2021–22 Dallas Mavericks season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2021–22 Dallas Mavericks season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time since 2007–08, Rick Carlisle would not be the head coach of the Mavericks, as he announced his departure from the team on June 17, 2021.[1][2] It was the first season since 2004–05 without long-time general manager Donnie Nelson, as he announced his departure from the team on June 17, 2021, a day prior to Rick Carlisle's mutual parting with the Mavs. Carlisle and Nelson were part of the Mavs' 2010–11 championship squad, with Nelson being part of the 2005–06 team that made the Finals that year.[3][4] On June 28, 2021, the Mavericks hired former player and championship member Jason Kidd as their new head coach.[2]
| 2021–22 Dallas Mavericks season | |
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| Head coach | Jason Kidd |
| General manager | Nico Harrison |
| Owners | Mark Cuban |
| Arena | American Airlines Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 52–30 (.634) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Southwest) Conference: 4th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Conference finals (lost to Warriors 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | |
| Radio | KESN |
In the playoffs, the Mavericks defeated the Utah Jazz in six games in the first round, winning their first playoff series since their 2011 championship run.[5] The Mavericks then upset the top-seeded Phoenix Suns in seven games in the conference semifinals, but lost to the eventual champion Golden State Warriors in five games in the conference finals.[6][7]
Draft
The Mavericks had no picks in this year's draft after trading their two choices away.
Roster
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Standings
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Division
| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Memphis Grizzlies | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 30–11 | 26–15 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – Dallas Mavericks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 4.0 | 29–12 | 23–18 | 14–2 | 82 |
| x – New Orleans Pelicans | 36 | 46 | .439 | 20.0 | 19–22 | 17–24 | 6–10 | 82 |
| pi − San Antonio Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 22.0 | 16–25 | 18–23 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Houston Rockets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 36.0 | 11–30 | 9–32 | 3–13 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Phoenix Suns * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Memphis Grizzlies * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Golden State Warriors | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y – Utah Jazz * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Denver Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 8 | pi – Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | x – New Orleans Pelicans | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi − San Antonio Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Houston Rockets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 | 82 |
Schedule
Preseason
The preseason schedule was announced on September 10, 2021.[8]
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Preseason: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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Regular season
The national TV games in the first week and the Christmas games were announced on August 17, 2021.[9] The whole schedule was revealed on August 20, 2021.[10]
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October: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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November: 6–7 (home: 3–3; road: 3–4)
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December: 7–9 (home: 2–5; road: 5–4)
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January: 12–4 (home: 8–1; road: 4–3)
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February: 7–3 (home: 4–2; road: 3–1)
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March: 12–4 (home: 7–1; road: 5–3)
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April: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
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Playoffs
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First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–0; road: 1–3)
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Conference Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
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Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Dwight Powell | C | 82 | 71 | 1,798 | 404 | 97 | 37 | 39 | 717 | 21.9 | 4.9 | 1.2 | .5 | .5 | 8.7 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | PF | 80 | 80 | 2,644 | 375 | 150 | 88 | 39 | 880 | 33.1 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .5 | 11.0 |
| Jalen Brunson | SG | 79 | 61 | 2,524 | 309 | 377 | 66 | 3 | 1,285 | 31.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | .8 | .0 | 16.3 |
| Reggie Bullock | SF | 68 | 37 | 1,902 | 241 | 83 | 41 | 14 | 583 | 28.0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | 8.6 |
| Josh Green | SG | 67 | 3 | 1,039 | 161 | 79 | 45 | 14 | 319 | 15.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .7 | .2 | 4.8 |
| Luka Dončić | PG | 65 | 65 | 2,301 | 593 | 568 | 75 | 36 | 1,847 | 35.4 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 1.2 | .6 | 28.4 |
| Maxi Kleber | PF | 59 | 21 | 1,450 | 350 | 68 | 30 | 58 | 411 | 24.6 | 5.9 | 1.2 | .5 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Frank Ntilikina† | SG | 58 | 5 | 685 | 79 | 69 | 27 | 7 | 240 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .5 | .1 | 4.1 |
| Sterling Brown | SG | 49 | 3 | 628 | 149 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 160 | 12.8 | 3.0 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 3.3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | SG | 42 | 20 | 1,245 | 156 | 92 | 38 | 6 | 598 | 29.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | .9 | .1 | 14.2 |
| Trey Burke | PG | 42 | 0 | 441 | 33 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 214 | 10.5 | .8 | 1.4 | .3 | .0 | 5.1 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis† | PF | 34 | 34 | 1,002 | 261 | 69 | 25 | 59 | 654 | 29.5 | 7.7 | 2.0 | .7 | 1.7 | 19.2 |
| Marquese Chriss | PF | 34 | 0 | 346 | 103 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 154 | 10.2 | 3.0 | .5 | .4 | .4 | 4.5 |
| Moses Brown† | C | 26 | 1 | 169 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 81 | 6.5 | 2.3 | .0 | .1 | .3 | 3.1 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie† | PG | 23 | 7 | 650 | 72 | 90 | 17 | 6 | 363 | 28.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .7 | .3 | 15.8 |
