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. On February 2, 2025, the Mavericks completed a trade that stunned the NBA, trading franchise superstar Luka Dončić alongside Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a 1st round pick.

2024–25 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach	Jason Kidd
President	Nico Harrison
General manager	Nico Harrison
Owner(s)	Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont (majority) Mark Cuban (minority)
Arena	American Airlines Center
Results
Record	32–32 (.500)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southwest) Conference: 10th (Western)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	TEGNA Inc.[a][1]
Radio	KEGL
< 2023–24 2025–26 >

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 00 Christie, Max 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-02-10 Michigan State F/C 3 Davis, Anthony  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1993-03-11 Kentucky G 26 Dinwiddie, Spencer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993-04-06 Colorado 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 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/C 23 Jones, Kai (TW) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 2001-01-19 Texas 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 16 Martin, Caleb  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-09-28 Nevada 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 Updated: March 2, 2025

Standings

Division

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Memphis Grizzlies	40	24	.625	–	22‍–‍10	18‍–‍14	10–5	64
Houston Rockets	39	25	.609	1.0	21‍–‍10	18‍–‍15	12–3	64
Dallas Mavericks	32	33	.492	8.5	19‍–‍15	13‍–‍18	7–4	65
San Antonio Spurs	26	36	.419	13.0	15‍–‍15	11‍–‍21	3–10	62
New Orleans Pelicans	17	48	.262	23.5	11‍–‍21	6‍–‍27	3–12	65

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	ps – Oklahoma City Thunder *	53	11	.828	–	64
2	Los Angeles Lakers *	40	22	.645	12.0	62
3	Denver Nuggets	41	23	.641	12.0	64
4	Memphis Grizzlies *	40	24	.625	13.0	64
5	Houston Rockets	39	25	.609	14.0	64
6	Golden State Warriors	36	28	.563	17.0	64
7	Minnesota Timberwolves	37	29	.561	17.0	66
8	Los Angeles Clippers	35	29	.547	18.0	64
9	Sacramento Kings	33	30	.524	19.5	63
10	Dallas Mavericks	32	33	.492	21.5	65
11	Phoenix Suns	30	34	.469	23.0	64
12	Portland Trail Blazers	28	37	.431	25.5	65
13	San Antonio Spurs	26	36	.419	26.0	62
14	New Orleans Pelicans	17	48	.262	36.5	65
15	Utah Jazz	15	49	.234	38.0	64

