1995–96 Dallas Mavericks season explained

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Mavericks' 16th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Mavericks had the twelfth overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected Cherokee Parks out of Duke University.[2] [3] [4] [5] The team got off to a fast start winning their first four games. However, after a 5–1 start to the season, they struggled losing 21 of their next 24 games, as Jamal Mashburn went down with a knee injury after playing just 18 games, averaging 23.4 points per game.[6] [7] [8] Mashburn, second-year star Jason Kidd and Jim Jackson all had trouble getting along as teammates, as Mashburn and Jackson both feuded with each other,[9] and Jackson and Kidd both feuded with each other; there were rumors that R&B singer Toni Braxton was involved in Kidd and Jackson's feud.[10] [11] [12] [13] The team's troubles continued as sixth man Roy Tarpley was banned from the NBA for violating the league's anti-drug policy.[14] [15] [16] After holding a 16–30 record at the All-Star break,[17] the Mavericks suffered an 11-game losing streak in March, and finished fifth in the Midwest Division with a 26–56 record.[18]

Kidd averaged 16.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 9.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game, as he was selected to play in the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, which was his first ever All-Star appearance.[19] [20] [21] [22] In addition, Jackson averaged 19.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, while George McCloud showed improvement, stepping up in Mashburn's absence, averaging 18.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, while finishing second in the league with 257 three-point field goals, and also finishing in second place in Most Improved Player voting.[23] [24] Popeye Jones provided the team with 11.3 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, while off the bench, second-year guard Tony Dumas contributed 11.6 points per game, Lucious Harris contributed 7.9 points per game, and starting center Lorenzo Williams averaged 8.0 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game.[25]

In May, Ross Perot, Jr. purchased the team from founder Don Carter.[26] [27] [28] Following the season, Jones was traded to the Toronto Raptors,[29] [30] [31] while Harris signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers,[32] Williams signed with the Washington Bullets,[33] [34] Parks was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves,[35] [36] Scott Brooks signed with the New York Knicks,[37] Terry Davis was released to free agency, and Dick Motta was fired as head coach.[38] [39]

Offseason

Draft picks

See main article: article and 1995 NBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
1 12 C/PF Duke
1 24 C/PF Iowa State

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1995-96 NBA Records
width=100TeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMIAMILMINNJNNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEATORUTAVANWAS
Atlanta– 4–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–3
Boston0–4 – 2–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Charlotte1–3 2–2 – 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–3 3–0 0–4 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1
Chicago4–0 3–0 3–1 – 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–0
Cleveland1–3 3–1 1–3 0–4 – 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Dallas1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 4–0 0–2
Denver1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 – 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1
Detroit2–2 1–2 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 1–3 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–2
Golden State1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 – 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1
Houston1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 – 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Indiana3–1 4–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 – 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0
L.A. Clippers0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 – 0–4 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1
L.A. Lakers2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 – 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Miami2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 – 3–0 1–1 5–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Milwaukee2–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–3 – 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3
Minnesota1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2
New Jersey0–4 2–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 3–1 1–1 – 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2
New York1–2 4–0 0–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 – 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–1
Orlando2–2 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 – 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Philadelphia1–2 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3
Phoenix2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 – 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Portland0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 – 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–2
Sacramento0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 – 1–3 0–4 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–2
San Antonio2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 – 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1
Seattle2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–2 – 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1
Toronto0–4 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 – 0–2 1–1 3–1
Utah1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 2–0 – 4–0 1–1
Vancouver0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 – 0–2
Washington3–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 0–4 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 —

Game log

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
SG82 82 2,820 410 235 47 22 1,604 34.4 5.0 2.9 .6 .3 19.6
PG81 81 3,034 553 783 175 26 1,348 37.5 6.8 9.7 2.2 .3 16.6
SF79 63 2,846 379 212 113 38 1,497 36.0 4.8 2.7 1.4 .5 18.9
C72 21 1,266 319 57 20 32 363 17.6 4.4 .8 .3 .4 5.0
PG69 0 716 41 100 42 3 352 10.4 .6 1.4 .6 .0 5.1
PF68 68 2,322 737 132 54 27 770 34.1 10.8 1.9 .8 .4 11.3
SG67 12 1,284 115 99 42 13 776 19.2 1.7 1.5 .6 .2 11.6
C65 61 1,806 521 85 48 122 198 27.8 8.0 1.3 .7 1.9 3.0
C64 3 869 216 29 25 32 250 13.6 3.4 .5 .4 .5 3.9
SG61 1 1,016 122 79 35 3 481 16.7 2.0 1.3 .6 .0 7.9
†PF37 0 642 133 27 16 9 182 17.4 3.6 .7 .4 .2 4.9
PF28 0 501 117 21 10 4 137 17.9 4.2 .8 .4 .1 4.9
SF18 18 669 97 50 14 3 422 37.2 5.4 2.8 .8 .2 23.4
†C13 0 113 22 4 1 8 18 8.7 1.7 .3 .1 .6 1.4
†PF3 0 26 5 0 0 0 11 8.7 1.7 .0 .0 .0 3.7

