2015–16 Dallas Mavericks season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
2015–16 Dallas Mavericks season | |||
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Head coach | Rick Carlisle | ||
General manager | Donnie Nelson | ||
President | Donnie Nelson | ||
Owner(s) | Mark Cuban | ||
Arena | American Airlines Center | ||
Results | |||
Record | 42–40 (.512) | ||
Place | Division: 2nd (Southwest) Conference: 6th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Thunder 1–4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television |
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Radio | KESN | ||
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The 2015–16 Dallas Mavericks season was the 36th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks finished second in the Southwest Division and sixth in the Western Conference with a 42–40 record. The Mavs' season ended with a 1–4 first round playoff series loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Mavericks would not qualify for the playoffs again until 2020. This season also marked the final career playoff appearance of Dirk Nowitzki until his retirement in 2019.
Key dates
- June 25: The 2015 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Mavericks selected Justin Anderson with the 21st overall pick in the draft.
- July 1: 2015 NBA free agency begins.
Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School |
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1 | 21 | Justin Anderson | SG/SF | ![]() | Virginia |
2 | 52 | Satnam Singh Bhamara | C | ![]() | IMG Academy (HS Pg.) |
Standings
Conference
Western Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z – Golden State Warriors * | 73 | 9 | .890 | – | 82 |
2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 67 | 15 | .817 | 6.0 | 82 |
3 | y – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 55 | 27 | .671 | 18.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 20.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 29.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
7 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 32.0 | 82 |
9 | Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 33.0 | 82 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
11 | Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
12 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 43.0 | 82 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 44.0 | 82 |
14 | Phoenix Suns | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50.0 | 82 |
15 | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56.0 | 82 |
Division
Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – San Antonio Spurs | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 40–1 | 27–14 | 15–1 | 82 |
x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 25.0 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 7–9 | 82 |
x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 25.0 | 26–15 | 16–25 | 7–9 | 82 |
x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 26.0 | 23–18 | 18–23 | 8–8 | 82 |
New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | 21–20 | 9–32 | 4–12 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
2015–16 game log Total: 0–7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 0–7 (home: 0–3; road: 0–4)
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2015–16 season schedule |
Regular season
2015–16 game log Total: 42–40 (home: 23–18; road: 19–22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
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November : 9–7 (home: 5–2; road: 4–5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December : 9–5 (home: 5–3; road: 4–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January : 9–9 (home: 5–3; road: 4–6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February : 4–6 (home: 3–4; road: 1–2)
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March : 5–10 (home: 3–5; road: 2–5)
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April : 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1)
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2015–16 season schedule |
Playoffs
2016 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
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Player statistics
Ragular season
Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Raymond Felton | PG | 80 | 31 | 2,192 | 258 | 284 | 68 | 15 | 763 | 27.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | .9 | .2 | 9.5 |
Wesley Matthews | SF | 78 | 78 | 2,644 | 238 | 151 | 78 | 17 | 977 | 33.9 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .2 | 12.5 |
Zaza Pachulia | C | 76 | 69 | 2,004 | 718 | 128 | 64 | 22 | 650 | 26.4 | 9.4 | 1.7 | .8 | .3 | 8.6 |
Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 75 | 75 | 2,364 | 489 | 132 | 52 | 52 | 1,372 | 31.5 | 6.5 | 1.8 | .7 | .7 | 18.3 |
