2015–16 Dallas Mavericks season

2015–16 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach	Rick Carlisle
General manager	Donnie Nelson
Owner(s)	Mark Cuban
Arena	American Airlines Center
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 2nd (Southwest) Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost to Thunder 1–4 (First Round)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FS Southwest, KTXA
Radio	KESN

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.

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
1	21	Justin Anderson	SG/SF	United States	Virginia
2	52	Satnam Singh Bhamara	C	India	IMG Academy (HS Pg.)

Standings

Conference

Western Conference
#	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
y – San Antonio Spurs	67	15	.817	0.0	40–1	27–14	14–2	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
Pre-season: 0–7 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 6 Denver L 86–96 Charlie Villanueva (18) Pachulia, Villanueva (8) J.J. Barea (7) American Airlines Center 17,038 0–1 2 October 7 @ Houston L 82–109 John Jenkins (19) Samuel Dalembert (8) Raymond Felton (6) Toyota Center 16,839 0–2 3 October 13 @ Oklahoma City L 88–100 John Jenkins (26) Jeremy Evans (8) J.J. Barea (6) BOK Center 17,978 0–3 4 October 16 Atlanta L 84–91 John Jenkins (16) Salah Mejri (8) J.J. Barea (7) American Airlines Center 19,315 0–4 5 October 19 @ Cleveland L 97–103 John Jenkins (26) Salah Mejri (8) Raymond Felton (7) Quicken Loans Arena 18,768 0–5 6 October 21 Phoenix L 87–99 John Jenkins (22) Zaza Pachulia (12) Felton, Wilson (3) American Airlines Center 18,247 0–6 7 October 23 Chicago L 102–103 Dirk Nowitzki (19) Dwight Powell (11) J.J. Barea (6) Pinnacle Bank Arena 15,297 0–7
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season