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: 32–33 (Home: 19–15; Road: 13–18)
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 : 9–6 (home: 5–2; road: 4–4) 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 W 123–120 Naji Marshall (26) P. J. Washington (13) Kyrie Irving (6) Ball Arena 19,923 9–7 17 November 24 @ Miami L 118–123 (OT) Kyrie Irving (27) Dereck Lively II (13) Spencer Dinwiddie (7) Kaseya Center 19,714 9–8 18 November 25 @ Atlanta W 129–119 Kyrie Irving (32) P. J. Washington (10) Kyrie Irving (6) State Farm Arena 17,186 10–8 19 November 27 New York W 129–114 Naji Marshall (24) P. J. Washington (10) Spencer Dinwiddie (9) American Airlines Center 20,413 11–8 20 November 30 @ Utah W 106–94 Kyrie Irving (30) Gafford, Washington (11) Spencer Dinwiddie (10) Delta Center 18,175 12–8
December: 8–5 (home: 3–2; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 December 1 @ Portland W 137–131 Luka Dončić (36) Dončić, Kleber (7) Luka Dončić (13) Moda Center 16,205 13–8 22 December 3 Memphis W 121–116 Luka Dončić (37) Luka Dončić (12) P. J. Washington (7) American Airlines Center 20,277 14–8 23 December 5 @ Washington W 137–101 Kyrie Irving (25) Dereck Lively II (11) Luka Dončić (10) Capital One Arena 15,921 15–8 24 December 7 @ Toronto W 125–118 Luka Dončić (30) Luka Dončić (13) Luka Dončić (11) Scotiabank Arena 19,625 16–8 25 December 10 @ Oklahoma City L 104–118 Marshall, Thompson (19) Dereck Lively II (13) three players (5) Paycom Center 17,724 16–9 26 December 15 @ Golden State W 143–133 Luka Dončić (45) Luka Dončić (11) Luka Dončić (13) Chase Center 18,064 17–9 27 December 19 L.A. Clippers L 95–118 Klay Thompson (22) P. J. Washington (9) Spencer Dinwiddie (7) American Airlines Center 20,044 17–10 28 December 21 L.A. Clippers W 113–97 Quentin Grimes (20) Dereck Lively II (11) Dinwiddie, Irving (6) American Airlines Center 20,102 18–10 29 December 23 Portland W 132–108 Luka Dončić (27) Luka Dončić (7) Luka Dončić (7) American Airlines Center 20,225 19–10 30 December 25 Minnesota L 99–105 Kyrie Irving (39) Dereck Lively II (10) Dereck Lively II (3) American Airlines Center 20,341 19–11 31 December 27 @ Phoenix W 98–89 Kyrie Irving (20) Maxi Kleber (7) Irving, Thompson (5) Footprint Center 17,071 20–11 32 December 28 @ Portland L 122–126 Kyrie Irving (46) Daniel Gafford (9) Maxi Kleber (5) Moda Center 19,335 20–12 33 December 30 @ Sacramento L 100–110 Spencer Dinwiddie (30) Quentin Grimes (7) Spencer Dinwiddie (6) Golden 1 Center 19,335 20–13
January: 6–10 (home: 4–5; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 1 @ Houston L 99–110 Quentin Grimes (17) Kyrie Irving (7) Dereck Lively II (6) Toyota Center 18,055 20–14 35 January 3 Cleveland L 122–134 Quentin Grimes (26) Dereck Lively II (11) Quentin Grimes (6) American Airlines Center 20,231 20–15 36 January 6 @ Memphis L 104–119 P. J. Washington (17) Dereck Lively II (12) Quentin Grimes (6) FedExForum 16,412 20–16 37 January 7 L.A. Lakers W 118–97 Quentin Grimes (23) Quentin Grimes (9) Spencer Dinwiddie (8) American Airlines Center 20,126 21–16 38 January 9 Portland W 117–111 Jaden Hardy (25) Dereck Lively II (16) Spencer Dinwiddie (5) American Airlines Center 19,241 22–16 39 January 12 Denver L 101–112 Klay Thompson (25) three players (6) Spencer Dinwiddie (10) American Airlines Center 20,031 22–17 40 January 14 Denver L 99–118 Daniel Gafford (13) P. J. Washington (8) Quentin Grimes (5) American Airlines Center 19,798 22–18 41 January 15 @ New Orleans L 116–119 Daniel Gafford (27) P. J. Washington (14) Naji Marshall (10) Smoothie King Center 16,488 22–19 42 January 17 Oklahoma City W 106–98 Kyrie Irving (25) Naji Marshall (10) Irving, Washington (5) American Airlines Center 20,311 23–19 43 January 20 @ Charlotte L 105–110 Kyrie Irving (33) Daniel Gafford (15) Naji Marshall (4) Spectrum Center 19,314 23–20 44 January 22 Minnesota L 114–115 Kyrie Irving (36) Daniel Gafford (12) Kyrie Irving (9) American Airlines Center 20,025 23–21 45 January 23 @ Oklahoma City W 121–115 Spencer Dinwiddie (28) P. J. Washington (19) Irving, Kleber (4) Paycom Center 18,203 24–21 46 January 25 Boston L 107–122 Kyrie Irving (22) Daniel Gafford (15) Kyrie Irving (5) American Airlines Center 20,421 24–22 47 January 27 Washington W 130–108 Klay Thompson (23) P. J. Washington (9) Spencer Dinwiddie (9) American Airlines Center 20,031 25–22 48 January 29 @ New Orleans W 137–136 Irving, Washington (25) P. J. Washington (14) P. J. Washington (8) Smoothie King Center 15,656 26–22 49 January 31 @ Detroit L 102–117 Kyrie Irving (28) P. J. Washington (13) Dinwiddie, Thompson (4) Little Caesars Arena 20,062 26–23
February: 6–5 (home: 5–1; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 2 @ Cleveland L 101–144 Jaden Hardy (21) Kylor Kelley (11) Olivier-Maxence Prosper (4) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 26–24 51 February 4 @ Philadelphia L 116–118 Kyrie Irving (34) Christie, Irving (9) Spencer Dinwiddie (7) Wells Fargo Center 19,756 26–25 52 February 6 @ Boston W 127–120 Klay Thompson (25) Daniel Gafford (15) Exum, Gafford (5) TD Garden 19,156 27–25 53 February 8 Houston W 116–105 Anthony Davis (26) Anthony Davis (16) Anthony Davis (7) American Airlines Center 20,303 28–25 54 February 10 Sacramento L 128–129 (OT) Kyrie Irving (30) Kyrie Irving (9) Kyrie Irving (7) American Airlines Center 19,726 28–26 55 February 12 Golden State W 111–107 Kyrie Irving (42) Naji Marshall (8) Edwards, Prosper (6) American Airlines Center 20,311 29–26 56 February 13 Miami W 118–113 Danté Exum (27) Edwards, Marshall (9) Spencer Dinwiddie (6) American Airlines Center 19,935 30–26 All-Star Game 57 February 21 New Orleans W 111–103 Kyrie Irving (35) Naji Marshall (10) Spencer Dinwiddie (7) American Airlines Center 20,125 31–26 58 February 23 @ Golden State L 102–126 Irving, Washington (17) Kessler Edwards (8) Danté Exum (5) Chase Center 18,064 31–27 59 February 25 @ L.A. Lakers L 99–107 Kyrie Irving (35) P. J. Washington (10) Max Christie (6) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 31–28 60 February 27 Charlotte W 103–96 Kyrie Irving (25) Moses Brown (11) Naji Marshall (6) American Airlines Center 20,009 32–28
March: 0–5 (home: 0–4; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 1 Milwaukee L 117–132 Kyrie Irving (31) Moses Brown (9) Klay Thompson (5) American Airlines Center 20,272 32–29 62 March 3 Sacramento L 98–122 Kai Jones (21) Kai Jones (8) Dinwiddie, Marshall (6) American Airlines Center 19,711 32–30 63 March 5 @ Milwaukee L 107–137 Klay Thompson (28) Naji Marshall (11) Brandon Williams (8) Fiserv Forum 17,341 32–31 64 March 7 Memphis L 111–122 Brandon Williams (31) Naji Marshall (17) Brandon Williams (6) American Airlines Center 20,010 32–32 65 March 9 Phoenix L 116–125 Naji Marshall (34) Naji Marshall (9) Naji Marshall (10) American Airlines Center 20,013 32–33 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	4	3	1	470	462	+8	Advance to knockout stage
2	Dallas Mavericks	4	3	1	493	447	+46
3	Denver Nuggets	4	2	2	455	449	+6
4	Memphis Grizzlies	4	1	3	464	475	−11
5	New Orleans Pelicans	4	1	3	409	458	−49

