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Rated by most as the top point guard in the 2013 NBA draft, Trey Burke said he's already had interviews with the Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers and New Orleans Pelicans this week at the NBA draft combine. Booth Newspapers

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Not one but four representatives from the Dallas Mavericks, including general manager Donnie Nelson, watched on Tuesday KK Cibona beating KK Cedevita (85-84) for the Croatian domestic league. And of course they had their reasons. Actually one, named Dario Saric. EuroHoops.net

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On Dwight Howard and Chris Paul. Dirk Nowitzki: We'd love to get one of those two. We'd love to get a player in here who can create his own shot and be a superstar-type player. It's still a long way to go until July. Those guys need to clear their minds a little bit and get away and then start thinking what they want to do with their futures. Hopefully, that's where we come in and put a great pitch out there and see what happens. Dallas Morning News

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On the pitch to free agents. Dirk Nowitzki: I'll definitely be a little involved. But I'll be in the draft 'war room' for the first time ... order some pizza and talk some basketball. I got one year left on this deal and then I'm coming off the books. So if that helps for us to be better I'm going to take a paycut. That's part of the pitch. Cuban and Donnie have got to be part of the pitch. Dallas Morning News

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On Golden State's Stephen Curry. Dirk Nowitzki: I'm a huge fan. When he's on, in most of these third quarters, I'm yelling at the TV - 'Shoot!' Don't even pass. As soon as he crosses half court, I want him to pull up. There's a lot of great spot-up shooters in this league. But he knows how to shoot spot up, off the dribble. To me, he's one of the best shooters we have in the league right now. Not a lot of people can shoot the threes off the dribble like he can. He's fun to watch. Dallas Morning News

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The Mavericks and every other team in the league will send a small army of personnel to Chicago, where the NBA’s predraft camp begins Wednesday. The camp is always an important time. But for the Mavericks, who will have their highest draft pick in more than a decade, it’s even more significant this year. “We’ve identified 71 guys that we believe are draft worthy, and this is our first chance to see them in person,” Carlisle said Tuesday. “And I feel that this draft is going to be a lot better than many people think. When you’re drafting at 13 and 44, you have to be ready for anything.” Dallas Morning News

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“Every significant NBA exec and every significant agent — they’re all in one place for three days,” Carlisle said. “So obviously, it’s a great place to see everybody and there’s plenty of opportunities to talk.” And mingle. With every mover and shaker in the league on hand, it’s a virtual farmland filled with seeds of trade talks and free-agent chatter. The Mavericks figure to be very active between now and the draft, which is June 27. Free agency begins July 1. Dallas Morning News

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So there is a strong chance that the Blazers will trade his rights and many teams has shown interest. Spurs and Mavericks are among them, as well as the Knicks who drafted Papanikolaou on No48 of last year’s draft. Knicks GM Glen Grunwald visited London for a day, just to watch him on the semifinal against CSKA! EuroHoops.net

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Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Terry Stotts has begun the process of interviewing various candidates for their assistant coach opening vacated by Kaleb Canales, who took the same position with Dallas, CSNNW.com has learned. CSNNW.com

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On Monday, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban announced his team would be redesigning its uniforms for the 2015-2016 season and that he was seeking creations from fans. Dallas Morning News

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Mark Cuban: “The Mavs are going to re-do our uniforms for the 2015-16 season… if we get a unique and original design. What’s the best way to come up with creative ideas ? You ask for them. So we are going to crowd source the design and colors of our uniforms. You know what an NBA uniform looks like. You know what the Mavs colors are for today and the past. We want some new ideas that stay true to our logo and at least close to our current color schemes. Show us what you got !” Dallas Morning News

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KSTP-AM 1500 in Minnesota is reporting the Timberwolves might target shooting guard O.J. Mayo in free agency. The Cavs might kick the tires on Mayo, as well. He's expected to opt out of his contract with Dallas. News-Herald

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Jared Cunningham: Just walked passed Halle Berry.. All I can say is..... damn!!!! Twitter @J1Flight

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Darren Wolfson: I've heard from multiple angles that Flip will target Mayo. How he'd fit into their equation, not sure. Need necessary cap space. Twitter @DarrenWolfson

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Dan Barreiro: Wolves missed previous shot at pursuing FA shooting guard O.J. Mayo. I expect them to go after him hard this time. Twitter

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Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson recently joined Cory & Nathan on 105.3 The Fan. Here are some highlights: On if the Mavs would rather have an elite point guard or center: “Look, I don’t think there is any question if you look at some of the challenges we had last year, point guards are very unique, and it’s really hard to find those guys. That’s why we pulled out all the stops to try to get Deron Williams to come back home. Obviously, he opted to stay in New York. I don’t think there is any position as important as point guard regardless of what level you’re playing on. But hey, if you’re talking about the next if not equal, you talk about the big guy in the middle. You look back at history with Hakeem Olajuwon and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and you go right down the list, and it’s very difficult to go deep in the playoffs without an inside presence, defensively certainly so obviously, those are two key positions.” Dallas Morning News

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It just proves he’s like every other man and doesn’t like to shave when he doesn’t have to. He had just returned from a Caribbean trip and was looking tanned, by the way. And fit. Upon his return, Nowitzki is already on his off-season maintenance program. He wants no repeat of the last two seasons physically, so he’s doing the right things. Dallas Morning News

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Ran into Dirk Nowitzki at the Mavericks' offices and guess what? He must have secretly liked that beard because the scraggly growth is back. Not in the small-birds-could-live-in-there quantity that his facial hair grew to during the Mavericks' vow to not shave during the season until they got back to .500. But there was significant growth. It just proves he's like every other man and doesn't like to shave when he doesn't have to. He had just returned from a Caribbean trip and was looking tanned, by the way. And fit, by the way. Upon his return, Nowitzki is already on his off-season maintenance program. He wants no repeat of the last two seasons physically, so he's doing the right things. Dallas Morning News

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The Mavericks' next order of business is to get ready for the draft lottery and president Donnie Nelson, who will represent the team in New York for the lottery along with longtime assistant GM Keith Grant, has a plan for the lottery. "I'm going to wear the same outfit I wore for Game 6 in Miami," he said, referring to the night that the Mavericks won the title against the Heat in 2011. "Same boots. Same shirt. Same cologne. Everything." Dallas Morning News

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Only five men in the history of the NBA have done it, but with a strong close to his career 11-time All-Star Dirk Nowitzki could be poised to join that exclusive brotherhood before his playing days are done. In the annuals of the league’s scoring ranks only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain have ever amassed at least 30,000 points in their illustrious careers. But, after becoming just the 17th member of the 25,000-point club on April 14 with 19 points in a 107-89 road win in New Orleans, Nowitzki could be positioned to be the first European to reach the rarest of milestones. “It’s tough. I mean, I don’t know how much time it takes for me to get five (thousand), but I’m going to be around,” Nowitzki said after becoming only the ninth player in league history to score 25,000 points while also collecting 9,000 rebounds in his career. NBA.com

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