2024–25 Dallas Mavericks season

The 2024–25 Dallas Mavericks season is the 45th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks would look to return to the NBA Finals following their 4–1 defeat to the championship winning Boston Celtics. On July 6, 2024, the Mavericks would complete a six-team sign-and-trade that saw them acquire four-time champion shooting guard Klay Thompson from the Golden State Warriors, breaking apart the Splash Brothers duo there in the process. Before this season began, the Mavericks would also leave Bally Sports Southwest (later rebranded to FanDuel Sports Network Southwest as of October 21, 2024) in order to air games with TEGNA Inc. owned stations within the state of Texas.

2024–25 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach	Jason Kidd
General manager	Nico Harrison
President	Nico Harrison
Owner(s)	Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont (majority) Mark Cuban (minority)
Arena	American Airlines Center
Results
Record	8–7 (.533)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southwest) Conference: 11th (Western)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	TEGNA Inc.[a][1]
Radio	KEGL
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Draft

Main article: 2024 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / Club
2	58	Ariel Hukporti	C	Germany	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany)

The Mavericks entered this draft with a second-round pick.^[2][3] Hukporti was traded on draft day to the New York Knicks with the draft rights to Petteri Koponen and cash considerations in exchange for the draft rights to Melvin Ajinça.^[4]

Roster

Dallas Mavericks roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 26 Dinwiddie, Spencer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993-04-06 Colorado G/F 77 Dončić, Luka 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1999-02-28 Slovenia F 20 Edwards, Kessler (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2000-08-09 Pepperdine G 0 Exum, Danté 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1995-07-13 Australia F/C 21 Gafford, Daniel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1998-10-01 Arkansas G 00 Gortman, Jazian (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2003-03-14 W. J. Keenan HS (SC) G 5 Grimes, Quentin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-05-08 Houston G 1 Hardy, Jaden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2002-07-05 Coronado HS (NV) G 11 Irving, Kyrie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1992-03-23 Duke F 42 Kleber, Maxi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992-01-29 Germany C 2 Lively, Dereck II 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2004-02-12 Duke F 13 Marshall, Naji 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-01-24 Xavier F 88 Morris, Markieff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989-09-02 Kansas F/C 7 Powell, Dwight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991-07-20 Stanford F 8 Prosper, Olivier-Maxence 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2002-07-03 Marquette G/F 31 Thompson, Klay 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-02-08 Washington State F 25 Washington, P. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-08-23 Kentucky G 10 Williams, Brandon (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-11-22 Arizona

Head coach Jason Kidd Assistant coach(es) Darrell Armstrong Josh Broghamer Jared Dudley Eric Hughes Alex Jensen Marko Milič God Shammgod Sean Sweeney Keith Veney Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: October 22, 2024

Standings

Division

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Houston Rockets	11	5	.688	–	7‍–‍2	4‍–‍3	4–1	16
Memphis Grizzlies	9	7	.563	2.0	6‍–‍3	3‍–‍4	0–1	16
Dallas Mavericks	8	7	.533	2.5	6‍–‍3	2‍–‍4	3–1	15
San Antonio Spurs	8	8	.500	3.0	7‍–‍3	1‍–‍5	1–4	16
New Orleans Pelicans	4	12	.250	7.0	3‍–‍5	1‍–‍7	0–1	16

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Golden State Warriors *	11	3	.786	–	14
2	Oklahoma City Thunder *	12	4	.750	–	16
3	Los Angeles Lakers	10	4	.714	1.0	14
4	Houston Rockets *	11	5	.688	1.0	16
5	Denver Nuggets	8	5	.615	2.5	13
6	Phoenix Suns	9	7	.563	3.0	16
7	Memphis Grizzlies	9	7	.563	3.0	16
8	Los Angeles Clippers	9	7	.563	3.0	16
9	Dallas Mavericks	8	7	.533	3.5	15
10	Minnesota Timberwolves	8	7	.533	3.5	15
11	Sacramento Kings	8	7	.533	3.5	15
12	San Antonio Spurs	8	8	.500	4.0	16
13	Portland Trail Blazers	6	9	.400	5.5	15
14	New Orleans Pelicans	4	12	.250	8.0	16
15	Utah Jazz	3	12	.200	8.5	15

Game log

Preseason

2024 preseason game log Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)
Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–2; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 7 Memphis L 116–121 Jaden Hardy (21) Naji Marshall (6) Jaden Hardy (8) American Airlines Center 19,207 0–1 2 October 10 Utah L 107–112 Daniel Gafford (15) Olivier-Maxence Prosper (10) Jaden Hardy (4) American Airlines Center 19,210 0–2 3 October 14 @ L.A. Clippers L 96–110 Quentin Grimes (20) Gafford, Lively II (7) Dereck Lively II (5) Intuit Dome 13,400 0–3 4 October 17 Milwaukee W 109–84 Kyrie Irving (14) Quentin Grimes (10) Quentin Grimes (4) American Airlines Center 19,217 1–3
2024–25 preseason schedule

Regular season

The schedule was announced on August 15, 2024.^[5]

