2015–16 Dallas Mavericks season explained

Team:	Dallas Mavericks
End Year:	2016
Wins:	42
Losses:	40
Division:	Southwest
Division Place:	2
Conf Place:	6
Coach:	Rick Carlisle
Gm:	Donnie Nelson
President:	Donnie Nelson
Owner:	Mark Cuban
Arena:	American Airlines Center
Playoffs:	First Round (lost to Thunder 1–4)
Bbr Team:	DAL
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.

The Mavericks would not qualify for the playoffs again until 2020. This season also marked the final career playoff appearance of Dirk Nowitzki until his retirement in 2019.

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

See main article: 2015 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School
1	21	Justin Anderson	SG/SF		Virginia
2	52	Satnam Singh Bhamara	C		IMG Academy (HS Pg.)

Standings

Division

Game log

Preseason

|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| October 6| Denver| | Charlie Villanueva (18)| Pachulia, Villanueva (8)| J.J. Barea (7)| American Airlines Center
17,038| 0–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| October 7| @ Houston| | John Jenkins (19)| Samuel Dalembert (8)| Raymond Felton (6)| Toyota Center
16,839| 0–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| October 13| @ Oklahoma City| | John Jenkins (26)| Jeremy Evans (8)| J.J. Barea (6)| BOK Center
17,978| 0–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| October 16| Atlanta| | John Jenkins (16)| Salah Mejri (8)| J.J. Barea (7)| American Airlines Center
19,315| 0–4|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| October 19| @ Cleveland| | John Jenkins (26)| Salah Mejri (8)| Raymond Felton (7)| Quicken Loans Arena
18,768| 0–5|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 6| October 21| Phoenix| | John Jenkins (22)| Zaza Pachulia (12)| Felton, Wilson (3)| American Airlines Center
18,247| 0–6|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| October 23| @ Chicago| | Dirk Nowitzki (19)| Dwight Powell (11)| J.J. Barea (6)| Pinnacle Bank Arena
15,297| 0–7

Regular season

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 1| October 28| @ Phoenix| | Raymond Felton (18)| Zaza Pachulia (10)| Deron Williams (7)| US Airways Center
18,055| 1–0|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| October 29| @ L.A. Clippers| | John Jenkins (17)| Pachulia, Powell (8)| J.J. Barea (9)| Staples Center
19,218| 1–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| November 1| @ L.A. Lakers| | Dirk Nowitzki (25)| Zaza Pachulia (12)| Deron Williams (8)| Staples Center
18,997| 2–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| November 3| Toronto| | Dirk Nowitzki (18)| Dwight Powell (10)| Devin Harris (6)| American Airlines Center
20,034| 2–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| November 5| Charlotte| | Deron Williams (15)| Zaza Pachulia (10)| J.J. Barea (6)| American Airlines Center
19,635| 2–3|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| November 7| New Orleans| | Deron Williams (19)| Zaza Pachulia (14)| Devin Harris (6)| American Airlines Center
20,454| 3–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| November 10| @ New Orleans| | Dirk Nowitzki (18)| Charlie Villanueva (9)| J.J. Barea (5)| Smoothie King Center
17,128| 3–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 8| November 11| L.A. Clippers| | Dirk Nowitzki (31)| Dirk Nowitzki (11)| J.J. Barea (7)| American Airlines Center
17,128| 4–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 9| November 13| L.A. Lakers| | Zaza Pachulia (18)| Zaza Pachulia (16)| Deron Williams (7)| American Airlines Center
20,260| 5–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 10| November 14| @ Houston| | Raymond Felton (23)| Dwight Powell (9)| J.J. Barea (8)| Toyota Center
18,231| 6–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 11| November 16| @ Philadelphia| | Dirk Nowitzki (21)| Dwight Powell (8)| Deron Williams (6)| Wells Fargo Center
11,555| 7–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 12| November 18| @ Boston| | Dirk Nowitzki (23)| Zaza Pachulia (12)| Deron Williams (6)| TD Garden
17,262| 8–4|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 13| November 20| Utah| | Deron Williams (23)| Zaza Pachulia (12)| Deron Williams (8)| American Airlines Center
20,028| 9–4|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 14| November 22| @ Oklahoma City| | Deron Williams (20)| Zaza Pachulia (10)| Pachulia, Williams (6)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 9–5|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 15| November 24| @ Memphis| | Barea, Felton (16)| Nowitzki, Pachulia (10)| Barea, Matthews (4)| FedExForum
17,381| 9–6|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 16| November 25| @ San Antonio| | Wesley Matthews (15)| Dirk Nowitzki (14)| Deron Williams (9)| AT&T Center
18,418| 9–7|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 17| November 28| Denver| | Deron Williams (22)| Zaza Pachulia (12)| Matthews, Williams (4)| American Airlines Center
20,339| 10–7|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 18| November 30| @ Sacramento| | Chandler Parsons (14)| Zaza Pachulia (10)| Felton, Williams (7)| Sleep Train Arena
16,937| 10–8