J. J. Barea | PG | 74 | 16 | 1,667 | 152 | 302 | 26 | 2 | 808 | 22.5 | 2.1 | 4.1 | .4 | .0 | 10.9 |
Dwight Powell | PF | 69 | 2 | 992 | 273 | 44 | 36 | 24 | 399 | 14.4 | 4.0 | .6 | .5 | .3 | 5.8 |
Deron Williams | PG | 65 | 63 | 2,106 | 190 | 378 | 61 | 14 | 918 | 32.4 | 2.9 | 5.8 | .9 | .2 | 14.1 |
Devin Harris | PG | 64 | 0 | 1,280 | 138 | 118 | 60 | 13 | 487 | 20.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | .9 | .2 | 7.6 |
Charlie Villanueva | PF | 62 | 4 | 665 | 152 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 319 | 10.7 | 2.5 | .4 | .3 | .2 | 5.1 |
Chandler Parsons | SF | 61 | 51 | 1,799 | 285 | 169 | 46 | 21 | 837 | 29.5 | 4.7 | 2.8 | .8 | .3 | 13.7 |
Justin Anderson | SF | 55 | 9 | 647 | 132 | 29 | 19 | 25 | 208 | 11.8 | 2.4 | .5 | .3 | .5 | 3.8 |
Salah Mejri | C | 34 | 6 | 397 | 123 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 125 | 11.7 | 3.6 | .3 | .2 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
JaVale McGee | C | 34 | 2 | 370 | 133 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 172 | 10.9 | 3.9 | .1 | .1 | .8 | 5.1 |
Jeremy Evans | SF | 30 | 2 | 251 | 54 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 71 | 8.4 | 1.8 | .1 | .2 | .3 | 2.4 |
David Lee† | PF | 25 | 1 | 433 | 175 | 30 | 10 | 15 | 213 | 17.3 | 7.0 | 1.2 | .4 | .6 | 8.5 |
John Jenkins† | SG | 21 | 1 | 193 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 9.2 | 1.0 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 3.3 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.
Playoffs
Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Wesley Matthews | SF | 5 | 5 | 173 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 34.6 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .0 | 13.0 |
Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 5 | 5 | 170 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 4.8 | 1.6 | .4 | .6 | 20.4 |
Raymond Felton | PG | 5 | 4 | 172 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 34.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1.2 | .0 | 15.0 |
Zaza Pachulia | C | 5 | 4 | 112 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 22.4 | 5.4 | 3.2 | .6 | .2 | 6.6 |
Justin Anderson | SF | 5 | 1 | 95 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | .8 | .6 | 9.4 |
Devin Harris | PG | 5 | 0 | 121 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 24.2 | 2.8 | 1.6 | .6 | .0 | 7.8 |
J. J. Barea | PG | 4 | 2 | 100 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | .0 | .0 | 6.3 |
Salah Mejri | C | 4 | 1 | 76 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19.0 | 3.3 | .3 | .8 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
Dwight Powell | PF | 4 | 0 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 16.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | 6.0 |
Charlie Villanueva | PF | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5.0 | .5 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 2.3 |
Deron Williams | PG | 3 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 16.3 | .7 | 2.7 | .3 | .0 | 5.0 |
David Lee | PF | 2 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.5 | 3.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 6.0 |
JaVale McGee | C | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7.0 | 1.5 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 2.0 |
Roster
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Milestones
- On December 23, 2015, Dirk Nowitzki passed Shaquille O'Neal to move into sixth place on the all-time scoring list.[1]
Transactions
Trades
July 9, 2015 | To Dallas Mavericks[2] Zaza Pachulia | To Milwaukee Bucks[2] Future second-round draft pick |
Free agents
Re-signed
Player | Signed |
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José Juan Barea[3] | Signed 4-year contract worth $16 million |
Charlie Villanueva[4] | Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum |
Additions
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Brandon Ashley[5] | Signed 3-year contract worth $2.4 million | University of Arizona |
Samuel Dalembert[6] | Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum | New York Knicks |
Jeremy Evans[7] | Signed 2-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Utah Jazz |
Jarrid Famous[8] | Signed 3-year contract worth the veteran minimum | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
Tu Holloway[9] | Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Mets de Guaynabo |
John Jenkins[8] | Signed 3-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Atlanta Hawks |
David Lee[10] | Signed 1-year contract worth $2.1 million | Boston Celtics |
Wesley Matthews[11] | Signed 4-year contract worth $70 million | Portland Trail Blazers |
JaVale McGee[12] | Signed 2-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Philadelphia 76ers |