2024–25 game log Total: 8–7 (Home: 6–3; Road: 2–4)
October: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 24 San Antonio W 120–109 Luka Dončić (28) Dereck Lively II (11) Luka Dončić (8) American Airlines Center 20,373 1–0 2 October 26 @ Phoenix L 102–114 Luka Dončić (40) Dereck Lively II (11) Kyrie Irving (5) Footprint Center 17,071 1–1 3 October 28 Utah W 110–102 Kyrie Irving (23) P. J. Washington (11) Kyrie Irving (9) American Airlines Center 19,811 2–1 4 October 29 @ Minnesota W 120–114 Kyrie Irving (35) Dereck Lively II (9) Luka Dončić (8) Target Center 18,978 3–1 5 October 31 Houston L 102–108 Luka Dončić (29) P. J. Washington (9) Kyrie Irving (7) American Airlines Center 20,011 3–2
November: 5–5 (home: 4–2; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 November 3 Orlando W 108–85 Luka Dončić (32) Dereck Lively II (11) Luka Dončić (7) American Airlines Center 19,977 4–2 7 November 4 Indiana L 127–134 Luka Dončić (34) P. J. Washington (11) Luka Dončić (15) American Airlines Center 19,613 4–3 8 November 6 Chicago W 119–99 Luka Dončić (27) Dončić, Gafford (7) Luka Dončić (13) American Airlines Center 20,011 5–3 9 November 8 Phoenix L 113–114 Luka Dončić (30) three players (7) Luka Dončić (7) American Airlines Center 20,277 5–4 10 November 10 @ Denver L 120–122 Kyrie Irving (43) Luka Dončić (9) Luka Dončić (9) Ball Arena 19,908 5–5 11 November 12 @ Golden State L 117–120 Luka Dončić (31) Dončić, Lively II (8) Dončić, Irving (6) Chase Center 18,064 5–6 12 November 14 @ Utah L 113–115 Luka Dončić (37) Luka Dončić (7) Luka Dončić (9) Delta Center 18,175 5–7 13 November 16 San Antonio W 110–93 Gafford, Irving (22) Kyrie Irving (8) Dončić, Irving (6) American Airlines Center 20,311 6–7 14 November 17 @ Oklahoma City W 121–119 P. J. Washington (27) P. J. Washington (17) Kyrie Irving (6) Paycom Center 18,203 7–7 15 November 19 New Orleans W 132–91 Luka Dončić (26) Quentin Grimes (8) Kyrie Irving (7) American Airlines Center 20,077 8–7 16 November 22 @ Denver Ball Arena 17 November 24 @ Miami Kaseya Center 18 November 25 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena 19 November 27 New York American Airlines Center 20 November 30 @ Utah Delta Center
December : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 December 1 @ Portland Moda Center 22 December 3 Memphis American Airlines Center 23 December 5 @ Washington Capital One Arena 24 December 7 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena 25 December TBD TBD 26 December TBD TBD 27 December 19 L.A. Clippers American Airlines Center 28 December 21 L.A. Clippers American Airlines Center 29 December 23 Portland American Airlines Center 30 December 25 Minnesota American Airlines Center 31 December 27 @ Phoenix Footprint Center 32 December 28 @ Portland Moda Center 33 December 30 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 1 @ Houston Toyota Center 35 January 3 Cleveland American Airlines Center 36 January 6 @ Memphis FedExForum 37 January 7 L.A. Lakers American Airlines Center 38 January 9 Portland American Airlines Center 39 January 12 Denver American Airlines Center 40 January 14 Denver American Airlines Center 41 January 15 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center 42 January 17 Oklahoma American Airlines Center 43 January 20 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center 44 January 22 Minnesota American Airlines Center 45 January 23 @ Oklahoma Paycom Center 46 January 25 Boston American Airlines Center 47 January 27 Washington American Airlines Center 48 January 29 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center 49 January 31 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 2 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 51 February 4 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 52 February 6 @ Boston TD Garden 53 February 8 Houston American Airlines Center 54 February 10 Sacramento American Airlines Center 55 February 12 Golden State American Airlines Center 56 February 13 Miami American Airlines Center 57 February 21 New Orleans American Airlines Center 58 February 23 @ Golden State Chase Center 59 February 25 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena 60 February 27 Charlotte American Airlines Center
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 1 Milwaukee American Airlines Center 62 March 3 Sacramento American Airlines Center 63 March 5 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 64 March 7 Memphis American Airlines Center 65 March 9 Phoenix American Airlines Center 66 March 10 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center 67 March 12 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center 68 March 14 @ Houston Toyota Center 69 March 16 Philadelphia American Airlines Center 70 March 19 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse 71 March 21 Detroit American Airlines Center 72 March 24 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 73 March 25 @ New York Madison Square Garden 74 March 27 @ Orlando Kia Center 75 March 29 @ Chicago United Center 76 March 31 Brooklyn American Airlines Center
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 77 April 2 Atlanta American Airlines Center 78 April 4 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome 79 April 5 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome 80 April 9 L.A. Lakers American Airlines Center 81 April 11 Toronto American Airlines Center 82 April 13 @ Memphis FedExForum
2024–25 season schedule