|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 19| December 1| @ Portland| | Deron Williams (30)| Zaza Pachulia (21)| Deron Williams (8)| Moda Center
19,393| 11–8|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 20| December 4| Houston| | Deron Williams (22)| Zaza Pachulia (11)| Deron Williams (6)| American Airlines Center
20,339| 11–9|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 21| December 6| @ Washington| | Wesley Matthews (36)| Raymond Felton (10)| Deron Williams (9)| Verizon Center
16,394| 12–9|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 22| December 7| @ New York| | Dirk Nowitzki (25)| Zaza Pachulia (8)| Deron Williams (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 13–9|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 23| December 9| Atlanta| | Deron Williams (18)| Zaza Pachulia (17)| Deron Williams (6)| American Airlines Center
19,936| 13–10|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 24| December 12| Washington| | Wesley Matthews (28)| Zaza Pachulia (12)| Deron Williams (11)| American Airlines Center
20,088| 13–11|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 25| December 14| Phoenix| | Deron Williams (18)| Zaza Pachulia (12)| Felton, Nowitzki (4)| American Airlines Center
19,822| 14–11|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 26| December 16| @ Indiana| | Raymond Felton (16)| Zaza Pachulia (14)| Deron Williams (6)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,824| 14–12|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 27| December 18| Memphis| | Dirk Nowitzki (20)| Zaza Pachulia (18)| Chandler Parsons (7)| American Airlines Center
20,199| 15–12|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 28| December 22| @ Toronto| | Dirk Nowitzki (20)| Dirk Nowitzki (7)| Deron Williams (6)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 15–13|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 29| December 23| @ Brooklyn| | J.J. Barea (32)| Chandler Parsons (7)| J.J. Barea (11)| Barclays Center
15,994| 16–13|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 30| December 26| Chicago| | J.J. Barea (26)| Zaza Pachulia (12)| three players (5)| American Airlines Center
20,392| 17–13|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 31| December 28| Milwaukee| | Wesley Matthews (22)| Zaza Pachulia (8)| J.J. Barea (5)| American Airlines Center
20,300| 18–13|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 32| December 30| Golden State| | J.J. Barea (23)| Zaza Pachulia (15)| J.J. Barea (6)| American Airlines Center
20,494| 19–13|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 33| January 1| @ Miami| | Zaza Pachulia (14)| Zaza Pachulia (13)| three players (5)| American Airlines Arena
19,748| 19–14|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 34| January 2| New Orleans| | Dirk Nowitzki (24)| Zaza Pachulia (9)| J.J. Barea (5)| American Airlines Center
20,152| 19–15|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 35| January 5| Sacramento| | Deron Williams (25)| Zaza Pachulia (17)| three players (4)| American Airlines Center
20,059| 20–15|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 36| January 6| @ New Orleans| | Raymond Felton (22)| Dwight Powell (10)| Raymond Felton (6)| CenturyLink Center
15,255| 21–15|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 37| January 8| @ Milwaukee| | Dirk Nowitzki (20)| Zaza Pachulia (12)| Deron Williams (6)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
16,409| 21–16|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 38| January 10| @ Minnesota| | Dirk Nowitzki (29)| Zaza Pachulia (11)| Barea, Williams (4)| Target Center
14,363| 22–16|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 39| January 12| Cleveland| | Chandler Parsons (25)| Zaza Pachulia (12)| Deron Williams (10)| American Airlines Center
20,347| 22–17|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 40| January 13| @ Oklahoma City| | J.J Barea (18)| Mejri, Powell (9)| J.J Barea (6)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 22–18|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 41| January 15| @ Chicago| | Dirk Nowitzki (21)| Zaza Pachulia (10)| Deron Williams (6)| United Center
22,056| 23–18|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 42| January 17| @ San Antonio| | Dwight Powell (15)| JaVale McGee (10)| J.J Barea (4)| AT&T Center
18,418| 23–19|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 43| January 18| Boston| | Dirk Nowitzki (31)| Zaza Pachulia (19)| Deron Williams (6)| American Airlines Center
19,866| 24–19|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 44| January 20| Minnesota| | Chandler Parsons (30)| McGee, Parsons (8)| three players (4)| American Airlines Center
19,621| 25–19|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 45| January 22| Oklahoma City| | Chandler Parsons (26)| Zaza Pachulia (8)| Pachulia, Williams (5)| American Airlines Center
20,284| 25–20|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 46| January 24| @ Houston| | Chandler Parsons (31)| Salah Mejri (11)| Deron Williams (5)| Toyota Center
18,142| 25–21|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 47| January 26| @ L.A. Lakers| | J.J. Barea (18)| Chandler Parsons (9)| Wesley Matthews (5)| Staples Center
18,997| 26–21|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 48| January 27| @ Golden State| | Chandler Parsons (23)| Chandler Parsons (7)| J.J. Barea (5)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 26–22|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 49| January 29| Brooklyn| | Chandler Parsons (19)| Zaza Pachulia (12)| Deron Williams (6)| American Airlines Center
20,409| 27–22|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 50| January 31| Phoenix| | Deron Williams (27)| Zaza Pachulia (15)| Raymond Felton (6)| American Airlines Center