2015–16 game log Total: 42–40 (Home: 23–18; Road: 19–22)
October: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28 @ Phoenix W 111–95 Raymond Felton (18) Zaza Pachulia (10) Deron Williams (7) US Airways Center 18,055 1–0 2 October 29 @ L.A. Clippers L 88–104 John Jenkins (17) Pachulia, Powell (8) J.J. Barea (9) Staples Center 19,218 1–1
November : 9–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 1 @ L.A. Lakers W 103–93 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Zaza Pachulia (12) Deron Williams (8) Staples Center 18,997 2–1 4 November 3 Toronto L 91–102 Dirk Nowitzki (18) Dwight Powell (10) Devin Harris (6) American Airlines Center 20,034 2–2 5 November 5 Charlotte L 92–108 Deron Williams (15) Zaza Pachulia (10) J.J. Barea (6) American Airlines Center 19,635 2–3 6 November 7 New Orleans W 107–98 Deron Williams (19) Zaza Pachulia (14) Devin Harris (6) American Airlines Center 20,454 3–3 7 November 10 @ New Orleans L 105–120 Dirk Nowitzki (18) Charlie Villanueva (9) J.J. Barea (5) Smoothie King Center 17,128 3–4 8 November 11 L.A. Clippers W 118–108 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Dirk Nowitzki (11) J.J. Barea (7) American Airlines Center 17,128 4–4 9 November 13 L.A. Lakers W 90–82 Zaza Pachulia (18) Zaza Pachulia (16) Deron Williams (7) American Airlines Center 20,260 5–4 10 November 14 @ Houston W 110–98 Raymond Felton (23) Dwight Powell (9) J.J. Barea (8) Toyota Center 18,231 6–4 11 November 16 @ Philadelphia W 92–86 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Dwight Powell (8) Deron Williams (6) Wells Fargo Center 11,555 7–4 12 November 18 @ Boston W 106–102 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Zaza Pachulia (12) Deron Williams (6) TD Garden 17,262 8–4 13 November 20 Utah W 102–93 Deron Williams (23) Zaza Pachulia (12) Deron Williams (8) American Airlines Center 20,028 9–4 14 November 22 @ Oklahoma City L 114–117 Deron Williams (20) Zaza Pachulia (10) Pachulia, Williams (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 9–5 15 November 24 @ Memphis L 96–110 Barea, Felton (16) Nowitzki, Pachulia (10) Barea, Matthews (4) FedExForum 17,381 9–6 16 November 25 @ San Antonio L 83–88 Wesley Matthews (15) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Deron Williams (9) AT&T Center 18,418 9–7 17 November 28 Denver W 92–81 Deron Williams (22) Zaza Pachulia (12) Matthews, Williams (4) American Airlines Center 20,339 10–7 18 November 30 @ Sacramento L 98–112 Chandler Parsons (14) Zaza Pachulia (10) Felton, Williams (7) Sleep Train Arena 16,937 10–8
December : 9–5 (Home: 5–3; Road: 4–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 1 @ Portland W 115–112 (OT) Deron Williams (30) Zaza Pachulia (21) Deron Williams (8) Moda Center 19,393 11–8 20 December 4 Houston L 96–100 Deron Williams (22) Zaza Pachulia (11) Deron Williams (6) American Airlines Center 20,339 11–9 21 December 6 @ Washington W 116–104 Wesley Matthews (36) Raymond Felton (10) Deron Williams (9) Verizon Center 16,394 12–9 22 December 7 @ New York W 104–97 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Zaza Pachulia (8) Deron Williams (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 13–9 23 December 9 Atlanta L 95–98 Deron Williams (18) Zaza Pachulia (17) Deron Williams (6) American Airlines Center 19,936 13–10 24 December 12 Washington L 111–114 Wesley Matthews (28) Zaza Pachulia (12) Deron Williams (11) American Airlines Center 20,088 13–11 25 December 14 Phoenix W 104–94 Deron Williams (18) Zaza Pachulia (12) Felton, Nowitzki (4) American Airlines Center 19,822 14–11 26 December 16 @ Indiana L 81–107 Raymond Felton (16) Zaza Pachulia (14) Deron Williams (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,824 14–12 27 December 18 Memphis W 97–88 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Zaza Pachulia (18) Chandler Parsons (7) American Airlines Center 20,199 15–12 28 December 22 @ Toronto L 99–103 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Dirk Nowitzki (7) Deron Williams (6) Air Canada Centre 19,800 15–13 29 December 23 @ Brooklyn W 119–118 (OT) J.J. Barea (32) Chandler Parsons (7) J.J. Barea (11) Barclays Center 15,994 16–13 30 December 26 Chicago W 118–111 J.J. Barea (26) Zaza Pachulia (12) three players (5) American Airlines Center 20,392 17–13 31 December 28 Milwaukee W 103–93 Wesley Matthews (22) Zaza Pachulia (8) J.J. Barea (5) American Airlines Center 20,300 18–13 32 December 30 Golden State W 114–91 J.J. Barea (23) Zaza Pachulia (15) J.J. Barea (6) American Airlines Center 20,494 19–13
January : 9–9 (Home: 5–3; Road: 4–6) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 1 @ Miami L 82–106 Zaza Pachulia (14) Zaza Pachulia (13) three players (5) American Airlines Arena 19,748 19–14 34 January 2 New Orleans L 98–105 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Zaza Pachulia (9) J.J. Barea (5) American Airlines Center 20,152 19–15 35 January 5 Sacramento W 117–116 (2OT) Deron Williams (25) Zaza Pachulia (17) three players (4) American Airlines Center 20,059 20–15 36 January 6 @ New Orleans W 100–91 Raymond Felton (22) Dwight Powell (10) Raymond Felton (6) CenturyLink Center 15,255 21–15 37 January 8 @ Milwaukee L 95–96 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Zaza Pachulia (12) Deron Williams (6) BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,409 21–16 38 January 10 @ Minnesota W 93–87 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Zaza Pachulia (11) Barea, Williams (4) Target Center 14,363 22–16 39 January 12 Cleveland L 107–110 (OT) Chandler Parsons (25) Zaza Pachulia (12) Deron Williams (10) American Airlines Center 20,347 22–17 40 January 13 @ Oklahoma City L 89–108 J.J Barea (18) Mejri, Powell (9) J.J Barea (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 22–18 41 January 15 @ Chicago W 83–77 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Zaza Pachulia (10) Deron Williams (6) United Center 22,056 23–18 42 January 17 @ San Antonio L 83–112 Dwight Powell (15) JaVale McGee (10) J.J Barea (4) AT&T Center 18,418 23–19 43 January 18 Boston W 118–113 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (31) Zaza Pachulia (19) Deron Williams (6) American Airlines Center 19,866 24–19 44 January 20 Minnesota W 106–94 (OT) Chandler Parsons (30) McGee, Parsons (8) three players (4) American Airlines Center 19,621 25–19 45 January 22 Oklahoma City L 106–109 Chandler Parsons (26) Zaza Pachulia (8) Pachulia, Williams (5) American Airlines Center 20,284 25–20 46 January 24 @ Houston L 104–115 Chandler Parsons (31) Salah Mejri (11) Deron Williams (5) Toyota Center 18,142 25–21 47 January 26 @ L.A. Lakers W 92–90 J.J. Barea (18) Chandler Parsons (9) Wesley Matthews (5) Staples Center 18,997 26–21 48 January 27 @ Golden State L 107–127 Chandler Parsons (23) Chandler Parsons (7) J.J. Barea (5) Oracle Arena 19,596 26–22 49 January 29 Brooklyn W 91–79 Chandler Parsons (19) Zaza Pachulia (12) Deron Williams (6) American Airlines Center 20,409 27–22 50 January 31 Phoenix W 91–78 Deron Williams (27) Zaza Pachulia (15) Raymond Felton (6) American Airlines Center 20,137 28–22
February : 4–6 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 51 February 1 @ Atlanta L 97–112 Chandler Parsons (19) Zaza Pachulia (13) J.J. Barea (4) Philips Arena 15,455 28–23 52 February 3 Miami L 90–93 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Zaza Pachulia (15) three players (4) American Airlines Center 20,385 28–24 53 February 5 San Antonio L 90–116 Anderson, Villanueva (13) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Raymond Felton (4) American Airlines Center 20,404 28–25 54 February 6 @ Memphis W 114–110 (OT) Chandler Parsons (26) Chandler Parsons (8) Deron Williams (11) FedExForum 18,119 29–25 55 February 9 Utah L 119–121 (OT) Chandler Parsons (24) Zaza Pachulia (11) J.J. Barea (6) American Airlines Center 19,394 29–26 All-Star Break 56 February 19 @ Orlando L 104–110 (OT) Chandler Parsons (24) Zaza Pachulia (11) Deron Williams (7) Amway Center 17,764 29–27 57 February 21 Philadelphia W 129–103 Wesley Matthews (21) Zaza Pachulia (10) Deron Williams (8) American Airlines Center 20,194 30–27 58 February 24 Oklahoma City L 103–116 Dirk Nowitzki (33) Zaza Pachulia (10) Raymond Felton (9) American Airlines Center 19,805 30–28 59 February 26 Denver W 122–116 (OT) Chandler Parsons (27) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Raymond Felton (6) American Airlines Center 20,298 31–28 60 February 28 Minnesota W 128–101 Chandler Parsons (29) David Lee (9) Deron Williams (8) American Airlines Center 20,289 32–28
March : 5–10 (Home: 3–5; Road: 2–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 1 Orlando W 121–108 Wesley Matthews (21) Zaza Pachulia (10) Deron Williams (6) American Airlines Center 19,546 33–28 62 March 3 Sacramento L 101–104 Chandler Parsons (28) David Lee (11) three players (5) American Airlines Center 19,910 33–29 63 March 6 @ Denver L 114–116 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (30) David Lee (12) Felton, Williams (5) Pepsi Center 14,802 33–30 64 March 7 L.A. Clippers L 90–109 Dirk Nowitzki (22) three players (8) Barea, Williams (4) American Airlines Center 20,002 33–31 65 March 9 Detroit L 96–102 Nowitzki, Parsons (25) Zaza Pachulia (13) Deron Williams (9) American Airlines Center 20,249 33–32 66 March 12 Indiana L 105–112 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Zaza Pachulia (9) Deron Williams (8) American Airlines Center 20,459 33–33 67 March 14 @ Charlotte W 107–96 Chandler Parsons (24) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Raymond Felton (12) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,686 34–33 68 March 16 @ Cleveland L 98–99 Lee, Nowitzki (20) Devin Harris (6) Chandler Parsons (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 34–34 69 March 18 Golden State L 112–130 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Deron Williams (7) American Airlines Center 20,515 34–35 70 March 20 Portland W 132–120 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (40) Salah Mejri (14) Deron Williams (16) American Airlines Center 20,351 35–35 71 March 23 @ Portland L 103–109 Wesley Matthews (22) Salah Mejri (12) Deron Williams (11) Moda Center 19,819 35–36 72 March 25 @ Golden State L 120–128 Wesley Matthews (26) Zaza Pachulia (13) Barea, Lee (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 35–37 73 March 27 @ Sacramento L 111–133 Raymond Felton (15) Lee, Powell (6) Raymond Felton (5) Sleep Train Arena 17,147 35–38 74 March 28 @ Denver W 97–88 J.J. Barea (18) Dwight Powell (7) J.J. Barea (11) Pepsi Center 14,844 36–38 75 March 30 New York W 91–89 J.J. Barea (26) Zaza Pachulia (9) J.J. Barea (7) American Airlines Center 20,435 37–38
April : 5–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 1 @ Detroit W 98–89 J.J. Barea (29) Zaza Pachulia (11) four players (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,031 38–38 77 April 3 @ Minnesota W 88–78 J.J. Barea (21) Justin Anderson (10) J.J. Barea (6) Target Center 16,117 39–38 78 April 6 Houston W 88–86 J.J. Barea (27) David Lee (8) J.J. Barea (8) American Airlines Center 20,108 40–38 79 April 8 Memphis W 103–93 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Justin Anderson (10) Raymond Felton (14) American Airlines Center 20,211 41–38 80 April 10 @ L.A. Clippers L 91–98 Raymond Felton (21) David Lee (7) Raymond Felton (5) Staples Center 19,170 41–39 81 April 11 @ Utah W 101–92 Deron Williams (23) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Deron Williams (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 42–39 82 April 13 San Antonio L 91–96 Raymond Felton (23) Zaza Pachulia (12) Deron Williams (7) American Airlines Center 20,346 42–40
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

