Dallas had been home to a profes
Dallas had been home to a professional basketball team before
the Mavericks arrive in 1980; the Chaparrals had been an ABA team stationed in
Dallas until 1973, before they moved to San Antonio and became the Spurs.
In only their fourth season the Mavericks made it to the
playoffs behind the play of the potent offensive trio of Mark Aguirre, Jay
Vincent and Rolando Blackman. Before the season began, the Mavericks had made
two promising selections in the 1983 draft, picking Dale Ellis at the 9th spot
and Derek Harper at the 11th. While Dale Ellis would go on to star with the
Seattle Supersonics, Derek Harper became a staple of the team for a decade.
The mid to late 1980's would be a very competitive time for
the Mavericks as they made the postseason 6 times in the 7 seasons between 1984
and 1990. The highlight of this period was their trip to the Western Conference
Finals, where they took the Lakers to 7 games before falling to Magic Johnson
and James Worthy.
After the Mavericks' 1990 playoffs appearance, it would take
them 10 long years to make it back to the postseason. Even the addition of the
"Three J's" Jim Jackson, Jamal Mashburn and Jason Kidd couldn't reverse the
Mavericks slide.
Starting in 2001, the Mavericks began ascending in the
Western Conference with the high-powered offensive philosophy of coach Don
Nelson. Led by trio of Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley and Steve Nash the
Mavericks were back in the playoffs from 2001 to 2004. After the departure of
Steve Nash after the 2003-04 season, the Mavericks continued apace making the
playoffs again in 2005. The 2006 playoffs saw the furthest advance of the
Mavericks since their inception, as they made it to the NBA Finals where they
fell in 6 games to the Miami Heat of Shaquille O'Neal and Dwayne Wade.
The Dallas Mavericks have had various notable players, among
them:
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Mark Aguirre (1982-88)
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Rolando Blackman (1982-1992)
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Adrian Dantley (1989-1990)
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Brad Davis (1981-1992)
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Alex English (1991) Hall of Famer
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Michael Finley (1997-2005)
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Derek Harper (1984-1993)
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Josh Howard (2004-)
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Jim Jackson (1993-96)
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Antawn Jamison (2004)
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Jason Kidd (1995-96)
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Jamal Mashburn (1994-96)
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Steve Nash (1999-2004)
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Dirk Nowitzki (1999-)
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Sam Perkins (1985-1990)
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Dennis Rodman (2000)
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Jerry Stackhouse (2005)
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Jason Terry (2005-)
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Jay Vincent (1982-86)
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Antoine Walker (2004)
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blue and gray squares. Within the squares are jerseys, basketballs and the
Mavericks' logo.
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