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The 2017–18 Dallas Mavericks season was the 38th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks struggled during the season and finished the season with a 24–58 record, missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season, and suffered their worst record since the 1997-98 season.
| 2017–18 Dallas Mavericks season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Rick Carlisle |
| General manager | Donnie Nelson |
| President | Donnie Nelson |
| Owner(s) | Mark Cuban |
| Arena | American Airlines Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 24–58 (.293) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Southwest) Conference: 13th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | |
| Radio | KESN |
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Dennis Smith Jr.[1] | PG |  United States |
NC State |
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Division
| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| z – Houston Rockets | 65 | 17 | .793 | – | 34–7 | 31–10 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x – New Orleans Pelicans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 24–17 | 24–17 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x – San Antonio Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | 33–8 | 14–27 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 | 15–26 | 9–32 | 5–11 | 82 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43.0 | 16–25 | 6–35 | 5–11 | 82 |
Conference
| Western Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Houston Rockets * | 65 | 17 | .793 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Golden State Warriors * | 58 | 24 | .707 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Portland Trail Blazers * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – New Orleans Pelicans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – San Antonio Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Denver Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Lakers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 21 | 61 | .256 | 44.0 | 82 |
Preseason
| 2017 pre-season game log Total: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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Regular season
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Regular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogi Ferrell | SG | 82 | 21 | 2,282 | 249 | 201 | 64 | 9 | 838 | 27.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 | .8 | .1 | 10.2 |
| Dwight Powell | C | 79 | 24 | 1,672 | 444 | 91 | 67 | 32 | 671 | 21.2 | 5.6 | 1.2 | .8 | .4 | 8.5 |
| Harrison Barnes | PF | 77 | 77 | 2,634 | 468 | 152 | 49 | 14 | 1,452 | 34.2 | 6.1 | 2.0 | .6 | .2 | 18.9 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | C | 77 | 77 | 1,900 | 438 | 120 | 43 | 45 | 927 | 24.7 | 5.7 | 1.6 | .6 | .6 | 12.0 |
| Maxi Kleber | PF | 72 | 35 | 1,206 | 234 | 51 | 26 | 47 | 386 | 16.8 | 3.3 | .7 | .4 | .7 | 5.4 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | PG | 69 | 69 | 2,049 | 260 | 358 | 71 | 18 | 1,048 | 29.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 1.0 | .3 | 15.2 |
| J. J. Barea | PG | 69 | 11 | 1,603 | 201 | 434 | 35 | 3 | 801 | 23.2 | 2.9 | 6.3 | .5 | .0 | 11.6 |
| Wesley Matthews | SF | 63 | 63 | 2,131 | 198 | 172 | 76 | 16 | 802 | 33.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .3 | 12.7 |
| Salah Mejri | C | 61 | 1 | 729 | 246 | 35 | 22 | 67 | 214 | 12.0 | 4.0 | .6 | .4 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| Devin Harris† | PG | 44 | 1 | 807 | 85 | 85 | 33 | 8 | 373 | 18.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .8 | .2 | 8.5 |
| Kyle Collinsworth | SF | 32 | 2 | 480 | 107 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 101 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | .5 | .3 | 3.2 |
| Nerlens Noel | C | 30 | 6 | 472 | 168 | 20 | 31 | 22 | 131 | 15.7 | 5.6 | .7 | 1.0 | .7 | 4.4 |
| Doug McDermott† | SF | 26 | 3 | 596 | 66 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 235 | 22.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .3 | .2 | 9.0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | PF | 21 | 13 | 448 | 75 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 123 | 21.3 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .5 | .2 | 5.9 |
| Antonius Cleveland† | SG | 13 | 0 | 81 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6.2 | .8 | .2 | .5 | .3 | .8 |
| Jalen Jones† | SF | 12 | 0 | 162 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 13.5 | 2.9 | .3 | .4 | .1 | 5.8 |
| Johnathan Motley | PF | 11 | 4 | 176 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 96 | 16.0 | 4.5 | .6 | .3 | .2 | 8.7 |
| Aaron Harrison | SG | 9 | 3 | 233 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 60 | 25.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 6.7 |
| Jeff Withey | C | 9 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 1.7 |
| Gian Clavell | SG | 7 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9.1 | 1.0 | .4 | .3 | .0 | 2.9 |
| Jameel Warney | PF | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9.0 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 5.7 |
| Josh McRoberts | PF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Scotty Hopson | SG | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.
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Trades
| June 28, 2017[2] | To Dallas Mavericks Cash considerations |
To Houston Rockets DeAndre Liggins |
| June 29, 2017[3] | To Dallas Mavericks Cash considerations |
To Houston Rockets Jarrod Uthoff |
| July 7, 2017[4] | To Dallas Mavericks Josh McRoberts Future second-round draft pick Cash considerations |
To Miami Heat A. J. Hammons |
| February 8, 2018[5] | To Dallas Mavericks Doug McDermott Future second-round draft pick (from Portland via Denver) |
To Denver Nuggets Devin Harris Future second-round draft pick (from L.A. Clippers via New York) |
| To New York Knicks Emmanuel Mudiay | ||
Free agents
Re-signed
| Player | Signed |
|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | July 6, 2017[6] |
| Nerlens Noel | August 28, 2017[7] |
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ashley[8] |  Alba Berlin | |
| Gian Clavell[9] | Signed two-way contract (converted from training camp deal). |  Brujos de Guayama |
| Antonius Cleveland[10] | Signed two-way contract | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Kyle Collinsworth[11][12][13][14] | Signed two-way contract / two 10-day contracts / 1-year deal | Texas Legends / Dallas Mavericks |
| PJ Dozier[15] | South Carolina Gamecocks | |
| Aaron Harrison[16][17] | Signed 10-day contract / 1-year deal | Reno Bighorns |
| Scotty Hopson[18] | Signed 10-day contract |  Galatasaray Odeabank |
| Jalen Jones[19] | Signed two-way contract | New Orleans Pelicans / Greensboro Swarm |
| Maxi Kleber[20] | Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Bayern Munich |
| Johnathan Motley[21] | Signed two-way contract | Baylor Bears |
| Jameel Warney[22][23] | Signed two 10-day contracts | Texas Legends |
| Maalik Wayns[24] |  Maccabi Rishon LeZion | |
| Jeff Withey[25] | Utah Jazz |
Subtractions
| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ashley[22] | Waived | Texas Legends |
| Nicolás Brussino[26] | Waived | Atlanta Hawks |
| Gian Clavell[10] | Waived | Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi |
| Antonius Cleveland[11] | Waived | Atlanta Hawks |
| Kyle Collinsworth[19][27] | Waived / Second 10-day contract expired | Dallas Mavericks / Texas Legends |
| P. J. Dozier | Waived | Oklahoma City Thunder / Oklahoma City Blue |
| Scotty Hopson[28] | 10-day contract expired | |
| Josh McRoberts[29] | Waived | |
| Jameel Warney | Waived | Texas Legends |
| Maalik Wayns | Waived |  Divina Seguros Joventut |
| Jeff Withey[11] | Waived |
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