2016 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
First Round: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 16 @ Oklahoma City L 70–108 Dirk Nowitzki (18) Pachulia, Powell (6) Barea, Williams (3) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 0–1 2 April 18 @ Oklahoma City W 85–84 Raymond Felton (21) Raymond Felton (11) Deron Williams (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 1–1 3 April 21 Oklahoma City L 102–131 Wesley Matthews (22) Dirk Nowitzki (5) J. J. Barea (7) American Airlines Center 20,150 1–2 4 April 23 Oklahoma City L 108–119 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Raymond Felton (8) American Airlines Center 20,516 1–3 5 April 25 @ Oklahoma City L 103–118 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Dwight Powell (9) Zaza Pachulia (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 1–4
2016 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

After all games.^[1]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Justin Anderson	55	9	11.8	.406	.265	.800	2.4	.5	.3	.5	3.8
José Juan Barea	74	16	22.5	.446	.385	.771	2.1	4.1	.4	.0	10.9
Jeremy Evans	30	2	8.4	.542	.250	.714	1.8	.1	.2	.3	2.4
Raymond Felton	80	31	27.4	.406	.282	.847	3.2	3.6	.9	.2	9.5
Devin Harris	64	0	20.0	.447	.329	.721	2.2	1.8	.9	.2	7.6
John Jenkins	21	1	9.2	.414	.158	.889	1.0	.4	.1	.0	3.3
David Lee	25	1	17.3	.636	.000	.738	7.0	1.2	.4	.6	8.5
Wesley Matthews	78	78	33.9	.388	.360	.863	3.1	1.9	1.0	.2	12.5
JaVale McGee	34	2	10.9	.575	.000	.500	3.9	.1	.1	.8	5.1
Salah Mejri	34	6	11.7	.628	.000	.587	3.6	.3	.2	1.1	3.7
Dirk Nowitzki	75	75	31.5	.448	.368	.893	6.5	1.8	.7	.7	18.3
Zaza Pachulia	76	69	26.4	.466	.000	.768	9.4	1.7	.8	.3	8.6
Chandler Parsons	61	51	29.5	.492	.416	.684	4.7	2.8	.8	.3	13.7
Dwight Powell	69	2	14.4	.493	.125	.739	4.0	.6	.5	.3	5.8
Charlie Villanueva	62	4	10.7	.382	.273	.917	2.5	.4	.3	.2	5.1
Deron Williams	65	63	32.4	.414	.344	.869	2.9	5.8	.9	.2	14.1

Playoffs

After all games.^[2]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Justin Anderson	5	1	19.0	.459	.333	.643	4.0	1.4	.8	.6	9.4
José Juan Barea	4	2	25.0	.324	.125	1.000	1.5	5.0	.0	.0	6.3
Raymond Felton	5	4	34.4	.464	.286	.636	4.6	4.6	1.2	.0	15.0
Devin Harris	5	0	24.2	.500	.308	.500	2.8	1.6	.6	.0	7.8
David Lee	2	0	16.5	.750	.000	.000	3.0	.5	.0	.0	6.0
Wesley Matthews	5	5	34.6	.333	.286	.789	3.6	1.2	1.2	.0	13.0
JaVale McGee	2	0	7.0	.500	.000	.333	1.5	.0	.5	.0	2.0
Salah Mejri	4	1	19.0	.700	.000	.417	3.3	.3	.8	1.3	4.8
Dirk Nowitzki	5	5	34.0	.494	.364	.941	5.0	1.6	.4	.6	20.4
Zaza Pachulia	5	4	22.4	.375	.000	.882	5.4	3.2	.6	.2	6.6
Dwight Powell	4	0	16.0	.474	.000	.545	4.3	1.0	.3	.0	6.0
Charlie Villanueva	4	0	5.0	.250	.200	1.000	.5	.3	.0	.0	2.3
Deron Williams	3	3	16.3	.333	.429	.000	.7	2.7	.3	.0	5.0

