1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season

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1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season

The 1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season was the first season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerNorm Sonju
Owner(s)Don Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record1567 (.183)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Midwest)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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A ticket for a March 1981 game between the Dallas Mavericks and the season's eventual champions Boston Celtics.

Expansion draft

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 11 Kiki Vandeweghe SF  United States UCLA
2 34 Rossevelt Bouie PG  United States Syracuse
3 57 Dave Britton SG  United States Texas A&M
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  • Kiki Vandeweghe of UCLA was drafted by the Mavs with the 11th pick of the 1980 NBA draft, but Vandeweghe refused to play for the expansion Mavericks and staged a holdout that lasted a month into the team's inaugural season. Vandeweghe was traded to the Denver Nuggets, along with a first-round pick in 1981, in exchange for two future first-round picks

Roster

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More information Players, Coaches ...
1980–81 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SF 45 Byrnes, Marty 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956–04–30 Syracuse
PG 15 Davis, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
SF 11 Jeelani, Abdul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1954–02–10 UW–Parkside
PF 53 Kea, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1959–02–02 Lamar
SG 21 Kinch, Chad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1958–05–22 Charlotte
C 25 LaGarde, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1955–02–10 North Carolina
C 44 Lloyd, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1952–12–19 Arizona State
SG 17 Mack, Ollie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1957–06–06 East Carolina
SG 43 Pietkiewicz, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1956–07–14 Auburn
PF 52 Robinzine, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1953–01–20 DePaul
SF 34 Spanarkel, Jim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1957–06–28 Duke
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Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: March 2, 1981

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Regular season

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Season standings

More information W, L ...
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs5230.63434–718–2321–9
x-Kansas City Kings4042.48812.024–1716–2519–11
x-Houston Rockets4042.48812.025–1615–2619–11
Denver Nuggets3745.45115.023–1814–2713–17
Utah Jazz2854.34124.020–218–3313–17
Dallas Mavericks1567.18337.011–304–375–25
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More information #, Team ...
#
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Phoenix Suns5725.695
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5230.6345
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers5428.6593
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers4537.54912
5 x-Kansas City Kings4042.48817
6 x-Houston Rockets4042.48817
7 Golden State Warriors3943.47618
8 Denver Nuggets3745.45120
9 San Diego Clippers3646.43921
10 Seattle SuperSonics3448.41523
11 Utah Jazz2854.34129
12 Dallas Mavericks1567.18342
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Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

More information Team, ATL ...
1980-81 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta 2–42–41–52–01–14–22–01–11–51–10–21–53–22–41–50–21–11–11–11–12–01–4
Boston 4–25–14–12–02–04–11–12–03–31–12–03–36–05–13–32–02–02–02–01–11–15–1
Chicago 4–21–55–11–11–15–11–11–13–22–01–13–33–23–32–40–20–20–21–11–12–05–1
Cleveland 5–11–41–52–01–13–31–10–22–40–20–20–63–30–50–61–11–11–11–10–21–14–2
Dallas 0–20–21–10–23–30–22–30–60–20–60–50–21–11–10–21–41–41–52–31–41–50–2
Denver 1–10–21–11–13–32–03–22–41–14–23–21–11–10–21–11–42–32–43–23–22–40–2
Detroit 2–41–41–53–32–00–20–21–12–41–10–21–53–31–51–40–20–20–21–10–20–21–5
Golden State 0–21–11–11–13–22–32–03–21–15–01–51–11–12–00–22–42–41–42–43–34–11–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–06–04–21–12–31–12–42–30–22–00–20–21–43–23–31–44–14–20–2
Indiana 5–13–32–34–22–01–14–21–11–12–00–22–45–13–20–61–10–22–01–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 1–11–10–22–06–02–41–10–54–20–20–51–12–01–10–23–23–22–43–22–35–11–1
Los Angeles 2–00–21–12–05–02–32–05–13–22–05–00–22–02–01–12–43–32–33–36–03–21–1
Milwaukee 5–13–33–36–02–01–15–11–12–04–21–12–05–13–33–21–12–01–12–02–02–04–1
New Jersey 2–30–62–33–31–11–13–31–10–21–50–20–21–50–61–51–12–00–20–21–11–13–3
New York 4–21–53–35–01–12–05–10–22–02–31–10–23–36–03–31–11–10–22–02–02–04–2
Philadelphia 5–13–34–26–02–01–14–12–02–06–02–01–12–35–13–31–11–12–02–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 2–00–22–01–14–14–12–04–24–11–12–34–21–11–11–11–13–33–26–05–15–01–1
Portland 1–10–22–01–14–13–22–04–22–32–02–33–30–20–21–11–13–32–34–24–22–32–0
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–15–14–22–04–13–30–24–23–21–12–02–00–22–33–24–13–25–11–1
San Diego 1–10–21–11–13–22–31–14–24–11–12–33–30–22–00–20–20–62–41–45–13–20–2
Seattle 1–11–11–12–04–12–32–03–31–42–03–20–60–21–10–20–21–52–42–31–54–11–1
Utah 0–21–10–21–15–14–22–01–42–41–11–52–30–21–10–20–20–53–21–52–31–40–2
Washington 4–11–51–52–42–02–05–11–12–02–41–11–11–43–32–42–41–10–21–12–01–12–0
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Game log

