2014–15 Dallas Mavericks season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2014–15 Dallas Mavericks season was the 35th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks finished fourth in the Southwest Division and seventh in the Western Conference with a 50–32 record. The Mavs' season ended with a 1–4 first round playoff series loss to the Houston Rockets.
| 2014–15 Dallas Mavericks season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Rick Carlisle |
| President | Donnie Nelson |
| General manager | Donnie Nelson |
| Owner | Mark Cuban |
| Arena | American Airlines Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 50–32 (.610) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Southwest) Conference: 7th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Rockets 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | |
| Radio | KESN |
The Mavericks acquired Rajon Rondo from the Boston Celtics in a mid-season trade. However, Rondo ran into problems with head coach Rick Carlisle including engaging in a shouting match with Carlisle after being benched. Rondo left the team at the end of the season to join the Sacramento Kings. Monta Ellis led the team in scoring which marked the first time since 1999-2000 someone other than Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks in scoring.
Draft
Both second-round picks the Mavericks had were traded one day prior to the draft to the New York Knicks along with José Calderón, Samuel Dalembert, Shane Larkin, and Wayne Ellington for Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton.[1]
Offseason
The Mavericks went into the offseason with six free agents. Being on the Mavs for his whole career, Dirk Nowitzki agreed to a new three-year contract on July 4.[2][3] One day later, Devin Harris accepted a new four-year deal with the Mavs.[4][5]
On July 10, the Mavs submitted a three-year, $46 million offer sheet signed by restricted free agent Chandler Parsons to the Houston Rockets.[6] Three days later, the Rockets announced they would not match the offer, leaving Parsons to play in Dallas.[7][8]
Richard Jefferson agreed to a one-year minimum contract on July 13.[9][10]
On July 14, Greg Smith came to the Mavs through a trade with the Chicago Bulls for the rights to Tadija Dragićević.[11]
Rashard Lewis agreed to a one-year minimum contract on July 16.[12] After closing the deal on July 19,[13] his contract was voided four days later, as it was announced that he failed the physical test and required a knee surgery.[14]
On July 18, the Mavs signed Eric Griffin to a nonguaranteed contract.[15][16]
Al-Farouq Aminu agreed to a two-year minimum contract on July 24.[17][18] On the same day, Jameer Nelson agreed to a two-year contract.[19][20]
On July 29, the Mavs signed Ivan Johnson to a partially guaranteed contract.[21][22]
Bernard James signed a new one-year contract on September 3.[23][24]
On September 8, the Mavs signed Charlie Villanueva to a nonguaranteed contract.[25][26]
Doron Lamb signed a nonguaranteed contract on September 22.[27][28]
Yuki Togashi was signed on October 15.[29]
On October 21, 2014, the Mavericks waived Yuki Togashi and Eric Griffin.[30]
The Mavericks waived Bernard James, Ivan Johnson and Doron Lamb on October 25, 2014.[31]
On October 29, 2014, the Mavericks signed José Juan Barea[32] and waived Gal Mekel.[33]
Roster
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Legend
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Standings
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z-Golden State Warriors * | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-Houston Rockets * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y-Portland Trail Blazers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-New Orleans Pelicans | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Utah Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 46.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 16 | 66 | .195 | 51.0 | 82 |
Division
| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y-Houston Rockets | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 30–11 | 26–15 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x-Memphis Grizzlies | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1.0 | 31–10 | 24–17 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1.0 | 33–8 | 22–19 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 6.0 | 27–14 | 23–18 | 7–9 | 82 |
| x-New Orleans Pelicans | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11.0 | 28–13 | 17–24 | 8–8 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
The pre-season schedule was released on July 31.[34]
Regular season
The schedule was announced on August 13.[35]
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October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
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November
: 12–4 (home: 6–2; road: 6–2)
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December
: 10–5 (home: 6–3; road: 4–2)
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January
: 9–7 (home: 1–3; road: 8–4)
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February
: 7–5 (home: 6–2; road: 1–3)
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March
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April
: 5–3 (home: 2–2; road: 3–1)
