The Dallas Mavericks entered the 2026 NBA Draft with the #9 pick, the #30 pick and a fair amount of trade rumors swirling around them. After selecting Morez Johnson, Jr. at #9, things went dreadfully quiet on the trade front. As subsequent picks were made and the minutes ticked by, it seemed apparent that Dallas would be making a selection at #30 instead of packaging that pick with a veteran in an effort to move up the draft board. Any hope at picking up a young guard to help in the rebuild looked bleak.
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Celtics go up against Mavericks in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Here’s how to watch, stats
Kristaps Porzingis discusses being an x-factor for Celtics
The Boston Celtics won Game 1 of the NBA Finals in convincing fashion and that was in large part due to the return of Kristaps Porzingis.
Game 2 of the NBA Finals kicks off on Sunday.
The Boston Celtics find themselves closer to their 18th banner, having won Game 1 against the Dallas Mavericks.
The Celtics haven’t won the NBA Finals since 2008, despite having 17 titles, which ties them for the most in league history with rivals the Los Angeles Lakers. This is the team’s chance to pull ahead.
Game 1 had the Celtics maintain a consistent but tense lead on the Mavs for large chunks of the game, with the final score being 107 – 89.
Center Kristaps Porziņģis, who returned from injury on Thursday, was a key asset in the Game 1 victory for the Celtics and is planned to appear on Sunday.
In the regular season, the Mavericks were 50-32, and the Celtics were 64-18.
Game 2 will be on June 9, 2023, and will be held at Boston’s TD Garden.
What time does Mavericks vs. Celtics Game 2 start
Tipoff is at 8:00 p.m.
How to watch tonight’s Celtics game
You can watch tonight’s game on ABC.
Here is the full schedule for the 2024 NBA Finals
- Game 2: Sunday, June 9, 8 p.m. in Boston
- Game 3: Wednesday, June 12, 8:30 p.m. in Dallas
- Game 4: Friday, June 14, 7 p.m. in Dallas
- Game 5*: Monday, June 17, 8:30 p.m. in Boston
- Game 6*: Thursday, June 20, 8:30 p.m. in Dallas
- Game 7*: Sunday, June 23, 8 p.m. in Boston
All games will be aired on ABC.
*if necessary.
Jaylen Brown stats
Jaylen Brown, the game-winner for the Celtics during the playoffs, won the Eastern Conference Finals MVP after averaging a team-high 30.3 points a game in the series.
During the regular season, Brown averaged 23 points per game with 5.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists. He also shot 35% from behind the arc.
In the postseason, he’s only gotten better, with 24.8 points per game with 6.1 rebounds, although a lower assist stat. However, he is now shooting 36.6% with three-pointers.
In Game 1 of the Celtics-Mavs series, Brown put 22 points on the board.
Kristaps Porziņģis stats
Returning Celtics star Porziņģis has averaged 13.8 points and is shooting 41.7% from 3-point territory this postseason.
If that point average seems underwhelming, that makes sense. Porziņģis has been gone for slightly over a month due to injury and only played in the Miami series in this postseason up until now. His stats reflect that absence.
However, at 7″ 2′ and with a 3-point percentage of 50.0% during Game 1 against the Mavs, he remains a powerful part of the team.
Porziņģis scored 20 points in Game 1.
Luka Dončić Mavericks stats
Luka Dončić is averaging 28.8 points per game in this playoff run and shooting 34.3% from three-point land.
In Game 1, Dončić scored 30 points.
Kyrie Irving Mavericks stats
Kyrie Irving, who suited up for Boston in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, is averaging 22.2 points this postseason, and shooting 40.2% from behind the arc.
In Game 1, Irving put up only 12 points, a stark contrast to the game before Game 1, where he scored 36 on the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at rvelasco@gannett.com.
A 12-year-old Dallas middle-schooler ended up on the streets, where a pimp discovered her. For as little as $50, he sold her for sex. He withheld food unless she worked. She later disappeared into the state’s foster care system after suffering from depression. She attempted suicide.
A 13-year-old seventh- grader was forced to have sex with men in Houston by a pimp who hooked her on drugs. She died shortly after turning 18 from a fentanyl overdose — a few months before her abuser was sentenced to prison.
A 17-year-old Lubbock runaway was required to have sex with men in hotels and truck stops until she earned her pimp $1,000 daily. That quota meant seeing up to 20 “clients” per day. She spiraled into drug addiction.
These children have more in common than the abuse they endured — and the lifelong trauma that comes with it. Each was mandated by federal law to receive financial compensation from the pimps and pedophiles who abused them.
You can read more in-depth reporting from our media partner, The Dallas Morning News.
With the #30 pick, Dallas selected Koa Peat, Adam Silver said goodnight and that was that. Except it wasn’t. As the first round of the Draft was concluding, rumors started buzzing that the Mavericks were in fact making a move. Details are still being confirmed, but as it stands, Dallas will be trading the #30 pick Koa Peat and two future second-round draft picks to the New York Knicks in exchange for Sergio DeLarrea’s services. The exact second-rounders were still being determined late Tuesday night.
Here are the details we have at this time:
Los Angeles Lakers Received: 24th Overall Pick (Cameron Carr, Baylor)
Dallas Mavericks Received: 25th Overall (Sergio de Larrea, Spain)
Phoenix Suns Received: 30th Overall (Koa Peat, Arizona)
New York Knicks Received: Cash (Lakers), two second-round picks (Mavericks), and three more second-round picks (Suns)
DeLarrea was on the radar of a number of Mavs Moneyball staffers, perhaps none more than Tyler Edsel who wrote an excellent crash course on him and what he can bring to the Mavs. To be clear, it is unlikely he is going to have a massive day-one impact on the team, but the Mavericks really needed to do something to acquire more young talent that fit a position of need. While he may not be as flashy a name as Brayden Burries (whom the Mavs skipped over in favor of Morez) or Labaron Philon, Jr. (who somewhat surprisingly slipped to #22), Dallas really needed to do bolster the guard position and they came through.
If DeLarrea’s shooting transfers to the NBA level, it would be a big boon for a team that struggled from downtown much of last season. While not an immediate impact player, Dallas did well to move up a bit in a low-cost move that keeps all of their other assets intact for what will surely be a summer of retooling via trades and free agency.
Stay tuned for updates, as it is unclear which second-round picks the Mavericks will let go of in this deal.
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What Drake London’s new deal could mean for George Pickens
Falcons WR Drake London is now the NFL’s third-highest paid wide receiver in AAV, signing a four-year, $141 million extension with $100 million guaranteed and $35.26 million per year.
London, who is 25, is the same age as Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens, and both are heading into their fifth seasons in the NFL. Pickens too was seeking a long-term contract, but the Cowboys told him and his representation that would not happen this offseason, and he instead signed his $27.3 million franchise tag that keep shim under contract for the 2026 season.
Pickens’ one-year deal on the tag makes him the 17th highest-paid wide receiver in the league in AAV. Should Pickens go out and post a year similar to his 2025 campaign where he had more than 1,400 receiving yards and nine touchdowns, a deal similar to London’s may be in the ballpark of what Pickens could seek. For reference, CeeDee Lamb is the league’s fifth-highest paid WR at $34 million annually. If Pickens surpasses him and is closer to London’s $35 million per year mark, he and Lamb would become the highest-paid WR duo in NFL history, surpassing the Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, who currently combine for $69 million per year. – Tommy Yarrish
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