2009–10 Dallas Mavericks season
| 2009–10 Dallas Mavericks season | |
|---|---|
Division champions | |
| Head coach | Rick Carlisle |
| Owners | Mark Cuban |
| Arena | American Airlines Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 55–27 (.671) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 2nd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | West First Round (eliminated 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports Southwest, KTXA |
| Radio | KESN |
The 2009-10 Dallas Mavericks season was the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Key dates
- June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.
- July 8 - The free agency period started.
Summary
NBA Draft 2009
Free agency
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Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
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| 1 | 24 | Byron Mullens (traded to Oklahoma City) |
C |  United States
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Ohio State |
| 1 | 25 | Rodrigue Beaubois (traded from Oklahoma City) |
PG |  France
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Cholet (France) |
| 2 | 45 | Nick Calathes (traded from Minnesota) |
PG | United States Greece[a]
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Oregon |
| 2 | 52 | A. J. Price (traded to Indiana) |
PG | United States
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Connecticut |
| 2 | 56 | Ahmad Nivins | PF | United States
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Saint Joseph's |
^ a: Nick Calathes was born in the United States, but also has Greek citizenship through his parents, and competes internationally for Greece.[1]
Roster
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Pre-season
| 2009 Pre-season Game Log: 5–2 (Home: 3-1; Road: 2-1) | ||||||||||
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| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Attendance | Record | Recap | ||||
| 1 | October 5 | Orlando | L 105-110 | American Airlines Center 16,596 |
0-1 | [1] | ||||
| 2 | October 9 | @ Washington | W 123-115 | Verizon Center 8,102 |
1-1 | [2] | ||||
| 3 | October 11 | Memphis | W 114-107 | American Airlines Center 18,207 |
2-1 | [3] | ||||
| 4 | October 15 | Detroit | W 113-88 | American Airlines Center 17,555 |
3-1 | [4] | ||||
| 5 | October 17 | Cleveland | W 93-82 | American Airlines Center 18,525 |
4-1 | [5] | ||||
| 6 | October 20 | @ Cleveland | L 66-96 | Petersen Events Center 10,011 |
4-2 | [6] | ||||
| 7 | October 23 | @ Houston | W 98-94 | Toyota Center 16,393 |
5-2 | [7] | ||||
Regular season
Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-Dallas Mavericks | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 28–13 | 27–14 | 10–6 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 32 | .610 | 5 | 29–12 | 21–20 | 9–7 |
| Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 13 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 9–7 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 40 | 42 | .488 | 15 | 23–18 | 17–24 | 5–11 |
| New Orleans Hornets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 18 | 24–17 | 13–28 | 7–9 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
| 2 | y-Dallas Mavericks | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 4 | y-Denver Nuggets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
| 5 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
| 6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 7 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 8 | x-Oklahoma City Thunder | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
| 10 | Memphis Grizzlies | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 |
| 11 | New Orleans Hornets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 |
| 13 | Golden State Warriors | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |
Game log
Playoffs
Game log
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First Round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
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| 2010 playoff schedule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Player statistics
| 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 |
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Jose Juan Barea | 78 | 18 | 19.8 | .440 | .357 | .844 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.45 | 0.08 | 7.6 |
| Rodrigue Beaubois | 56 | 16 | 12.5 | .518 | .409 | .808 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.52 | 0.21 | 7.1 |
| Caron Butler* | 27 | 27 | 34.4 | .440 | .340 | .760 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 1.78 | 0.33 | 15.2 |
| Matt Carroll | 25 | 0 | 4.8 | .360 | .211 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 1.8 |
| Erick Dampier | 55 | 47 | 23.3 | .624 | .333 | .604 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.27 | 1.40 | 6.0 |
| Drew Gooden† | 46 | 11 | 22.4 | .467 | .167 | .809 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 0.57 | 1.09 | 8.9 |
| Brendan Haywood* | 28 | 19 | 26.5 | .564 | .000 | .575 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.29 | 2.04 | 8.1 |
| Josh Howard† | 31 | 9 | 26.7 | .401 | .267 | .790 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.74 | 0.29 | 12.5 |
| Kris Humphries† | 25 | 0 | 12.6 | .461 | .000 | .568 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.28 | 0.44 | 5.2 |
| Jason Kidd | 80 | 80 | 36.0 | .423 | .425 | .808 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 1.81 | 0.44 | 10.3 |
| Shawn Marion | 75 | 75 | 31.8 | .508 | .158 | .755 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 0.92 | 0.81 | 12.0 |
| Eduardo Najera* | 33 | 3 | 14.6 | .452 | .340 | .667 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.52 | 0.36 | 3.3 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 81 | 80 | 37.5 | .481 | .421 | .915 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 0.86 | 0.98 | 25.0 |
| Quinton Ross† | 27 | 7 | 11.1 | .411 | .231 | .625 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 2.0 |
| James Singleton† | 25 | 0 | 8.4 | .375 | .227 | 1.000 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.44 | 0.28 | 2.4 |
| DeShawn Stevenson* | 24 | 5 | 11.1 | .283 | .320 | .700 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 2.0 |
| Jason Terry | 77 | 12 | 33.0 | .438 | .365 | .866 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.22 | 0.22 | 16.6 |
*Stats after being traded to the Mavericks.
