidence. How far of an impact has basketball made into the world of sports? Basketball holds a lot under its belt. In the beginning it was small, but now, the sport of basketball has overcame the impossible. The sport of basketball is now one of the biggest sports in the U.S and all around the world today,…

The 2015 free agency period began at 12:01 AM Wednesday and the flurry of deals since then have barely given us a chance to catch our breath. Just over one week removed from the draft, the league will continue to move and shake in an attempt to catch up to Cleveland and Golden State. So, in honor of the period beginning, I decided to go back and look at the best free agent signings since 2000 for each team. Today, we look at the Eastern Conference and we’ll tackle the Western Conference next…