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Dallas Mavericks Team History

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  • Dallas Mavericks1980

    Dallas Expansion Team

    In 1978, Californian businessman Garn Eckardt met Dallas lawyer Doug Adkins and mentioned he was trying to raise capital to move an NBA team to the city. Asking for a possible partner, Adkins recommended him one of his clients, Home Interiors and Gifts owner Don Carter. Negotiations with Eckardt fell through, but Carter remained interested in the enterprise as a ...
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  • Phoenix Suns v Dallas Mavericks

    Ross Perot Jr. New Owner

    Perot purchased the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team from original owner Don Carter in March 1996. Under his four-year tenure, the Mavericks made no more progress on the court as they had in Carter’s final seasons, and nowhere near what they would do under his successor, Mark Cuban; it was said that he was a basketball novice, or disinterested in ...
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  • Mark Cuban Mavericks Owner

    Mark Cuban Comes to Town

    On January 4, 2000, Cuban purchased a majority stake in the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks for $285 million from H. Ross Perot, Jr. In the 20 years before Cuban bought the team, the Mavericks won only 40% of their games and a playoff record of 21–32. In the 10 years following, the team won 69 percent of their regular-season games and ...
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  • American Airlines Center

    American Airlines Center Opens

    The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose arena, located in the Victory Park neighborhood, near downtown Dallas, Texas. It opened in 2001 at a cost of $420 million. By 1998, the Dallas Mavericks, then owned by H. Ross Perot, Jr., and the Dallas Stars were indicating their desire for a new facility to replace the dated Reunion Arena. Dallas ...
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  • Mavs Championship Night

    NBA Finals Winner 2011

    NBA Finals The Mavs entered the 2010 – 2011 NBA Finals as underdogs, due to Miami’s “Big Three” coming together during the course of the 2010 – 2011 NBA Playoffs. Mavericks captured their first-ever NBA title with a 105 – 95 victory, completely reversing what had happened in the 2006 NBA Finals. Nowitzki scored 21, including 18 in the second ...
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History of the Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. The Mavericks have been part of the National Basketball Association (NBA) since their inaugural season in 1980-81. Since then, they have established themselves as one of the most successful teams in NBA history. Led by superstars such as Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd, the Mavs won their first championship title during the 2010-11 season after defeating Miami Heat 4–2 in an exciting seven-game series.

Throughout its history, Dallas has had some great players who helped shape and define its success on the court including Michael Finley, Steve Nash, and Mark Aguirre to name a few; however, it was probably Dirk Nowitzki who is most remembered for his contributions to this franchise’s success over two decades with averages of 21 points per game along with 8 rebounds per contest throughout his career at Dallas. His leadership both on the court and off made him an invaluable asset for any team he played for which eventually led him into becoming one of only six players ever to be named MVP while playing with the same franchise throughout an entire career.

In addition, under head coach Rick Carlisle, Mavericks were able to reach playoffs 11 times out of 12 seasons between 2001 -2012 making them consistent contenders every year despite not having many stars like other franchises do. All these accomplishments together make up what we now know today as “Dallas Mavericks”—a proud organization that will forever remain among the elite group within NBA due to all successes achieved through the years regardless if they win another title or not.





Established
1980

City
Dallas

League History
1980 - Present / National Basketball Association

Team History
1980 – Present / Dallas Mavericks

Nickname
Mavericks - A Dallas radio station sponsored a name-the-team contest and recommended the finalists to team owner Donald Carter, who ultimately chose Mavericks over Wranglers and Express. The 41 fans who suggested Mavericks each won a pair of tickets to the season opener and one of those fans, Carla Springer, won a drawing for season tickets. Springer, a freelance writer, said the nickname "represents the independent, flamboyant style of the Dallas people."

Championship
NBA Championships 1
2011

Arena
2001 - Present / American Airlines Center
1980 - 2001 / Reunion Arena

Owner
2000 - Present / Mark Cuban
1996 - 2000 / H. Ross Perot, Jr.
1980 - 1995 / Don Carter

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12 / Derek Harper
15 / Brad Davis
22 / Rolando Blackman

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