20,137| 28–22|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 51| February 1| @ Atlanta| | Chandler Parsons (19)| Zaza Pachulia (13)| J.J. Barea (4)| Philips Arena
15,455| 28–23|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 52| February 3| Miami| | Dirk Nowitzki (28)| Zaza Pachulia (15)| three players (4)| American Airlines Center
20,385| 28–24|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 53| February 5| San Antonio| | Anderson, Villanueva (13)| Dirk Nowitzki (8)| Raymond Felton (4)| American Airlines Center
20,404| 28–25|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 54| February 6| @ Memphis| | Chandler Parsons (26)| Chandler Parsons (8)| Deron Williams (11)| FedExForum
18,119| 29–25|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 55| February 9| Utah| | Chandler Parsons (24)| Zaza Pachulia (11)| J.J. Barea (6)| American Airlines Center
19,394| 29–26|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 56| February 19| @ Orlando| | Chandler Parsons (24)| Zaza Pachulia (11)| Deron Williams (7)| Amway Center
17,764| 29–27|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 57| February 21| Philadelphia| | Wesley Matthews (21)| Zaza Pachulia (10)| Deron Williams (8)| American Airlines Center
20,194| 30–27|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 58| February 24| Oklahoma City| | Dirk Nowitzki (33)| Zaza Pachulia (10)| Raymond Felton (9)| American Airlines Center
19,805| 30–28|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 59| February 26| Denver| | Chandler Parsons (27)| Dirk Nowitzki (13)| Raymond Felton (6)| American Airlines Center
20,298| 31–28|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 60| February 28| Minnesota| | Chandler Parsons (29)| David Lee (9)| Deron Williams (8)| American Airlines Center
20,289| 32–28|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 61| March 1| Orlando| | Wesley Matthews (21)| Zaza Pachulia (10)| Deron Williams (6)| American Airlines Center
19,546| 33–28|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 62| March 3| Sacramento| | Chandler Parsons (28)| David Lee (11)| three players (5)| American Airlines Center
19,910| 33–29|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 63| March 6| @ Denver| | Dirk Nowitzki (30)| David Lee (12)| Felton, Williams (5)| Pepsi Center
14,802| 33–30|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 64| March 7| L.A. Clippers| | Dirk Nowitzki (22)| three players (8)| Barea, Williams (4)| American Airlines Center
20,002| 33–31|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 65| March 9| Detroit| | Nowitzki, Parsons (25)| Zaza Pachulia (13)| Deron Williams (9)| American Airlines Center
20,249| 33–32|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 66| March 12| Indiana| | Dirk Nowitzki (30)| Zaza Pachulia (9)| Deron Williams (8)| American Airlines Center
20,459| 33–33|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 67| March 14| @ Charlotte| | Chandler Parsons (24)| Dirk Nowitzki (11)| Raymond Felton (12)| Time Warner Cable Arena
15,686| 34–33|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 68| March 16| @ Cleveland| | Lee, Nowitzki (20)| Devin Harris (6)| Chandler Parsons (10)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 34–34|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 69| March 18| Golden State| | Dirk Nowitzki (24)| Dirk Nowitzki (9)| Deron Williams (7)| American Airlines Center
20,515| 34–35|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 70| March 20| Portland| | Dirk Nowitzki (40)| Salah Mejri (14)| Deron Williams (16)| American Airlines Center
20,351| 35–35|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 71| March 23| @ Portland| | Wesley Matthews (22)| Salah Mejri (12)| Deron Williams (11)| Moda Center
19,819| 35–36|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 72| March 25| @ Golden State| | Wesley Matthews (26)| Zaza Pachulia (13)| Barea, Lee (6)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 35–37|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 73| March 27| @ Sacramento| | Raymond Felton (15)| Lee, Powell (6)| Raymond Felton (5)| Sleep Train Arena
17,147| 35–38|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 74| March 28| @ Denver| | J.J. Barea (18)| Dwight Powell (7)| J.J. Barea (11)| Pepsi Center
14,844| 36–38|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 75| March 30| New York| | J.J. Barea (26)| Zaza Pachulia (9)| J.J. Barea (7)| American Airlines Center
20,435| 37–38|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 76| April 1| @ Detroit| | J.J. Barea (29)| Zaza Pachulia (11)| four players (3)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
19,031| 38–38|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 77| April 3| @ Minnesota| | J.J. Barea (21)| Justin Anderson (10)| J.J. Barea (6)| Target Center
16,117| 39–38|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 78| April 6| Houston| | J.J. Barea (27)| David Lee (8)| J.J. Barea (8)| American Airlines Center
20,108| 40–38|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 79| April 8| Memphis| | Dirk Nowitzki (21)| Justin Anderson (10)| Raymond Felton (14)| American Airlines Center
20,211| 41–38|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 80| April 10| @ L.A. Clippers| | Raymond Felton (21)| David Lee (7)| Raymond Felton (5)| Staples Center
19,170| 41–39|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 81| April 11| @ Utah| | Deron Williams (23)| Dirk Nowitzki (11)| Deron Williams (6)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,911| 42–39|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 82| April 13| San Antonio| | Raymond Felton (23)| Zaza Pachulia (12)| Deron Williams (7)| American Airlines Center
20,346| 42–40

