Mavericks owner Patrick Dumont on the Luka Doncic trade Tough decisions are never easy We got to the 'championship games' last year and we didn't win So we had to decide how to get better This was a decision about the future

Patrick Beverley throws up a prayer -- with 7 seconds left on the clock and 5 feet from the basket

I think internally, weve always felt this is not a championship or bust year for us. We can only get better the longer we stay together. The more chemistry for this group the better. - Paul George on the pressures of living up to title expectations

Stein Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley have already been in contact since becoming Lakers teammates league sources tell me and new coach Darvin Ham has told them he has lineups in mind to play Russ and PatBev side-by-side

The Mavericks win the lottery for their first time in their franchise's historyThey'll be the 1st pick with 18 odds All the 1-4 lottery