The 2025-26 NBA season continues to be a struggle for the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs sit at just 9-16 through 25 games of action on the campaign, and now they'll be without a key contributor for the rest of the season.

BOTTOM LINE: Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks host the Brooklyn Nets in a non-conference matchup. The Mavericks have gone 6-9 at home. Dallas gives up 116.1 points to opponents and has been outscored by 4.3 points per game.

On December 9, ESPN insider Shams Charania reported that the Dallas Mavericks are open to exploring the trade market for multiple core players. League sources told ESPN that Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, Klay Thompson, and D’Angelo Russell are all being discussed internally.

Dallas's No. 1 overall pick is starting to come out of his shell.

Friday night, the Dallas Mavericks (9-16) are back home after losing to the OKC Thunder to take on the Brooklyn Nets (6-17).

Dallas Mavericks fans, maybe all that struggle to start the season was worth it! It’s safe to say that the Dallas Mavericks have had a rough go of it this season.

The Dallas Mavericks have announced that third-year center Dereck Lively II will undergo season-ending surgery on his right foot, which will be his third procedure on his foot in the last calendar year. He has only played in 7 games this year due to ongoing foot and knee issues, and hasn't played since November 21st because of this foot issue.

The former Zag took over as the Mavs’ starting point guard six games ago, and he has immediately helped everything click for what had been among the NBA’s most constipated offenses.