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Dallas Mavericks History
The Mavericks joined the NBA as an expansion franchise in the 1980–81 season, becoming the league’s third team in Texas, joining the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets. The Mavericks struggled in their inaugural season, but quickly improved.
Their win totals increased in each of their first four seasons. Led by Mark Aguirre, who became the franchise's first All-Star, they reached the playoffs for the first time in the 1983–84 season. The Mavericks went on to qualify for the playoffs for five consecutive seasons, culminating in a trip to the Western Conference Finals in 1987–88. They came within one win of the NBA Finals, losing to the Lakers in seven games.
Dallas struggled throughout the '90s, but a new era began when the Mavericks acquired Dirk Nowitzki in 1998. Ownership of the team was sold to Mark Cuban in January of 2000. Cuban immediately began to revitalize the franchise, building around a central trio of Nowitzki, point guard Steve Nash and wing Michael Finley. In Cuban's inaugural year owning the Mavericks, they made the playoffs for the first time in 11 years. This began a streak in which they qualified for the playoffs for 12 consecutive seasons. In the 2011 NBA Finals, they defeated the Miami HEAT in six games to win the only championship in franchise history.
Nowitzki retired in 2019 and passed the torch to Luka Dončić, who led the Mavericks to three straight playoff berths, including the 2022 Western Conference Finals.
Dallas Mavericks Team Info
Conference: Western
Division: Southwest
Year Founded: 1980
Team Colors: Royal Blue, Navy Blue, Silver, Black
Team Rivals: Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Miami HEAT
Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center
The American Airlines Center (also known as "the AAC") has been the home of the Dallas Mavericks since it opened in 2001. The Mavs share the arena with the Dallas Stars of the NHL. American Airlines bought the naming rights to the arena in March of 1999, six months before construction of the facility broke ground.