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Playoffs
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First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
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Player statistics
Ragular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Monta Ellis | SG | 80 | 80 | 2,699 | 190 | 329 | 148 | 25 | 1,513 | 33.7 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 1.9 | .3 | 18.9 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 77 | 77 | 2,282 | 457 | 143 | 39 | 33 | 1,333 | 29.6 | 5.9 | 1.9 | .5 | .4 | 17.3 |
| J. J. Barea | PG | 77 | 10 | 1,362 | 134 | 263 | 33 | 1 | 580 | 17.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | .4 | .0 | 7.5 |
| Devin Harris | PG | 76 | 3 | 1,685 | 135 | 237 | 78 | 14 | 665 | 22.2 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .2 | 8.8 |
| Tyson Chandler | C | 75 | 75 | 2,286 | 864 | 84 | 42 | 91 | 771 | 30.5 | 11.5 | 1.1 | .6 | 1.2 | 10.3 |
| Richard Jefferson | SF | 74 | 18 | 1,244 | 183 | 61 | 32 | 11 | 432 | 16.8 | 2.5 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 5.8 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | SF | 74 | 3 | 1,366 | 342 | 59 | 70 | 62 | 412 | 18.5 | 4.6 | .8 | .9 | .8 | 5.6 |
| Chandler Parsons | SF | 66 | 66 | 2,186 | 323 | 161 | 69 | 19 | 1,037 | 33.1 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .3 | 15.7 |
| Charlie Villanueva | PF | 64 | 1 | 678 | 149 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 403 | 10.6 | 2.3 | .3 | .2 | .3 | 6.3 |
| Rajon Rondo† | PG | 46 | 46 | 1,319 | 208 | 301 | 54 | 4 | 426 | 28.7 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 1.2 | .1 | 9.3 |
| Greg Smith | PF | 42 | 2 | 363 | 79 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 80 | 8.6 | 1.9 | .2 | .2 | .3 | 1.9 |
| Raymond Felton | PG | 29 | 3 | 281 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 108 | 9.7 | .9 | 1.4 | .4 | .1 | 3.7 |
| Brandan Wright† | PF | 27 | 0 | 505 | 110 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 238 | 18.7 | 4.1 | .4 | .6 | 1.6 | 8.8 |
| Jae Crowder† | SF | 25 | 0 | 265 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 89 | 10.6 | 1.2 | .5 | .6 | .2 | 3.6 |
| Dwight Powell† | PF | 24 | 0 | 227 | 49 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 81 | 9.5 | 2.0 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 3.4 |
| Jameer Nelson† | PG | 23 | 23 | 584 | 63 | 95 | 15 | 2 | 167 | 25.4 | 2.7 | 4.1 | .7 | .1 | 7.3 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire† | PF | 23 | 1 | 380 | 84 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 248 | 16.5 | 3.7 | .3 | .4 | .2 | 10.8 |
| Bernard James | C | 16 | 2 | 158 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 44 | 9.9 | 2.4 | .3 | .1 | .9 | 2.8 |
| Ricky Ledo† | SG | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | .4 | .2 | .0 | .0 | .2 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.
Playoffs
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Monta Ellis | SG | 5 | 5 | 197 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 130 | 39.4 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 2.0 | .6 | 26.0 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 5 | 5 | 181 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 36.2 | 10.4 | 2.4 | .4 | .4 | 21.2 |
| Tyson Chandler | C | 5 | 5 | 160 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 32.0 | 10.8 | .2 | .6 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| J. J. Barea | PG | 5 | 2 | 154 | 24 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 30.8 | 4.8 | 7.4 | .8 | .0 | 11.8 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | SF | 5 | 2 | 150 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 30.0 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 11.2 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | PF | 5 | 0 | 75 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 15.0 | 3.2 | .6 | .2 | .6 | 7.8 |
| Charlie Villanueva | PF | 5 | 0 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8.6 | 2.6 | .6 | .2 | .2 | 6.0 |
| Richard Jefferson | SF | 4 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12.8 | .5 | .3 | .5 | .0 | 3.8 |
| Devin Harris | PG | 4 | 0 | 74 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 18.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | 6.0 |
| Raymond Felton | PG | 3 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | 3.7 |
| Rajon Rondo | PG | 2 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | 9.5 |
| Dwight Powell | PF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Chandler Parsons | SF | 1 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 37.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | 10.0 |
| Bernard James | C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Greg Smith | PF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Injuries
| Player | Duration | Injury type | Games missed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||
| Raymond Felton | October 28, 2014[36] | December 28, 2014 | Sprained right ankle | 31[37] |
| Devin Harris | November 17, 2014[38] | November 22, 2014 | Soreness in his lower right leg | 2[39][40] |
| Jameer Nelson | November 26, 2014[41] | December 2, 2014 | Back spasms | 3[42][43][44] |
| Jameer Nelson | December 10, 2014[45] | December 13, 2014 | Jammed right shoulder | 1[45] |