†Stats before being traded from the Mavericks.
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Jose Juan Barea | 6 | 0 | 17.5 | .405 | .400 | .333 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.33 | 0.17 | 5.8 |
| Rodrigue Beaubois | 4 | 0 | 7.8 | .474 | .333 | .333 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.3 |
| Caron Butler | 6 | 6 | 33.7 | .434 | .304 | .926 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1.50 | 0.83 | 19.7 |
| Matt Carroll | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| Erick Dampier | 5 | 4 | 23.6 | .000 | .000 | .417 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 1.5 |
| Brendan Haywood | 6 | 2 | 23.2 | .571 | .000 | .600 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 1.17 | 1.67 | 6.0 |
| Jason Kidd | 6 | 6 | 40.5 | .304 | .321 | .917 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 2.33 | 0.17 | 8.0 |
| Shawn Marion | 6 | 6 | 24.7 | .407 | .000 | .800 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.17 | 0.50 | 8.7 |
| Eduardo Najera | 5 | 0 | 7.2 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.8 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 6 | 6 | 38.8 | .547 | .571 | .952 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 0.83 | 0.67 | 26.7 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Jason Terry | 6 | 0 | 29.0 | .377 | .400 | .750 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.67 | 0.17 | 12.7 |
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
All-Star
- Dirk Nowitzki was voted to his 9th NBA All-Star Game and started in place of Kobe Bryant due to injury.
- Jason Kidd was selected to his 10th NBA All-Star Game as a replacement for Kobe Bryant due to injury.
Weekly/Monthly
- Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 9 through November 15.
- Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from February 22 through February 28.
- Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from March 1 through March 7.
- Dirk Nowitzki was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from April 5 through April 11.
Records
- On January 24, the Mavericks recorded their largest margin of victory in franchise history after defeating the New York Knicks 128-78, a 50-point margin. This was the third largest margin of victory in NBA history and the worst loss in Knicks history.
Milestones
- On January 13, Dirk Nowitzki became the 4th foreign-born and 1st European-born player in NBA history to score 20,000 points in his career.
Injuries
Transactions
Trades
| July 9, 2009 |
To Dallas Mavericks Greg Buckner |
To Washington Wizards Jerry Stackhouse Cash considerations |
| July 9, 2009 |
To Dallas Mavericks Shawn Marion Kris Humphries Nathan Jawai Cash considerations |
To Toronto Raptors Devean George Antoine Wright |
| January 11, 2010 |
To Dallas Mavericks Eduardo Najera |
To New Jersey Nets Kris Humphries Shawne Williams |
| February 13, 2010 |
To Dallas Mavericks Caron Butler Brendan Haywood DeShawn Stevenson |
To Washington Wizards Josh Howard Drew Gooden James Singleton Quinton Ross |
Free agents
On Tuesday, July 28 Dallas signed free agent forward Tim Thomas
On Thursday July 30 Dallas signed forward Drew Gooden.
Additions
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Subtractions
9-15-09: Released, Greg Buckner (G)
10-23-09: Waived, Jake Voskuhl (C)
References
- ^ "Former Gator basketball player Nick Calathes has a lucrative future mapped out". OrlandoSentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. June 8, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2010.