Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks are an American Basketball team competing in the Western Conference Southeast division of the NBA. The Mavs, as the team is often called, was founded in 1980 and plays its home games at the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks have won One NBA Championship and Two Western Conference titles.

Mavericks history

The Mavs qualified for the Playoffs five times in a row between 1983 and 1988, reaching the conference finals once in 1988. In the nineties, Mavericks did not reach the Playoffs even once and it was the worst period in the history of the franchise. Mavericks acquired Dirk Nowitzki in 1998 and qualified for the Playoffs twelve times in a row starting from 2000. In 2006, the team won its first Conference title and reached the finals, where they lost to the Miami Heat. In 2011, the Mavericks won their first NBA Championship beating Miami Heat 4-2 in the NBA Finals.Some of the prominent players to have played for the Dallas Mavericks include Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Dennis Rodman, Steve Nash.

Mavericks in recent years

The Mavericks returned to the playoffs during the 2013-14 season. During the 2014 off season, they made a number of moves which included acquiring Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton from the New York Knicks and sending Calderón, Dalembert, Shane Larkin, and Wayne Ellington as well as two-second-round draft picks. Nowitzki also took a pay cut and re-signed for three more years.

The 2018 NBA Draft was a turning point. They traded up to the 3rd pick and drafted Luka Dončić. With the addition of Luka Dončić and Kristaps Porziņģis, the Mavericks were able to make it to playoffs but have been bounced in the first round by the Clippers in consecutive years.

Dallas Mavericks Record - Last 10 Seasons

Season	Division Finish	Conference Finish	Record	Playoffs
2020-21	1st	5th	42-30	Lost First Round
2019-20	2nd	7th	43-32	Lost First Round
2018-19	5th	14th	33-49	-
2017-18	4th	13th	24-58	-
2016-17	5th	11th	33-49	-
2015-16	2nd	6th	42-40	Lost First Round
2014-15	4th	7th	50-32	Lost First Round
2013-14	4th	8th	49-33	Lost First Round
2012-13	4th	10th	41-41	-
2011-12	3rd	7th	36-30	Lost First Round
2010-11	2nd	3rd	57-25	Won NBA Finals
2009-10	1st	2nd	55-27	Lost First Round

NBA Championships

2011- The Dallas Mavericks finished the regular season with a 57-25 record. On the way to the finals, they beat the Portland Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Under the leadership of Rick Carlisle, the Mavs beat the Miami Heat in six games. Dirk Nowitzki won the NBA Finals MVP.

Current Roster

Sl. No.	Player	Position	Jersey No.
1	Luka Dončić	Forward	77
2	Kristaps Porziņģis	Center	6
3	Moses Brown	Center	9
4	Sterling Brown	Guard	0
5	Jalen Brunson	Guard	13
6	Reggie Bullock	Forward	25
7	Trey Burke	Guard	3
8	Willie Cauley-Stein	Center	33
9	Dorian Finney-Smith	Forward	10
10	Josh Green	Guard	8
11	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Guard	11
12	Maxi Kleber	Forward	42
13	Boban Marjanović	Center	51
14	JaQuori McLaughlin	Guard	30
15	Frank Ntilikina	Guard	21
16	Eugene Omoyuri	Forward	2
17	Dwight Powell	Center	7

Head Coach: Jason Kidd