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Once-hated Mavericks villain shockingly flips script to become a Dallas hero

He ended his time in Dallas to boos from the home crowd, but now, he's giving back to the kids here in Texas.

Dallas Mavericks, Lamar Odom | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

After making the NBA Finals in 2024, the Dallas Mavericks expected to be championship contenders, but instead, became the laughingstock of the NBA. After trading Luka Doncic, fans called for Nico Harrison's job, and inconsistency on the court led to the Mavericks becoming one of the jokes of the league. Since then, the basketball gods have answered the call from Mavs fans by handing them the No.