| Boban Marjanović | C | 23 | 0 | 128 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 5.6 | 1.7 | .1 | .0 | .1 | 4.3 |
| Dāvis Bertāns† | PF | 22 | 0 | 306 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 117 | 13.9 | 2.5 | .7 | .3 | .3 | 5.3 |
| Theo Pinson | SF | 19 | 0 | 148 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 7.8 | 1.1 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 2.5 |
| Willie Cauley-Stein† | C | 18 | 2 | 177 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 9.8 | 2.1 | .5 | .3 | .2 | 1.9 |
| Brandon Knight | PG | 5 | 0 | 65 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 13.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .2 | .0 | 6.4 |
| George King | SF | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .3 |
| Eugene Omoruyi | SF | 4 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.5 | 1.8 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.8 |
| JaQuori McLaughlin | PG | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Carlik Jones† | PG | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | .7 |
| Charlie Brown Jr.† | SG | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 | .3 | .3 | .7 | .3 | .7 |
| Moses Wright† | PF | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 1.7 |
| Isaiah Thomas† | PG | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13.0 | .0 | 4.0 | .0 | .0 | 6.0 |
- † 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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| Reggie Bullock | SF | 18 | 18 | 707 | 82 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 190 | 39.3 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .1 | 10.6 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | PF | 18 | 18 | 688 | 99 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 211 | 38.2 | 5.5 | 1.9 | .9 | .4 | 11.7 |
| Jalen Brunson | SG | 18 | 18 | 629 | 83 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 388 | 34.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | .8 | .1 | 21.6 |
| Dwight Powell | C | 18 | 18 | 249 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 58 | 13.8 | 2.6 | .2 | .2 | .3 | 3.2 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | PG | 18 | 3 | 501 | 44 | 65 | 15 | 6 | 255 | 27.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | .8 | .3 | 14.2 |
| Maxi Kleber | PF | 18 | 0 | 457 | 82 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 157 | 25.4 | 4.6 | 1.1 | .2 | .8 | 8.7 |
| Dāvis Bertāns | PF | 18 | 0 | 192 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 73 | 10.7 | 1.4 | .3 | .4 | .1 | 4.1 |
| Josh Green | SG | 16 | 0 | 121 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 7.6 | .8 | .4 | .3 | .0 | 1.4 |
| Luka Dončić | PG | 15 | 15 | 552 | 147 | 96 | 27 | 9 | 475 | 36.8 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 1.8 | .6 | 31.7 |
| Frank Ntilikina | SG | 12 | 0 | 125 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 10.4 | 1.0 | .8 | .7 | .1 | 1.9 |
| Trey Burke | PG | 10 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3.7 | .3 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 3.2 |
| Sterling Brown | SG | 9 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2.9 | .9 | .3 | .4 | .2 | 1.2 |
| Marquese Chriss | PF | 8 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Boban Marjanović | C | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 1.3 |
Transactions
Trades
| July 31, 2021[11] | To Dallas Mavericks Moses Brown |
To Boston Celtics Josh Richardson |
| February 10, 2022[12] | To Dallas Mavericks Dāvis Bertāns Spencer Dinwiddie |
To Washington Wizards Kristaps Porziņģis 2022 2nd-round pick |
Contract extensions
| Player | Signed |
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| Luka Dončić[13] | August 10, 2021 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith[14] | February 10, 2022 |
Free agents
Re-signed
| Player | Date |
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| Willie Cauley-Stein[15] | August 1, 2021 |
| Nate Hinton[16] | August 3, 2021 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr.[17] | August 9, 2021 |
| Boban Marjanović[18] | August 10, 2021 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith[19] | February 12, 2022 |
Additions
| Player | Date | Former team |
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| Reggie Bullock[20] | August 6 | New York Knicks |
| Sterling Brown[21] | August 10 | Houston Rockets |
| Eugene Omoruyi[22] | August 13 | Oregon Ducks |
| Feron Hunt[23] | August 22 | SMU Mustangs |
| Carlik Jones[23] | Louisville Cardinals | |
| EJ Onu[23] | Shawnee State Bears | |
| JaQuori McLaughlin[24] | September 4 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
| Frank Ntilikina[25] | September 16 | New York Knicks |
| Justin Jackson[26] | October 15 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| EJ Onu[26] | Dallas Mavericks | |
| Theo Pinson[27] | January 10 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Marquese Chriss[28] | January 15 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 10-day contracts | ||
| Theo Pinson[29][30] | December 20 December 31 |
Maine Celtics |
| Marquese Chriss[31][30][32] | December 21 December 31 January 10 |
Golden State Warriors |
| George King[33] | December 22 | Agua Caliente Clippers |
| Charlie Brown[34] | December 23 | Delaware Blue Coats |
| Brandon Knight[35] | Sioux Falls Skyforce | |
| Carlik Jones[36] | Texas Legends | |
| Isaiah Thomas[37] | December 29 | Los Angeles Lakers |
Subtractions
| Player | Date | New team |
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| Nicolò Melli[38] | July 9 |  Olimpia Milano |
| Tyler Bey[39] | August 25 | Houston Rockets |
| Nate Hinton[40] | August 27 | Indiana Pacers |
| EJ Onu[24] | September 4 | Dallas Mavericks |
| JJ Redick[41] | September 21 | Retired |
| Feron Hunt[42] | October 15 | Texas Legends |
| Carlik Jones[42] | ||
| Justin Jackson[26] | ||
| EJ Onu[26] | ||
| Eugene Omoruyi[43] | December 26 | |
| JaQuori McLaughlin[32] | January 10 | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Willie Cauley-Stein[28] | January 15 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Moses Brown[44] | February 10 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Awards
| Player | Award | Date awarded |
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| Luka Dončić | All-Star | February 3, 2022[45] |
| Western Conference Player of the Week | February 7–13[46] | |
| April 4–10[47] | ||
| Western Conference Player of the Month | February[48] | |
| All-NBA First Team | June 15, 2021[49] | |
| Jason Kidd | Western Conference Coach of the Month | March/April[50] |