Regular season

More information 1980–81 game log Total: 15–67 (Home: 11–30; Road: 4–37), Game ...
1980–81 game log
Total: 15–67 (Home: 11–30; Road: 4–37)
October: 2–10 (home: 1–3; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 October 11 San Antonio Spurs W 103–92 Winford Boynes (21) Tom LaGarde (10) Huston,
LaGarde (5)
Reunion Arena
10,373
1–0
2 October 14 Seattle L 83–85 Geoff Huston (19) Tom LaGarde (11) Geoff Huston (7) Reunion Arena
7,004
1–1
3 October 15
8:35 p.m. CDT
@ Denver L 98–133 Jim Spanarkel (15) Jerome Whitehead (10) Geoff Huston (6) McNichols Sports Arena
6,658
1–2
4 October 17 Kansas City L 91–103 Geoff Huston (28) Tom LaGarde (8) Tom LaGarde (6) Reunion Arena
7,017
1–3
5 October 18 @ San Antonio L 96–110 Tom LaGarde (16) Tom LaGarde (9) Three players (4) HemisFair Arena
9,542
1–4
6 October 21 @ Phoenix L 99–111 Jim Spanarkel (20) Richard Washington (11) Geoff Huston (6) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,507
1–5
7 October 22 @ Seattle W 107–102 Richard Washington (24) Richard Washington (9) Tom LaGarde (9) Seattle Kingdome
14,125
2–5
8 October 24 @ Portland L 105–120 Winford Boynes (18) Jeelani,
LaGarde (7)
Tom LaGarde (6) Memorial Coliseum
12,666
2–6
9 October 25 @ Golden State L 79–86 Jim Spanarkel (16) Tom LaGarde (11) Geoff Huston (7) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
6,750
2–7
10 October 28 Utah L 96–104 Geoff Huston (26) Richard Washington (16) Geoff Huston (5) Reunion Arena
5,720
2–8
11 October 29 @ Houston L 103–109 Jim Spanarkel (19) Five players (4) Geoff Huston (6) The Summit
6,123
2–9
12 October 31 @ Utah L 122–144 Geoff Huston (24) Tom LaGarde (9) Darrell Allums (4) Salt Palace
5,703
2–10
November: 1–12 (home: 1–7; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
13 November 4 San Diego L 102–116 Tom LaGarde (23) Tom LaGarde (12) Huston (5) Reunion Arena
5,431
2–11
14 November 6 @ Washington L 95–116 Terry Duerod (22) Tom LaGarde (9) Geoff Huston (8) Capital Centre
6,295
2–12
15 November 7
7:30 p.m. CST
Los Angeles L 102–126 Duerod,
Huston (16)
Byrnes,
Lloyd (8)
Tom LaGarde (7) Reunion Arena
17,481
2–13
16 November 8 @ Detroit L 73–101 Huston,
Robinzine (14)
Tom LaGarde (10) LaGarde,
Spanarkel (2)
Pontiac Silverdome
4,584
2–14
17 November 11 Houston L 94–105 Bill Robinzine (18) Tom LaGarde (13) Terry Duerod (6) Reunion Arena
5,472
2–15
18 November 14 Portland W 113–106 Four players (19) Tom LaGarde (14) Geoff Huston (9) Reunion Arena
6,103
3–15
19 November 16
9:00 p.m. CST
@ Los Angeles L 102–110 Huston
Spanarkel (28)
Lloyd,
Spanarkel (8)
Scott Lloyd (10) The Forum
10,893
3–16
20 November 18 Phoenix L 91–102 Geoff Huston (19) Scott Lloyd (13) Geoff Huston (6) Reunion Arena
6,015
3–17
21 November 21 Seattle L 91–101 Geoff Huston (20) LaGarde,
Robinzine (9)
Tom LaGarde (6) Reunion Arena
6,514
3–18
22 November 23 @ Portland L 96–116 Geoff Huston (23) Tom LaGarde (9) Huston,
Jeelani (5)
Memorial Coliseum
12,666
3–19
23 November 25 Philadelphia L 92–108 Jim Spanarkel (20) Bill Robinzine (10) Jim Spanarkel (5) Reunion Arena
13,527
3–20
24 November 28
7:30 p.m. CST
Denver L 117–119 (OT) Tom LaGarde (22) Scott Lloyd (16) Geoff Huston (9) Reunion Arena
7,713
3–21
25 November 29 @ Houston L 90–115 Abdul Jeelani (24) Scott Lloyd (9) Jeelani,
LaGarde (5)
The Summit
8,123
3–22
December: 2–14 (home: 2–5; road: 0–9)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
26 December 2 Cleveland L 102–109 Robinzine,
Spanarkel (18)
Tom LaGarde (13) Geoff Huston (7) Reunion Arena