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2024–25 game log Total: 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2)
NBA Cup: 3–2 (home: 2–0; road: 1–2) 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 W 123–120 Naji Marshall (26) P. J. Washington (13) Kyrie Irving (6) Ball Arena 19,923 2–1 4 December 3 Memphis W 121–116 Luka Dončić (37) Luka Dončić (12) P. J. Washington (7) American Airlines Center 20,277 3–1 5 December 10 @ Oklahoma City L 104–118 Marshall, Thompson (19) Dereck Lively II (13) three players (5) Paycom Center 17,724 3–2

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)
February 2, 2025[13][14]	Three-team trade
	To Dallas Mavericks Max Christie (from Los Angeles) Anthony Davis (from Los Angeles) 2029 LAL first-round pick	To Los Angeles Lakers Luka Dončić (from Dallas) Maxi Kleber (from Dallas) Markieff Morris (from Dallas)
	To Utah Jazz Jalen Hood-Schifino (from Los Angeles) 2025 DAL second-round pick (from Dallas) 2025 LAC second-round pick (from Los Angeles)
February 4, 2025[15]	To Dallas Mavericks Caleb Martin	To Philadelphia 76ers Quentin Grimes 2025 second-round pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Ref.
Brandon Williams	July 12	[16]
Markieff Morris	September 12	[17]

Additions

Player	Date	Former team	Ref.
Naji Marshall	July 6	New Orleans Pelicans	[18]
Jazian Gortman	July 13	Rip City Remix	[19]
Emanuel Miller		TCU Horned Frogs
Spencer Dinwiddie	August 3	Los Angeles Lakers	[20]
Jamarion Sharp		Ole Miss Rebels
Kessler Edwards	August 8	Sacramento Kings	[21]
A. J. Lawson	October 11	Dallas Mavericks	[22]
Jamir Chaplin	October 18	Little Rock Trojans	[23]
Jarod Lucas		Nevada Wolf Pack
Kylor Kelley	January 25	South Bay Lakers	[24]
Moses Brown	February 20 (10-day)	Westchester Knicks	[25]
Kai Jones	March 3	Los Angeles Clippers	[26]

Subtractions

Player	Date	New team	Ref.
Derrick Jones Jr.	July 10	Los Angeles Clippers	[27]
Alex Fudge	August 8		[21]
Greg Brown III	September 11	Mexico City Capitanes	[28]
A. J. Lawson	October 8	Dallas Mavericks (TW)	[29]
A. J. Lawson	October 18	Toronto Raptors	[30]
Emanuel Miller		Texas Legends
Jamarion Sharp		Texas Legends
Jamir Chaplin	October 19		[31]
Jarod Lucas		Texas Legends
Jazian Gortman	January 25		[24]
Kylor Kelley	March 3		[32]

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)