2023–24 Dallas Mavericks season
2023–24 NBA season by team
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The 2023–24 Dallas Mavericks season was the 44th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was also the final season in which Mark Cuban was the sole owner of the Mavericks; during the season, Cuban transitioned to a minority ownership stake, and Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont became majority owners of the franchise.[1][2]
PresidentNico Harrison
Owner(s)Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont (majority)
Mark Cuban (minority)
Mark Cuban (minority)
| 2023–24 Dallas Mavericks season | |
|---|---|
Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
| Head coach | Jason Kidd |
| President | Nico Harrison |
| General manager | Nico Harrison |
| Owner(s) | Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont (majority) Mark Cuban (minority) |
| Arena | American Airlines Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 50–32 (.610) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 5th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | NBA Finals (lost to Celtics 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Bally Sports Southwest Tegna Inc.[note 1] (10 games) |
| Radio | KEGL |
At the February 8 trade deadline, the Mavericks were eighth in the Western Conference with a 28–23 record when they acquired center Daniel Gafford from the Washington Wizards and forward P. J. Washington from the Charlotte Hornets. The team went 22–9 after the deadline and finished fifth in the West. The Mavericks improved upon their 38–44 record from the 2022–2023 season, qualified for the playoffs, and won the Southwest Division title.
The Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder each in six games to advance to their second Western Conference Finals appearance in three seasons. In the Conference Finals, the team defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games to advance to the 2024 NBA Finals. The Mavericks' NBA Finals appearance was the third in the franchise's history and the team's first in 13 years since winning its lone NBA title in 2011. In the Finals, the Boston Celtics defeated the Mavericks in five games.
The Dallas Mavericks drew an average home attendance of 20,217 in 41 home games in the 2023–24 NBA season, the 2nd highest in the league.[3]
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 10 | Cason Wallace | G / F |  USA |
Kentucky |
The Mavericks entered this draft with a first-round pick.[4] The New York Knicks held about 20.2% chance of acquiring the first-round pick; however, Dallas retained it after falling within the top ten in the lottery. Dallas had also traded their second-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2020, which was eventually used by the Denver Nuggets in the draft, satisfying a condition that awarded Denver the second-best selection among Oklahoma City, the Washington Wizards, and the better of the Miami Heat or Dallas picks after Dallas finished the previous season worse than Miami and between Washington and Oklahoma City.[5]
The Mavericks used their only selection to select Cason Wallace but later traded his draft rights to Oklahoma City for the draft rights to Dereck Lively II, the 12th overall pick.
Roster
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Standings
Division
| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 25–16 | 25–16 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – New Orleans Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1.0 | 21–19 | 28–14 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 9.0 | 27–14 | 14–27 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 27 | 55 | .329 | 23.0 | 9–32 | 18–23 | 8–8 | 82 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 28.0 | 12–29 | 10–31 | 3–13 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 2 | x – Denver Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 3 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Los Angeles Clippers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y – Dallas Mavericks * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – New Orleans Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Sacramento Kings | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Golden State Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Utah Jazz | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Memphis Grizzlies | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 14 | San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
The Mavericks faced the Minnesota Timberwolves twice in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[6] The remainder of the schedule was announced on August 30, 2023.[7]
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Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
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Regular season
The schedule was announced on August 18, 2023.[8]
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October: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0)
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November: 8–6 (home: 4–2; road: 4–4)
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December: 8–8 (home: 3–5; road: 5–3)
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January: 7–8 (home: 6–5; road: 1–3)
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February: 8–3 (home: 4–1; road: 4–2)
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March: 11–4 (home: 4–2; road: 7–2)
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April: 5–3 (home: 3–1; road: 2–2)
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Postseason
| 2024 playoff game log Total: 13–9 (home: 6–4; road: 7–5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
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Conference Finals: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0)
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NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
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In-Season Tournament
This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[10][11] During the in-season tournament period, the Mavericks competed in Group B of the Western Conference, which included the defending champion Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Clippers, the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Houston Rockets.
West group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | NOP | HOU | DAL | DEN | LAC | |
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| 1 | New Orleans Pelicans | 4 | 3 | 1 | 463 | 430 | +33 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 101–104 | 131–110 | 115–110 | 116–106 | |
| 2 | Houston Rockets | 4 | 2[a] | 2 | 424 | 414 | +10 | 104–101 | — | 115–121 | 105–86 | 100–106 | ||
| 3 | Dallas Mavericks | 4 | 2[a] | 2 | 489 | 497 | −8 | 110–131 | 121–115 | — | 114–125 | 144–126 | ||
| 4 | Denver Nuggets | 4 | 2[a] | 2 | 432 | 442 | −10 | 110–115 | 86–105 | 125–114 | — | 111–108 | ||
| 5 | Los Angeles Clippers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 446 | 471 | −25 | 106–116 | 106–100 | 126–144 | 108–111 | — |
- Tied on head-to-head results. Overall point difference is used as the tiebreaker.