5,117
3–23
27 December 5
6:30 p.m. CST
@ Boston L 87–97 Bill Robinzine (24) Tom LaGarde (12) Geoff Huston (7) Boston Garden
14,351
3–24
28 December 6 @ Atlanta L 104–110 Tom LaGarde (26) Tom LaGarde (8) LaGarde,
Spanarkel (4)
Omni Coliseum
7,347
3–25
29 December 9
7:30 p.m. CST
Los Angeles L 92–103 Geoff Huston (19) Tom LaGarde (12) Huston,
Spanarkel (5)
Reunion Arena
9,313
3–26
30 December 10
8:35 p.m. CST
@ Denver L 107–116 Geoff Huston (27) LaGarde]],
Robinzine (11)
Brad Davis (9) McNichols Sports Arena
7,768
3–27
31 December 12 San Diego W 112–109 (OT) Jim Spanarkel (22) Tom LaGarde (10) Brad Davis (6) Reunion Arena
6,457
4–27
32 December 13 @ Kansas City L 107–114 Tom LaGarde (22) Tom LaGarde (9) Huston,
Spanarkel (5)
Kemper Arena
5,578
4–28
33 December 16 San Antonio L 83–89 Geoff Huston (17) Bill Robinzine (12) Geoff Huston (8) Reunion Arena
6,140
4–29
34 December 17 @ Phoenix L 102–115 Jim Spanarkel (25) Jim Spanarkel (8) Jim Spanarkel (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,247
4–30
35 December 18 @ San Diego L 92–102 Bill Robinzine (23) Bill Robinzine (13) Davis,
Huston (5)
San Diego Sports Arena
7,167
4–31
36 December 20 Golden State L 98–101 Geoff Huston (20) LaGarde,
Robinzine (10)
Davis (7) Reunion Arena
5,848
4–32
37 December 23 Utah L 96–101 Bill Robinzine (23) Scott Lloyd (11) Brad Davis (10) Reunion Arena
5,736
4–33
38 December 26
7:30 p.m. CST
Denver W 119–111 Abdul Jeelani (20) Scott Lloyd (16) Brad Davis (7) Reunion Arena
8,293
5–33
39 December 27 @ Milwaukee L 96–112 Bill Robinzine (16) LaGarde,
Robinzine (6)
Brad Davis (8) MECCA Arena
11,052
5–34
40 December 29 @ Cleveland L 100–112 Bill Robinzine (23) Bill Robinzine (14) Geoff Huston (6) Coliseum at Richfield
3,884
5–35
41 December 30 @ New York L 98–100 Jim Spanarkel (26) Tom LaGarde (17) Brad Davis (6) Madison Square Garden
10,559
5–36
January: 3–9 (home: 2–4; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
42 January 2 Houston L 120–124 (OT) Geoff Huston] (29) Tom LaGarde (9) Geoff Huston (11) Reunion Arena
7,872
5–37
43 January 5 @ Seattle L 89–103 Geoff Huston (21) Bill Robinzine (10) Geoff Huston (6) Seattle Kingdome
12,210
5–38
44 January 7 @ Golden State W 111–109 Geoff Huston (24) Bill Robinzine (14) Geoff Huston (8) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
7,246
6–38
45 January 8 @ Utah L 97–99 Tom LaGarde (24) Bill Robinzine (12) Brad Davis (6) Salt Palace
7,239
6–39
46 January 10 Washington L 94–106 Huston,
Spanarkel (20)
Bill Robinzine (18) Geoff Huston (5) Reunion Arena
8,021
6–40
47 January 13 Chicago W 112–106 Bill Robinzine (26) Bill Robinzine (8) Brad Davis (9) Reunion Arena
5,771
7–40
48 January 16 New York W 118–110 Geoff Huston (24) Bill Robinzine (12) Geoff Huston (7) Reunion Arena
10,473
8–40
49 January 18 @ San Diego L 109–115 Tom LaGarde (18) Scott Lloyd (11) Geoff Huston (8) San Diego Sports Arena
3,980
8–41
50 January 20 Kansas City L 91–104 Bill Robinzine (25) Tom LaGarde (16) Brad Davis (7) Reunion Arena
5,899
8–42
51 January 23 @ Chicago L 98–106 Oliver Mack (22) Tom LaGarde (12) Geoff Huston (6) Chicago Stadium
7,836
8–43
52 January 24 @ Indiana L 89–107 Tom LaGarde (15) Three players (6) Bill Robinzine (6) Market Square Arena
12,636
8–44
53 January 27 New Jersey L 100–112 Tom LaGarde (22) Bill Robinzine (10) Oliver Mack (7) Reunion Arena
5,727
8–45
February: 1–13 (home: 0–7; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