Awards and records

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DAL/1996.html 1995-96 Dallas Mavericks
  2. News: Wise . Mike . PRO BASKETBALL; Underclassmen Rule Atop N.B.A. Draft Board . The New York Times . June 29, 1995 . June 3, 2023.
  3. News: Heisler . Mark . NBA Is a Young Man's Game: Draft: Smith, McDyess, Stackhouse, Wallace and Garnett Lead the Way . Los Angeles Times . June 29, 1995 . June 3, 2023.
  4. News: First-Round Selections in the 1995 NBA Draft . Hartford Courant . June 29, 1995 . June 3, 2023.
  5. Web site: 1995 NBA Draft . Basketball-Reference . June 3, 2023.
  6. News: Mashburn to Miss 2-3 Weeks . United Press International . December 11, 1995 . September 24, 2022.
  7. News: Mourning Could Miss 3 Weeks . Orlando Sentinel . December 12, 1995 . December 19, 2022.
  8. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Mashburn May Be Out for Rest of the Season . The New York Times . February 9, 1996 . July 29, 2021.
  9. News: Bembry . Jerry . Nets Got Taken in Bradley-Coleman Deal . The Baltimore Sun . December 8, 1995 . July 25, 2022.
  10. News: Heisler . Mark . Let Them Show Something Before It's Showtime Again . Los Angeles Times . November 3, 1996 . June 30, 2022.
  11. News: Howard . Johnette . The Ball's in His Hands, Jason Kidd, the Mavericks' Precocious Point Guard, Must Prove He Has the Steadiness to Lead a Fragile Team . Sports Illustrated Vault . November 11, 1996 . July 29, 2021.
  12. News: Evans . Richard . At Least 2 of Mavericks' J's Want Out of Big D . Deseret News . December 22, 1996 . February 5, 2023.
  13. News: Yuscavage . Chris . Former NBA Player Jim Jackson Addresses Old Rumor About Toni Braxton Standing Jason Kidd Up for Him . Complex . January 29, 2016 . October 5, 2022.
  14. News: Associated Press . SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; N.B.A. Bans Tarpley Again, This Time for Using Alcohol . The New York Times . December 7, 1995 . January 14, 2022.
  15. News: Associated Press . Tarpley Gets NBA Lifetime Ban; Robinson Signs Deal of Lifetime . Los Angeles Times . December 7, 1995 . July 25, 2022.
  16. News: Associated Press . NBA Bans Mavs Center Tarpley for Alcohol Use . Deseret News . December 7, 1995 . January 1, 2023.
  17. News: NBA Games Played on February 8, 1996 . Basketball-Reference . January 2, 2023.
  18. Web site: 1995–96 Dallas Mavericks Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. July 1, 2021.
  19. News: Bembry . Jerry . NBA Coaches Recognize Howard's Star Quality; Bullets' 2nd-Year Player Named Eastern Reserve . The Baltimore Sun . January 31, 1996 . April 19, 2023.
  20. News: Heisler . Mark . NBA Has All-Stars in Its Eyes . Los Angeles Times . February 11, 1996 . January 2, 2023.
  21. News: NBA.com Staff . 1996 NBA All-Star Recap . NBA.com . September 13, 2021 . May 16, 2023.
  22. Web site: 1996 NBA All-Star Game: East 129, West 118 . Basketball-Reference . November 27, 2021.
  23. News: Muresan Is NBA's Most Improved Player . United Press International . May 2, 1996 . October 7, 2022.
  24. News: 1995–96 NBA Awards Voting . Basketball-Reference . January 2, 2022.
  25. Web site: 1995–96 Dallas Mavericks Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. July 1, 2021.
  26. News: Carter Sells Mavericks to Perot . United Press International . May 1, 1996 . January 1, 2023.
  27. News: Myerson . Allen R. . Ross Perot Jr. to Control N.B.A. Team . The New York Times . May 2, 1996 . June 27, 2022.
  28. News: O'Hanlon . Kevin . Perot, McDavid Group Purchase Mavericks . Associated Press . May 2, 1996 . January 30, 2023.
  29. News: Raptors Get Popeye Jones from Mavs . Associated Press . July 23, 1996 . October 3, 2022.
  30. News: Mavs Trade Popeye Jones for Jimmy King . United Press International . July 23, 1996 . October 13, 2021.
  31. News: Staff and Wire Reports . Portland Gets Rider, Signs Anderson . Los Angeles Times . July 24, 1996 . January 30, 2023.
  32. News: Lucious Harris . United Press International . July 23, 1996 . September 24, 2022.
  33. News: Parks . Brad . Bullets Sign Williams to Seven-Year Deal . The Washington Post . July 27, 1996 . June 30, 2022.
  34. News: Adande . J.A. . Bullets' Front Line a Bonus . The Washington Post . October 7, 1996 . June 22, 2023.
  35. News: Storm . Rich . Mavs Deal Parks to Timberwolves . Chicago Tribune . June 30, 1996 . June 3, 2023.
  36. News: Wire Services . Mavs Trade Parks to T-Wolves . The Spokesman-Review . June 30, 1996 . June 3, 2023.
  37. News: Knicks Plan to Sign Brooks . The New York Times . October 14, 1996 . October 7, 2022.
  38. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Mavericks Hire Bulls' Cleamons . The New York Times . May 31, 1996 . November 10, 2022.
  39. News: Associated Press . Mavericks to Hire Cleamons; Kupchak Interviews for GM Job . Los Angeles Times . May 31, 1996 . May 1, 2023.

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