NBA Cup

Main article: 2024 NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^[6][7] The matchups were revealed on August 13, 2024.^[8]

West Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Golden State Warriors	2	2	0	243	235	+8	Advance to knockout stage
2	Dallas Mavericks	2	1	1	249	211	+38	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3	Denver Nuggets	2	1	1	216	211	+5
4	New Orleans Pelicans	2	1	1	192	226	−34
5	Memphis Grizzlies	2	0	2	228	245	−17

Updated to game(s) played on November 19, 2024. Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2024–25 game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
In-Season Tournament: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 12 @ Golden State L 117–120 Luka Dončić (31) Dončić, Lively II (8) Dončić, Irving (6) Chase Center 18,064 0–1 2 November 19 New Orleans W 132–91 Luka Dončić (26) Quentin Grimes (8) Kyrie Irving (7) American Airlines Center 20,077 1–1 3 November 22 @ Denver Ball Arena 4 December 3 Memphis American Airlines Center

Transactions

Main article: List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 27, 2024[9]	To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Melvin Ajinça (No. 51)	To New York Knicks Draft rights to Ariel Hukporti (No. 58) Draft rights to Petteri Koponen (2007 No. 30) Cash considerations
July 6, 2024[10]	To Dallas Mavericks Quentin Grimes	To Detroit Pistons Tim Hardaway Jr. 2025 second-round pick 2028 second-round pick 2028 second-round pick
July 6, 2024[11][12]	Six-team trade
	To Dallas Mavericks Klay Thompson (from Golden State) 2025 GSW second-round pick (from Golden State)	To Charlotte Hornets Josh Green (from Dallas) Reggie Jackson (from Denver) 2029 DEN second-round pick (from Denver) 2030 DEN second-round pick (from Denver)
	To Denver Nuggets Cash considerations (from Charlotte)	To Golden State Warriors Kyle Anderson (from Minnesota) Buddy Hield (from Philadelphia)
	To Minnesota Timberwolves 2025 DEN second-round pick (from Golden State via Charlotte) 2031 second-round pick swap (from Golden State) Cash considerations (from Golden State)	To Philadelphia 76ers 2031 DAL second-round pick (from Golden State via Dallas)

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Ref.
Brandon Williams	July 12	[13]
Markieff Morris	September 12	[14]

Additions

Player	Date	Former team	Ref.
Naji Marshall	July 6	New Orleans Pelicans	[15]
Jazian Gortman	July 13	Rip City Remix	[16]
Emanuel Miller		TCU Horned Frogs
Spencer Dinwiddie	August 3	Los Angeles Lakers	[17]
Jamarion Sharp		Ole Miss Rebels
Kessler Edwards	August 8	Sacramento Kings	[18]
A. J. Lawson	October 11	Dallas Mavericks	[19]
Jamir Chaplin	October 18	Little Rock Trojans	[20]
Jarod Lucas		Nevada Wolf Pack

Subtractions

Player	Date	New team	Ref.
Derrick Jones Jr.	July 10	Los Angeles Clippers	[21]
Alex Fudge	August 8		[18]
Greg Brown III	September 11	Mexico City Capitanes	[22]
A. J. Lawson	October 8	Dallas Mavericks (TW)	[23]
A. J. Lawson	October 18		[24]
Emanuel Miller
Jamarion Sharp
Jamir Chaplin	October 19		[25]
Jarod Lucas

Notes

1. Affiliates all within the state of Texas include:
   WFAA (Dallas/Fort Worth)
   KFAA-TV (Dallas/Decatur/Fort Worth)
   KCEN (Killeen/Temple/Waco)
   KAGS-LD (Bryan/College Station)
   KYTX (Jacksonville/Longview/Lufkin/Nacogdoches/Tyler)
   KWES-TV (Midland/Odessa)
   KXVA (Abilene)
   KIDY (San Angelo)

References

1. "Dallas Mavericks and TEGNA Announce New Multi-year Broadcast Rights Agreement". MAVS.com. September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
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3. Quinn, Sam (May 13, 2024). "2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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5. "NBA unveils schedule for 2024-25 season". nba.com. August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
6. "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024". NBA.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
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12. "Charlotte Hornets Acquire Josh Green, Reggie Jackson And Two Second-Round Picks In Six-Team Trade". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
13. "Mavericks re-sign Brandon Williams to two-way contract". texas.gleague.nba.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
14. "Mavericks re-sign veteran forward Markieff Morris". nba.com. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
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16. Curtis, Mike [@MikeACurtis2] (July 13, 2024). "Mavs announce they've signed guard Jazian Gortman and forward Emanuel Miller. Both players will play for the team's Summer League squad. Mavs SL coach Jared Dudley said today that Miller is one of the most physical players on the team" (Tweet). Retrieved July 13, 2024 – via Twitter.
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19. "Mavericks Sign AJ Lawson To Two-Way Contract". gleague.nba.com. October 11, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
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21. "LA Clippers Sign Derrick Jones Jr". nba.com. July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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