Remembering Coach Nellie 🕊️
🏀 3x NBA Coach of the Year ('83, '85, '92)
🏀 1,335 Coaching wins (2nd all-time)
🏀 One of three coaches to win 1,300+ games
🏀 2x NBA All-Star Game head coach ('92, '02)
🏀 Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer
🏀 5x NBA Champion (as a player)
🏀 1x FIBA World Champion ('94)
🏀 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award ('25)
Nellie… You didn't just draft me. You believed in me. You saw things in my game before I ever realized I could do them. I've said it a million times and I will always say it: I don't think my career could have turned out how it did without you being my first coach and giving me the freedom to play my game. I can only say THANK YOU. For everything.
RIP legend.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver issued the following statement today regarding the passing of Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Don Nelson:
“Don Nelson revolutionized NBA basketball through his fearlessness, ingenuity and deep conviction. He spent nearly 50 years in the NBA – winning five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics before building one of the most successful and pioneering coaching careers in league history. He brought an unmistakable personality to everything he did, and his impact on our sport will continue to be felt for generations.
“I send my deepest condolences to Don’s family and many friends throughout our league.”
Mavs’ projected depth for 2026-27:
PG: Kyrie Irving / Marcus Sasser
SG: Max Christie / Zac Risacher
SF: Cooper Flagg / Naji Marshall / Risacher
PF: PJ Washington / Morez Johnson Jr. / Aldama
C: Derrick Lively / Daniel Gafford
Some of the best frontcourt depth in the NBA
Zaccharie Risacher on his year 3 goals:
"I'm going to use this summer to become better. To become a player who, indisputably, has to be on the court. That is my objective for next season. I know I am capable of it, I know I've done it before, and I know I have a place on an NBA court. There is no doubt about that, I have confidence in myself."
#MFFL
Zaza Pachulia on Dirk Nowitzki’s leadership:
“Dirk so special was his ability to keep it fun. His humor was next level, and he understood when it was the right time to do it… He dedicated his time to his teammates and to conversations with them.”
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Jalen Brunson scored 42.7% of Knicks points in 4th quarter in NBA Finals. That’s highest share for any player in Finals since Dirk Nowitzki had 43.7% for Mavs in 2011