Playoffs

|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| April 16| @ Oklahoma City| | Dirk Nowitzki (18)| Pachulia, Powell (6)| Barea, Williams (3)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 0–1|-bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| April 18| @ Oklahoma City| | Raymond Felton (21)| Raymond Felton (11)| Deron Williams (5)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 1–1|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| April 21| Oklahoma City| | Wesley Matthews (22)| Dirk Nowitzki (5)| J. J. Barea (7)| American Airlines Center
20,150| 1–2|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| April 23| Oklahoma City| | Dirk Nowitzki (27)| Dirk Nowitzki (8)| Raymond Felton (8)| American Airlines Center
20,516| 1–3|-bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| April 25| @ Oklahoma City| | Dirk Nowitzki (24)| Dwight Powell (9)| Zaza Pachulia (9)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 1–4

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
	PG	80	31	2,192	258	284	68	15	763	27.4	3.2	3.6	.9	.2	9.5
	SF	78	78	2,644	238	151	78	17	977	33.9	3.1	1.9	1.0	.2	12.5
	C	76	69	2,004	718	128	64	22	650	26.4	9.4	1.7	.8	.3	8.6
	PF	75	75	2,364	489	132	52	52	1,372	31.5	6.5	1.8	.7	.7	18.3
	PG	74	16	1,667	152	302	26	2	808	22.5	2.1	4.1	.4	.0	10.9
	PF	69	2	992	273	44	36	24	399	14.4	4.0	.6	.5	.3	5.8
	PG	65	63	2,106	190	378	61	14	918	32.4	2.9	5.8	.9	.2	14.1
	PG	64	0	1,280	138	118	60	13	487	20.0	2.2	1.8	.9	.2	7.6
	PF	62	4	665	152	24	18	15	319	10.7	2.5	.4	.3	.2	5.1
	SF	61	51	1,799	285	169	46	21	837	29.5	4.7	2.8	.8	.3	13.7
	SF	55	9	647	132	29	19	25	208	11.8	2.4	.5	.3	.5	3.8
	C	34	6	397	123	10	8	36	125	11.7	3.6	.3	.2	1.1	3.7
	C	34	2	370	133	3	5	26	172	10.9	3.9	.1	.1	.8	5.1
	SF	30	2	251	54	2	6	9	71	8.4	1.8	.1	.2	.3	2.4
^†	PF	25	1	433	175	30	10	15	213	17.3	7.0	1.2	.4	.6	8.5
^†	SG	21	1	193	22	9	3	0	69	9.2	1.0	.4	.1	.0	3.3