Salah Mejri[13] | Signed 3-year contract | Real Madrid |
Maurice Ndour[14] | Signed 3-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Ohio |
Deron Williams[15] | Signed 2-year contract worth $10 million | Brooklyn Nets |
Jamil Wilson[5] | Signed 3-year contract worth $2.4 million | Bakersfield Jam |
Subtractions
Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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Al-Farouq Aminu[16] | Signed 4-year contract worth $30 million | Portland Trail Blazers |
Brandon Ashley[17] | Waived | Texas Legends |
Tyson Chandler[18] | Signed 4-year contract worth $52 million | Phoenix Suns |
Samuel Dalembert[17] | Waived | Shanxi Zhongyu |
Monta Ellis[19] | Signed 4-year contract worth $44 million | Indiana Pacers |
Jarrid Famous[20] | Waived | Fujian Sturgeons |
Tu Holloway[17] | Waived | Texas Legends |
Bernard James[21] | Team renounced rights | Shanghai Sharks |
Richard Jefferson[22] | Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million | Cleveland Cavaliers |
John Jenkins[10] | Waived | Phoenix Suns |
DeAndre Jordan[23] | Opted out of contract; Signed 4-year contract worth $88 million | Los Angeles Clippers |
Maurice Ndour[24] | Waived | Real Madrid |
Rajon Rondo[25] | Signed 1-year contract worth $9.5 million | Sacramento Kings |
Greg Smith[26] | Not re-signed | Raptors 905 |
Amar'e Stoudemire[27] | Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Miami Heat |
Jamil Wilson[17] | Waived | Texas Legends |
References
- ^ "Dirk Nowitzki moves into 6th place on NBA's all-time scoring list". ESPN. December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ a b "Mavericks Acquire center Zaza Pachulia from Bucks". mavs.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Mavericks re-sign guard Jose Juan Barea". mavs.com. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "Mavericks re-sign forward Charlie Villanueva". Mavs.com. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ a b "Mavericks sign Jamil Wilson and Brandon Ashley". mavs.com. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ "Mavericks sign center Samuel Dalembert". mavs.com. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ "Mavericks sign forward Jeremy Evans". mavs.com. July 31, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ a b "Mavs sign John Jenkins and Jarrid Famous". mavs.com. July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ^ "Mavs add Tu Holloway to preseason roster". Mavs.com. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ a b "Mavericks sign free agent David Lee". mavs.com. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "Dallas Mavericks sign guard Wesley Matthews". mavs.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Mavericks sign center Javale Mcgee". mavs.com. August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ "Mavs sign pick-and-roll threat Salah Mejri". mavs.com. July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ "Mavs sign Maurice Ndour". mavs.com. July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Mavs find their quarterback in Deron Williams". mavs.com. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Trail Blazers Sign Forward Al-Farouq Aminu". nba.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Mavericks waive Dalembert, three others". nba.com. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ "Suns Sign Tyson Chandler". nba.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Pacers Sign Veteran Free Agent Monta Ellis". nba.com. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Mavericks waive Jarrid Famous, sign Tu Holloway". InsideHoops.com. October 22, 2015. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ "Bernard James Rumors". hoopsrumors.com. July 31, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Cavs Sign Forward Richard Jefferson". nba.com. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ "Clippers Re-Sign Jordan and Sign Johnson". nba.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "Sources: Mavericks waive Maurice Ndour to finalize roster". sports.yahoo.com. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ "Kings Sign Rondo, Belinelli, Koufos". nba.com. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "Raptors 905 Acquires DeAndre Daniels and Greg Smith". nba.com. January 5, 2016. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "HEAT Signs Amar'e Stoudemire". nba.com. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
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Dallas Mavericks
- Founded in 1980
- Based in Dallas, Texas
- Reunion Arena (1980-2001)
- American Airlines Center (2001-present)
- Owner(s)
- Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont
- President
- Nico Harrison
- General manager
- Nico Harrison
- Head coach
- Jason Kidd
- CEO
- Cynt Marshall