54 February 3 Kansas City L 100–121 Geoff Huston (23) Tom LaGarde (13) Oliver Mack (5) Reunion Arena
5,335
8–46
55 February 4 @ Houston L 68–116 Bill Robinzine (14) LaGarde,
Robinzine (6)
Three players (5) The Summit
8,353
8–47
56 February 6 Atlanta L 98–100 Bill Robinzine (16) Scott Lloyd (8) Brad Davis (6) Reunion Arena
6,882
8–48
57 February 8 @ San Antonio L 98–102 Three players (15) Bill Robinzine (10) Brad Davis (6) HemisFair Arena
8,918
8–49
58 February 10 Detroit L 95–101 Jim Spanarkel (23) Bill Robinzine (15) Brad Davis (9) Reunion Arena
5,047
8–50
59 February 11 @ Phoenix L 97–119 Tom LaGarde (20) LaGarde,
Lloyd (7)
Tom LaGarde (5) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,357
8–51
60 February 14 San Antonio L 99–107 Jim Spanarkel (22) Scott Lloyd (7) Brad Davis (7) Reunion Arena
9,826
8–52
61 February 15
4:00 p.m. CST
@ Los Angeles L 99–107 Oliver Mack (19) Clarence Kea (13) Brad Davis (6) The Forum
11,920
8–53
62 February 17 Milwaukee L 106–114 Brad Davis (24) Oliver Mack (9) Brad Davis (7) Reunion Arena
7,068
8–54
63 February 20 @ Philadelphia L 109–117 Oliver Mack (19) Bill Robinzine (8) Jim Spanarkel (4) The Spectrum
10,642
8–55
64 February 22 @ New Jersey W 132–109 Oliver Mack (28) Scott Lloyd (11) Brad Davis (7) Rutgers Athletic Center
7,849
9–55
65 February 24 Seattle L 84–102 Jim Spanarkel (15) Tom LaGarde (14) Brad Davis (7) Reunion Arena
6,525
9–56
66 February 26 @ Kansas City L 102–105 Clarence Kea (19) Tom LaGarde (12) Brad Davis (16) Kemper Arena
8,701
9–57
67 February 27 Indiana L 111–118 Oliver Mack (26) Clarence Kea (10) Brad Davis (8) Reunion Arena
7,359
9–58
March: 6–9 (home: 5–4; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
68 March 1 San Diego W 99–91 Oliver Mack (24) Lloyd,
Mack (8)
Brad Davis (12) Reunion Arena
4,858
10–58
69 March 3
7:30 p.m. CST
Boston L 105–117 Brad Davis (31) Tom LaGarde (8) Brad Davis (13) Reunion Arena
15,593
10–59
70 March 6 @ Golden State L 109–115 Tom LaGarde (22) Bill Robinzine (9) Brad Davis (9) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
8,694
10–60
71 March 8 @ San Antonio L 108–133 Clarence Kea (22) Clarence Kea (10) Brad Davis (6) HemisFair Arena
8,251
10–61
72 March 10 Phoenix W 107–103 Jim Spanarkel (25) Tom LaGarde (14) Brad Davis (9) Reunion Arena
6,469
11–61
73 March 12 Golden State W 120–118 Jim Spanarkel (26) Bill Robinzine (11) Brad Davis (14) Reunion Arena
5,380
12–61
74 March 15 @ Portland L 110–135 Abdul Jeelani (31) Abdul Jeelani (6) Brad Davis (9) Memorial Coliseum
12,666
12–62
75 March 17
7:30 p.m. CST
Los Angeles L 109–114 Bill Robinzine (26) Tom LaGarde(15) Brad Davis (16) Reunion Arena
17,828
12–63
76 March 18 @ Utah L 113–120 Davis,
Byrnes (25)
Scott Lloyd (8) Brad Davis (10) Salt Palace
5,248
12–64
77 March 20
7:30 p.m. CST
Denver W 126–125 Byrnes,
Robinzine (22)
Bill Robinzine (15) Brad Davis (10) Reunion Arena
6,359
13–64
78 March 21 Utah W 105–95 Davis,
Robinzine (20)
Bill Robinzine (13) Brad Davis (12) Reunion Arena
7,416
14–64
79 March 24 Houston L 111–114 OT Davis,
LaGarde (19)
Tom LaGarde (11) Brad Davis (14) Reunion Arena
7,162
14–65
80 March 25
8:35 p.m. CST
@ Denver W 126–115 Brad Davis (25) Abdul Jeelani (11) Brad Davis (10) McNichols Sports Arena
14,035
15–65
81 March 27 Portland L 109–123 Scott Lloyd (28) Tom LaGarde (9) Brad Davis (11) Reunion Arena
11,203
15–66
82 March 29 @ Kansas City L 104–113 Marty Byrnes (24) Bill Robinzine (6) Brad Davis (8) Kemper Arena
7,171
15–67
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Player statistics

