Dallas Mavericks
The NBA agreed to add a franchise in Dallas after experiencing a loss of profits and ratings in the late ’70s. The 1962 TV western series Maverick inspired the franchise’s name, and Dick Motta became the team’s first head coach in 1980.
The Mavericks became a consistent playoff team in the ’80s thanks to All-Stars like Mark Aguirre and Rolando Blackman. A rebuild in the ’90s led to the addition of Dirk Nowitzki, who guided the franchise to its first NBA championship in 2011 and spent 21 seasons with the team. Luka Doncic arrived in Dallas via the 2018 NBA Draft. Along with Kristaps Porzingis, the Mavericks returned to the playoffs in 2019. After longtime leader Rick Carlisle’s resignation in 2021, Jason Kidd became the new head coach.
- Established: 1980
- Championships: NBA Championship (2011)
- Additional achievements: two conference titles (2006, 2011) and four division titles (1987, 2007, 2010, 2021)
- Arena: American Airlines Center
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The Dallas Mavericks expect Luka Doncic to return before the All-Star break, according to “NBA on TNT” reporter Jared Greenberg. Dallas plays its final game before the break on Feb. 13 against the Miami Heat. Doncic injured his calf on Christmas Day and has missed the past three weeks. Mavs Struggling Without Luka Including the […]
Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving is set to miss at least a week or two, due to a bulging disk in his back, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon. The Mavericks initially provided an update Sunday stating Irving would miss Monday’s game with a lumbar sprain in his back. There is hope treatment […]
In an increasingly scary trend, Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is the latest athlete to have his or a family member’s home burglarized. On the night of Dec. 27, the Dallas Police Department officers responded to Doncic’s home at approximately 10:30 p.m. for a burglary call. They determined that “unknown suspects entered the property and […]
The NBA’s slate of Christmas Day games was a perfect 10. No notes, except please stop it with the viewership talk. All five games gave fans thrilling and compelling basketball from some of the league’s best and brightest. The only lump-of-coal-in-stockings moment was when Luka Doncic exited the Dallas Mavericks-Minnesota Timberwolves game with an apparent […]
The Dallas Mavericks have soared up the Western Conference standings over the past month. After starting the 2024-25 season with a record of 9-8, Luka Doncic and company reeled off seven wins in a row, and entered Christmas Day having won 10 of their last 12. But they not only lost their holiday showdown against […]
Injuries have not been kind to Luka Doncic so far this season and it appears the latest issue is his calf. Late in the second quarter, the Mavericks superstar was making a move on Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels when he felt something in his left calf and immediately passed the ball away and hardly moved. He […]
When the Dallas Mavericks started out the 2024-25 campaign a lowly 5-7, many folks suspected a classic case of NBA Finals hangover. However, since their mediocre opening act, they’ve won 12 of their last 15 contests and boosted themselves to 17-10 for fourth in the West. So, how have the reigning Western Conference champions rediscovered […]
His agent Bernard Lee is doing what he must to control the narrative. ESPN’s Shams Charania is reporting on what he believes is concrete sourcing. Arizona has insiders confirming Charania. All the while, Jimmy Butler is making merry. Over the last few weeks, and after saying there isn’t really such a thing as bad publicity, […]
Dallas Mavericks legend and Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki is nearing a deal to join Amazon Prime Video’s coverage of the NBA starting next season and launch his broadcasting career, according to NBA insider Marc Stein. Dirk Nowitzki could potentially cover at least 12 of the 66 NBA regular-season games in 2025-26 with Amazon Prime […]
Regular season excitement cranks up a notch this week as the Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinals go down Tuesday and Wednesday night before the semifinals on Saturday. After some enthralling Group Play action that ended with plenty of drama courtesy of point differential as a tiebreaker, the stage is set for some great elimination basketball this […]