| Chandler Parsons | December 13, 2014[46] | December 16, 2014 | Sore lower back | 1[46] |
| Tyson Chandler | December 28, 2014[47] | December 30, 2014[48] | Back spasms | 1[47] |
| Chandler Parsons | January 30, 2015[49] | February 2, 2015 | Stomach flu | 2[49] |
| Rajon Rondo | January 31, 2015[50] | February 19, 2015 | Left eye orbital and nasal fracture | 6[51] |
| Devin Harris | February 2, 2015[52] | February 4, 2015 | Knee and ankle injury | 0 |
| Tyson Chandler | February 9, 2015[53] | February 19, 2015 | Sprained left ankle | 1[54] |
| Monta Ellis | February 9, 2015[53] | February 11, 2015 | Left hip injury | 0[55] |
| Chandler Parsons | February 20, 2015[56] | March 8, 2015[57] | Sprained left ankle | 7[58][59] |
| Tyson Chandler | February 25, 2015[60] | March 5, 2015 | Left hip injury | 3[59][61] |
| Devin Harris | March 5, 2015[62] | March 10, 2015 | Right hand injury | 2 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | March 13, 2015[63] | March 18, 2015[64] | Sore left shoulder | 2[65] |
| Devin Harris | March 16, 2015[66] | March 18, 2015[64] | Illness | 0 |
| José Juan Barea | March 21, 2015[67] | April 1, 2015 | Sprained left ankle | 4[68] |
| Devin Harris | March 22, 2015[69] | March 24, 2015 | Illness | 0 |
| Richard Jefferson | March 24, 2015[70] | March 27, 2015 | Back spasms | 0 |
| Monta Ellis | March 27, 2015[71] | April 1, 2015 | Right calf injury | 1[68] |
| Chandler Parsons | April 2, 2015[72] | April 18, 2015 | Right knee soreness | 6[73][74][75] |
| Devin Harris | April 12, 2015[76] | April 18, 2015 | Left big toe injury | 1[75] |
| Chandler Parsons | April 18, 2015[77] | Right knee injury | Out for season | |
| Devin Harris | April 21, 2015[78] | April 24, 2015 | Left big toe injury | 1 |
| Rajon Rondo | April 21, 2015[77] | Back injury | Out for season | |
Milestones
- Dirk Nowitzki passed Hakeem Olajuwon on November 11, 2014, heading into ninth place on the all-time scoring list.[79]
- Nowitzki scored his 27,000th point for one franchise on November 17, 2014.[80]
- Nowitzki passed Elvin Hayes on December 26, 2014, heading into eighth place on the all-time scoring list.[81]
- Nowitzki passed Moses Malone on January 5, 2015, heading into seventh place on the all-time scoring list.[82]
- Nowitzki recorded his 10,000th career rebound on March 24, 2015.[83]
- Nowitzki scored his 28,000th career point on April 1, 2015.[84]
Awards
| Recipient | Award(s) |
|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | All-Star[85] |
Transactions
Overview
| Players Added Via trade Via free agency |
Players Lost Via trade
Via free agency Waived |
Trades
| June 25, 2014 | To Dallas Mavericks[1] Tyson Chandler Raymond Felton |
To New York Knicks[1] José Calderón Samuel Dalembert Wayne Ellington Shane Larkin 2014 34th and 51st draft pick |
| July 14, 2014 | To Dallas Mavericks[11] Greg Smith |
To Chicago Bulls[11] Rights to Tadija Dragićević |
| July 16, 2014 | To Dallas Mavericks[86] Rights to Emir Preldžić |
To Washington Wizards[86] DeJuan Blair |
| December 18, 2014 | To Dallas Mavericks[87] Dwight Powell Rajon Rondo |
To Boston Celtics[87] Jae Crowder Jameer Nelson Brandan Wright 2015 first-round and 2016 second-round draft pick |
Free agents
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki[3][88] | Signed 3-year contract worth $25 million | Dallas Mavericks |
| Devin Harris[5][89] | Signed 4-year contract worth $16.5 million | Dallas Mavericks |
| Chandler Parsons[8] | Signed 3-year contract worth $46 million | Houston Rockets |
| Richard Jefferson[10] | Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Utah Jazz |
| Rashard Lewis[13] | Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Miami Heat |
| Eric Griffin[16] | Signed 1-year nonguaranteed contract | Guaros de Lara |
| Al-Farouq Aminu[18] | Signed 2-year contract worth the veteran minimum | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Jameer Nelson[20] | Signed 2-year contract worth $6 million | Orlando Magic |
| Ivan Johnson[22] | Signed 2-year partially guaranteed contract | Zhejiang Golden Bulls |
| Bernard James[24] | Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Dallas Mavericks |
| Charlie Villanueva[26] | Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Detroit Pistons |
| Doron Lamb[28] | Orlando Magic | |
| Yuki Togashi[29] | Akita Northern Happinets | |
| José Juan Barea[32] | Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Bernard James[90][91][92] | Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Shanghai Sharks |
| Amar'e Stoudemire[93] | Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum | New York Knicks |
Subtractions
| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
|---|---|---|
| Vince Carter[94] | Signed 3-year contract worth $12.2 million | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Rashard Lewis[14] | Contract voided | |
| Shawn Marion[95] | Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Eric Griffin[30] | Waived | Texas Legends |
| Yuki Togashi[30] | Waived | Texas Legends |
| Bernard James[31] | Waived | Texas Legends |
| Ivan Johnson[31] | Waived | Texas Legends |
| Doron Lamb[31] | Waived | Texas Legends |
| Gal Mekel[33] | Waived | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Ricky Ledo[96] | Waived | Texas Legends |