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Bleacher Report Sun, 05/02/2010 8:16 AM

Did Brandon Bass Mean More to the Dallas Mavericks Than They Thought?

His career averages of 6.7 points and 3.7 rebounds say that Brandon Bass is an expendable role player, someone Dallas believed they could replace with minimum wage players in James Singleton and Tim Thomas rather than match the $16 million contract Read more...

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Inside Hoops Tue, 10/06/2009 2:46 AM

Oct 5: Magic 110, Mavs 105

The AP reports: Vince Carter scored 21 points in his Orlando debut and Brandon Bass added seven of his 13 points in the final two minutes to lift the Magic to a 110-105 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in the preseason opener for both teams on Monday Read more...

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Dime Mag Fri, 07/10/2009 2:06 PM

Breaking: Orlando signs Brandon Bass; bad news for Patty Mills

A couple stories that have come through in the last couple hours: * Free agent Brandon Bass has agreed to a four-year deal with the Magic. No word on the salary numbers yet, but Bass should step right into a starting role as a true power forward to help Read more...

Dime Mag Wed, 07/08/2009 1:20 PM

Brandon Bass Cuts His List to Three

Though Brandon Bass was rock-solid for the Mavs during the last three games of their second-round loss to the Nuggets, he’s as good as gone from Dallas. Maybe Mark Cuban has been spending too much time watching Danny Ainge pluck over-the-hill Read more...

Dime Mag Mon, 06/29/2009 11:51 AM

Orlando’s Offseason Plans: ‘Sheed or Brandon Bass

Though Hedo Turkoglu wasn’t included in the Vince Carter trade, the deal pretty much guaranteed that he wouldn’t be back in a Magic uniform next season. Since he opted out of his contract on Friday, word is that the Blazers are one of the Read more...

Yahoo NBA Mon, 04/13/2009 4:46 AM

Mavericks Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Dallas Mavericks probably sealed the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs after dropping Sunday's game at New Orleans. Whichever team they face, whether it's Denver or Portland or even Houston or San Antonio, the Mavs do seem to know which players they'll be counting on. Mavs coach Rick Carlisle, after nearly a full season of a revolving bench rotation, partly brought on by injuries and partly by an inability to find consistently dependable contributors, appears to have his top eight. James Singleton, as of now—and that's a key phrase to remember—appears to be No. 9. Jason Terry, J.J. Barea and Brandon Bass were the only bench players to play at New Orleans. Read more...

Yahoo NBA Fri, 03/20/2009 2:31 AM

Mavericks Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Mavericks depend heavily on Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry. Without their scoring night after night, the Mavs don't have a chance. And, of course, point guard Jason Kidd also could play a major role in a playoff push with a little extra scoring. More likely, though, what's going to determine if the Mavericks can claw their way above eighth place in the Western Conference is the play of James Singleton, Brandon Bass and Erick Dampier. Without injured Josh Howard and Devean George, those three players must scrap for every rebound and point they can. It didn't help that Dampier was a late scratch with a sore knee Thursday at Atlanta. Singleton and Bass combined for just 15 points and eight rebounds, yet the Mavs still managed to out-rebound the Hawks.... Read more...