Dallas Mavericks Team Profile

Dallas Mavericks is a National Basketball Association team based in Dallas , Texas . The Maverick is one of the seven teams In the Midwest DivisDallas Mavericksion of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association. The franchise plays in Reunion Arena in Dallas , Texas and wear jerseys of blue, white and green. The Dallas team's name derives from Texas 's history cattle ranching. The Dallas began NBA play in the 1980-81 season, after the NBA granted an expansion team franchise to real estate developer Donald J. Carter. The Mavericks' draft picks in their first seven years yielded talented players such as guards Rolando Blackman and Derek Harper, Forwards Mark Aguirre, Detlef Schrempf and Roy Tarpley and center Sam Perkins. By 1988, the Maverick had became a Western Conference power and gave the Magic Johnson-led Los Angeles Lakers a tough competition in the Conference Finals, but the Lakers were at height of their run defeating Dallas Maverick on their way to second consecutive championship. The 1996-97 season saw a number of changes to the franchise and that created the foundation of their later success. Don Nelson was hired as general manager and Michael Finley was brought from Phoenix Suns. The additions of Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash in 1988 helped the franchise to go to their first playoffs appearance in eleven years in 2001.

Before the start of the 2004-05 season, the Mavericks once again underwent several major roster changes. Dallas acquired Jerry Stackhouse, the number 5 overall draft pick that netted rookie point guard Devin Harris, Erick Dampier, Alan Henderson and Jason Terry. Avery Johnson, the Mavericks head coach as of March 2005 has focused on defense and has propelled the Mavericks from an all-offense team. Josh Howard and Devin Harris are new talents in the franchise. The Maverick 25 th anniversary season proved to be another successful one. They finished with a record of 58-24, second best in franchise history. The team made their fifth appearance in the NBA Playoffs and their 11 th overall, tying the longest streak of consecutive playoff appearances in franchise history. Dallas Maverick has won one Division Title. Dallas Mavericks have the best record in the Western Conference and are trailing behind the Detroit Pistons by only a half game for the best record in the NBA as of March, 2006.

Dallas Mavericks Team Roster

NO.	PLAYER	POS.	HT.	WT.	BORN	COLLEGE	'07 SALARY
13	Maurice Ager	G	6-5	202	02/09/84	Michigan State	$906,480
11	Jose Juan Barea	G	6-0	175	06/26/84	Northeastern	$412,718
33	Brandon Bass	F	6-8	240	04/30/85	LSU	$664,209
1	Greg Buckner	SG	6-4	210	09/16/76	Clemson	$3,240,741
25	Erick Dampier	C	6-11	265	07/14/75	Mississippi State	$9,628,000
7	DeSagana Diop	FC	7-0	280	01/30/82		$1,998,000
33	Nick Fazekas	F	6-11	235	06/17/85	Nevada
40	Devean George	GF	6-8	235	08/29/77	Augsburg	$1,974,259
34	Devin Harris	PG	6-3	185	02/27/83	Wisconsin	$3,153,120
5	Josh Howard	GF	6-7	210	04/28/80	Wake Forest	$1,667,603
6	Eddie Jones	GF	6-6	200	10/20/71	Temple	$337,238
28	DJ Mbenga	C	7-0	255	12/30/80		$1,628,959
41	Dirk Nowitzki	PF	7-0	245	06/19/78		$15,101,622
9	Renaldas Seibutis	G	6-6	185	07/23/85
42	Jerry Stackhouse	GF	6-6	218	11/05/74	North Carolina	$9,296,874
31	Jason Terry	G	6-2	180	09/15/77	Arizona	$8,100,000
93	Reyshawn Terry	F	6-8	232	04/07/84	North Carolina