Roster

2015–16 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 1 Anderson, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1993–11–19 Virginia G 5 Barea, José Juan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1984–06–26 Northeastern F 21 Evans, Jeremy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987–10–24 Western Kentucky G 2 Felton, Raymond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984–06–26 North Carolina G 34 Harris, Devin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–27 Wisconsin F/C 42 Lee, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1983–04–29 Florida G 23 Matthews, Wesley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–10–14 Marquette C 11 McGee, JaVale 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1988–01–19 Nevada C 50 Mejri, Salah 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1986–06–15 Tunisia F 41 Nowitzki, Dirk (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–06–19 Germany C 27 Pachulia, Zaza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1984–02–10 Georgia F 25 Parsons, Chandler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1988–10–25 Florida F 7 Powell, Dwight 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991–07–20 Stanford F 3 Villanueva, Charlie 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1984–08–24 Connecticut G 8 Williams, Deron (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984–06–26 Illinois	Head coach Rick Carlisle Assistant coach(es) Darrell Armstrong Kaleb Canales Melvin Hunt Jamahl Mosley Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2016–02–22

Milestones

• On December 23, 2015, Dirk Nowitzki passed Shaquille O’Neal to move into sixth place on the all-time scoring list.^[3]

Transactions

Trades

July 9, 2015

To Dallas Mavericks[4] Zaza Pachulia

To Milwaukee Bucks[4] Future second-round draft pick

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed
José Juan Barea[5]	Signed 4-year contract worth $16 million
Charlie Villanueva[6]	Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Brandon Ashley[7]	Signed 3-year contract worth $2.4 million	University of Arizona
Samuel Dalembert[8]	Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum	New York Knicks
Jeremy Evans[9]	Signed 2-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Utah Jazz
Jarrid Famous[10]	Signed 3-year contract worth the veteran minimum	GlobalPort Batang Pier
Tu Holloway[11]	Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Mets de Guaynabo
John Jenkins[10]	Signed 3-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Atlanta Hawks
David Lee[12]	Signed 1-year contract worth $2.1 million	Boston Celtics
Wesley Matthews[13]	Signed 4-year contract worth $70 million	Portland Trail Blazers
JaVale McGee[14]	Signed 2-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Philadelphia 76ers
Salah Mejri[15]	Signed 3-year contract	Real Madrid
Maurice Ndour[16]	Signed 3-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Ohio
Deron Williams[17]	Signed 2-year contract worth $10 million	Brooklyn Nets
Jamil Wilson[7]	Signed 3-year contract worth $2.4 million	Bakersfield Jam

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	New Team
Al-Farouq Aminu[18]	Signed 4-year contract worth $30 million	Portland Trail Blazers
Brandon Ashley[19]	Waived	Texas Legends
Tyson Chandler[20]	Signed 4-year contract worth $52 million	Phoenix Suns
Samuel Dalembert[19]	Waived	Shanxi Zhongyu
Monta Ellis[21]	Signed 4-year contract worth $44 million	Indiana Pacers
Jarrid Famous[22]	Waived	Fujian Sturgeons
Tu Holloway[19]	Waived	Texas Legends
Bernard James[23]	Team renounced rights	Shanghai Sharks
Richard Jefferson[24]	Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million	Cleveland Cavaliers
John Jenkins[12]	Waived	Phoenix Suns
DeAndre Jordan[25]	Opted out of contract; Signed 4-year contract worth $88 million	Los Angeles Clippers
Maurice Ndour[26]	Waived	Real Madrid
Rajon Rondo[27]	Signed 1-year contract worth $9.5 million	Sacramento Kings
Greg Smith[28]	Not re-signed	Raptors 905
Amar'e Stoudemire[29]	Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Miami Heat
Jamil Wilson[19]	Waived	Texas Legends

References

1. "2015-16 Dallas Mavericks Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
2. "2015-16 Dallas Mavericks Roster and Playoffs Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
3. "Dirk Nowitzki moves into 6th place on NBA's all-time scoring list". espn.com. December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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