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Who are the top Dallas Mavericks of all time? Here is our top 10 countdown:
10. Brad Davis: in a dozen seasons with Dallas, Davis is second to only Dirk Nowitzki in games played as a Maverick, averaging 8.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
9. Jason Terry: one of the best three-point shooters in NBA history, Terry spent eight years of his prime in Dallas, putting up 16.1 points per game and winning Sixth Man of the Year in 2008-2009 while also playing a key role in the team’s first NBA title.
8. Derek Harper: perhaps surprisingly the current franchise career leader in both assists and steals, Harper played nearly a dozen seasons in Dallas with averages of 14.4 points and 5.9 assists per game, along with a pair of All-Defensive selections.
7. Steve Nash: before becoming a 2x MVP with the Phoenix Suns, Nash slowly blossomed into a star with the Mavericks, averaging 14.6 points and 7.2 assists per game across six seasons and earning his first two All-Star nods.
6. Michael Finley: consistently one of the league leaders in minutes played in his prime, Finley was an all-around star in his eight plus seasons with the Mavericks, averaging 19.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game with a pair of All-Star selections.
5. Jason Kidd: a quintessential “big” point guard, Kidd had two separate stints with Dallas at the beginning and end of his career – across roughly eight seasons with the Mavericks, he was a 3x All-Star who averaged 8.4 assists per game and led the team to a title in 2010-2011.
4. Rolando Blackman: one of the team’s early franchise faces, Blackman averaged 19.2 points per game across his 11 seasons with the Mavericks and represented the team as an All-Star 4x.
3. Mark Aguirre: drafted #1 overall by the Mavericks in 1981, Aguirre played his first seven-and-half NBA seasons with Dallas and was one of the team’s first stars, averaging 24.6 points per game with three All-Star selections.
2. Luka Doncic: acquired by the Mavericks in a 2018 draft day trade for Trae Young, Doncic has been a superstar from day 1 – after winning Rookie of the Year honors, he has been an All-Star and All-NBA every season since, averaging over 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists per game for his career while already ranking top 10 all-time in career triple-doubles.
1. Dirk Nowitzki: the greatest European-born player and arguably the best shooting big man in NBA history, Nowitzki played his entire 21-year career with the Mavericks and was a 12x All-NBA selection and 2006-2007 MVP who led Dallas to their first (and currently only) NBA championship and is the all-time leading scorer among foreign-born players.
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Note: All statistics as of time of publication.
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