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In-Season Tournament: 2–2 (home: 2–0; road: 0–2)
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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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| Tim Hardaway Jr. | SF | 79 | 12 | 2,120 | 254 | 139 | 42 | 6 | 1,139 | 26.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | .5 | .1 | 14.4 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | SF | 76 | 66 | 1,783 | 250 | 75 | 53 | 51 | 657 | 23.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .7 | .7 | 8.6 |
| Jaden Hardy | SG | 73 | 7 | 989 | 131 | 109 | 22 | 4 | 530 | 13.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .3 | .1 | 7.3 |
| Luka Dončić | PG | 70 | 70 | 2,624 | 647 | 686 | 99 | 38 | 2,370 | 37.5 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 1.4 | .5 | 33.9 |
| Dwight Powell | C | 63 | 9 | 836 | 214 | 84 | 26 | 20 | 208 | 13.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | .4 | .3 | 3.3 |
| Kyrie Irving | SG | 58 | 58 | 2,030 | 290 | 299 | 74 | 28 | 1,487 | 35.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 1.3 | .5 | 25.6 |
| Josh Green | SG | 57 | 33 | 1,505 | 184 | 130 | 47 | 9 | 469 | 26.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | .8 | .2 | 8.2 |
| Dereck Lively II | C | 55 | 42 | 1,294 | 378 | 60 | 36 | 77 | 483 | 23.5 | 6.9 | 1.1 | .7 | 1.4 | 8.8 |
| Danté Exum | PG | 55 | 17 | 1,088 | 149 | 157 | 22 | 5 | 428 | 19.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | .4 | .1 | 7.8 |
| Grant Williams† | PF | 47 | 33 | 1,242 | 169 | 81 | 24 | 27 | 382 | 26.4 | 3.6 | 1.7 | .5 | .6 | 8.1 |
| Maxi Kleber | C | 43 | 7 | 871 | 143 | 68 | 17 | 30 | 191 | 20.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | .4 | .7 | 4.4 |
| A. J. Lawson | SG | 42 | 0 | 311 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 136 | 7.4 | 1.2 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 3.2 |
| Olivier-Maxence Prosper | PF | 40 | 1 | 336 | 79 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 121 | 8.4 | 2.0 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 3.0 |
| Seth Curry† | SG | 36 | 3 | 457 | 52 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 154 | 12.7 | 1.4 | .8 | .5 | .1 | 4.3 |
| P. J. Washington† | PF | 29 | 28 | 935 | 179 | 44 | 34 | 27 | 339 | 32.2 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .9 | 11.7 |
| Daniel Gafford† | PF | 29 | 21 | 623 | 201 | 46 | 21 | 56 | 324 | 21.5 | 6.9 | 1.6 | .7 | 1.9 | 11.2 |
| Markieff Morris | PF | 26 | 1 | 216 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 8.3 | 1.5 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 2.5 |
| Richaun Holmes† | C | 23 | 2 | 237 | 78 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 78 | 10.3 | 3.4 | .7 | .1 | .4 | 3.4 |
| Brandon Williams | PG | 17 | 0 | 113 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 6.6 | .8 | 1.0 | .1 | .1 | 3.2 |
| Greg Brown III | PF | 6 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 6.7 | 1.5 | .7 | .0 | .7 | 2.5 |
| Dexter Dennis | SG | 4 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .0 | .3 | 5.5 |
| Alex Fudge† | SF | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 13.0 | 1.5 | .0 | 1.5 | .0 | 5.5 |
- † 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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| Luka Dončić | PG | 22 | 22 | 900 | 208 | 178 | 41 | 8 | 635 | 40.9 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 1.9 | .4 | 28.9 |
| Kyrie Irving | SG | 22 | 22 | 879 | 81 | 113 | 23 | 7 | 487 | 40.0 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 1.0 | .3 | 22.1 |
| P. J. Washington | PF | 22 | 22 | 785 | 145 | 31 | 16 | 17 | 286 | 35.7 | 6.6 | 1.4 | .7 | .8 | 13.0 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | SF | 22 | 22 | 647 | 76 | 27 | 11 | 21 | 200 | 29.4 | 3.5 | 1.2 | .5 | 1.0 | 9.1 |
| Daniel Gafford | PF | 22 | 22 | 445 | 122 | 15 | 6 | 33 | 197 | 20.2 | 5.5 | .7 | .3 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| Josh Green | SG | 22 | 0 | 399 | 56 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 109 | 18.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .8 | .1 | 5.0 |
| Dereck Lively II | C | 21 | 0 | 462 | 156 | 27 | 9 | 20 | 165 | 22.0 | 7.4 | 1.3 | .4 | 1.0 | 7.9 |