Regular season

More information Player, POS ...
Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tom LaGardePF 82822,67066523735451,12232.68.12.9.4.513.7
Jim SpanarkelSF 822,317297232117201,18428.33.62.81.4.214.4
Scott LloydC 722,186454159342563730.46.32.2.5.38.8
Marty ByrnesSF 721,360177113291756118.92.51.6.4.27.8
Bill RobinzinePF 701,93252011371997027.67.41.61.0.113.9
Abdul JeelaniSF 661,10823065443155316.83.51.0.7.58.4
Oliver MackSG 621,66622916255763526.93.72.6.9.110.2
Geoff HustonPG 561,8929927745689933.81.84.9.8.116.1
Brad DavisPG 561,686151385521162630.12.76.9.9.211.2
Winford BoynesSG 447577537231628717.21.7.8.5.46.5
Stan PietkiewiczSG 36431417515214012.01.12.1.4.13.9
Darrell AllumsPF 222766525585912.53.01.1.2.42.7
Terry DuerodSF 18337393012416818.72.21.7.7.29.3
Joe HassettSG 1728025185013816.51.51.1.3.08.1
Clarence KeaPF 161996756111712.44.2.3.4.17.3
Chad KinchSG 1210691021388.8.8.8.2.13.2
Richard WashingtonPF 1130784165711927.97.61.5.5.610.8
Austin CarrSG 8779910169.61.11.1.1.02.0
Jerome WhiteheadC 7118282413716.94.0.3.6.15.3
Ralph DrollingerC 6671914121511.23.22.3.2.32.5
Monti DavisPF 18300118.03.0.0.01.01.0
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  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

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Trades

June 9, 1980 To Dallas Mavericks---- To Phoenix Suns----
September 11, 1980 To Utah Jazz---- To Dallas Mavericks----
September 16, 1980 To Cleveland Cavaliers---- To Dallas Mavericks----
October 30, 1980 To "'Cleveland Cavaliers"'---- To "'Dallas Mavericks"'----

Free agents

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