| Danté Exum | PG | 21 | 0 | 144 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 6.9 | .8 | .6 | .1 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Jaden Hardy | SG | 19 | 0 | 129 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 6.8 | .8 | .9 | .2 | .0 | 4.2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | SF | 14 | 0 | 178 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 12.7 | 1.8 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 4.4 |
| Maxi Kleber | C | 13 | 0 | 219 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 16.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .2 | .3 | 3.7 |
| Dwight Powell | C | 13 | 0 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.4 | .9 | .2 | .1 | .0 | .5 |
| A. J. Lawson | SG | 10 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .1 | 1.1 |
| Olivier-Maxence Prosper | PF | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Markieff Morris | PF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12.0 | 4.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
Transactions
Trades
| Date | Incoming | Outgoing |
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| June 22, 2023[12] | To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Dereck Lively II |
To Oklahoma City Thunder Dāvis Bertāns Draft rights to Cason Wallace |
| July 6, 2023[13] | To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Olivier-Maxence Prosper Richaun Holmes |
To Sacramento Kings Cash considerations |
| July 12, 2023[14] | To Dallas Mavericks Grant Williams 2025 second-round pick 2028 second-round pick |
To San Antonio Spurs Reggie Bullock 2030 first-round pick swap |
| To Boston Celtics 2024 second-round pick 2025 second-round pick swap 2030 second-round pick | ||
| February 8, 2024[15] | To Dallas Mavericks P.J. Washington |
To Charlotte Hornets Grant Williams Seth Curry 2027 first-round pick |
| To Dallas Mavericks Daniel Gafford |
To Washington Wizards Richaun Holmes 2024 first-round pick swap | |
Re-signed
| Player | Signed |
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| Kyrie Irving | July 7[16] |
| Dwight Powell | July 9[17] |
| Markieff Morris | September 16[18] |
Contract extensions
| Player | Signed |
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| Josh Green[19] | October 23 |
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former team |
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| Dante Exum | July 14[20] |  KK Partizan |
| Seth Curry | July 14[21] | Brooklyn Nets |
| Mike Miles Jr. | July 14[22] | TCU |
| Greg Brown III | August 14[23] | Ontario Clippers |
| Jordan Walker | UAB Blazers | |
| Joe Wieskamp | Toronto Raptors | |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | August 18[24] | Chicago Bulls |
| Dexter Dennis | September 22[25] | Texas A&M |
| Tazé Moore | October 16[26] | Texas Legends |
| Tony Bradley | October 20[27] | Chicago Bulls |
| Brandon Williams | December 28[28] | Osceola Magic |
| Alex Fudge | March 4[29] | South Bay Lakers |
Subtractions
| Player | Date | New team |
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| Justin Holiday | July 6[30] | Denver Nuggets |
| McKinley Wright IV | July 22[31] |  Budućnost |
| Frank Ntilikina | August 5[32] | Charlotte Hornets |
| JaVale McGee | August 29[33] | Sacramento Kings |
| Christian Wood | September 6[34] | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Mike Miles Jr. | October 14[35] | Texas Legends |
| Jordan Walker | ||
| Joe Wieskamp | ||
| Tony Bradley | October 20[36] | |
| Dexter Dennis | December 28[28] |
Awards
| Player | Award | Date awarded |
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| Luka Dončić | Western Conference Player of the Week | December 11–17,[37] February 5–11[38] |
| Western Conference Player of the Month | February[39], March/April[40] | |
| All-Star | January 25[41] | |
| All-NBA First Team | May 22[42] | |
| Western Conference Finals MVP | May 30[43] | |
| Kyrie Irving | Western Conference Player of the Week | April 1–7[44] |
| Dereck Lively II | All-Rookie Second Team | May 20[45] |
Notes
- The game originally scheduled for January 19, was postponed due to the death of Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević.[9]