Playoffs

Player
	SF	5	5	173	18	6	6	0	65	34.6	3.6	1.2	1.2	.0	13.0
	PF	5	5	170	24	8	2	3	102	34.0	4.8	1.6	.4	.6	20.4
	PG	5	4	172	23	23	6	0	75	34.4	4.6	4.6	1.2	.0	15.0
	C	5	4	112	27	16	3	1	33	22.4	5.4	3.2	.6	.2	6.6
	SF	5	1	95	20	7	4	3	47	19.0	4.0	1.4	.8	.6	9.4
	PG	5	0	121	14	8	3	0	39	24.2	2.8	1.6	.6	.0	7.8
	PG	4	2	100	6	20	0	0	25	25.0	1.5	5.0	.0	.0	6.3
	C	4	1	76	13	1	3	5	19	19.0	3.3	.3	.8	1.3	4.8
	PF	4	0	64	17	4	1	0	24	16.0	4.3	1.0	.3	.0	6.0
	PF	4	0	20	2	1	0	0	9	5.0	.5	.3	.0	.0	2.3
	PG	3	3	49	2	8	1	0	15	16.3	.7	2.7	.3	.0	5.0
	PF	2	0	33	6	1	0	0	12	16.5	3.0	.5	.0	.0	6.0
	C	2	0	14	3	0	1	0	4	7.0	1.5	.0	.5	.0	2.0

Milestones

• On December 23, 2015, Dirk Nowitzki passed Shaquille O'Neal to move into sixth place on the all-time scoring list.^[1]

Transactions

Trades

July 9, 2015

To Dallas Mavericks^[2] Zaza Pachulia

To Milwaukee Bucks Future second-round draft pick

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed
José Juan Barea^[3]	Signed 4-year contract worth $16 million
Charlie Villanueva^[4]	Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Brandon Ashley^[5]	Signed 3-year contract worth $2.4 million	University of Arizona
Samuel Dalembert^[6]	Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum	New York Knicks
Jeremy Evans^[7]	Signed 2-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Utah Jazz
Jarrid Famous^[8]	Signed 3-year contract worth the veteran minimum	GlobalPort Batang Pier
Tu Holloway^[9]	Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Mets de Guaynabo
John Jenkins	Signed 3-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Atlanta Hawks
David Lee^[10]	Signed 1-year contract worth $2.1 million	Boston Celtics
Wesley Matthews^[11]	Signed 4-year contract worth $70 million	Portland Trail Blazers
JaVale McGee^[12]	Signed 2-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Philadelphia 76ers
Salah Mejri^[13]	Signed 3-year contract	Real Madrid
Maurice Ndour^[14]	Signed 3-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Ohio
Deron Williams^[15]	Signed 2-year contract worth $10 million	Brooklyn Nets
Jamil Wilson	Signed 3-year contract worth $2.4 million	Bakersfield Jam

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	New Team
Al-Farouq Aminu^[16]	Signed 4-year contract worth $30 million	Portland Trail Blazers
Brandon Ashley^[17]	Waived	Texas Legends
Tyson Chandler^[18]	Signed 4-year contract worth $52 million	Phoenix Suns
Samuel Dalembert	Waived	Shanxi Zhongyu
Monta Ellis^[19]	Signed 4-year contract worth $44 million	Indiana Pacers
Jarrid Famous^[20]	Waived	Fujian Sturgeons
Tu Holloway	Waived	Texas Legends
Bernard James^[21]	Team renounced rights	Shanghai Sharks
Richard Jefferson^[22]	Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million	Cleveland Cavaliers
John Jenkins	Waived	Phoenix Suns
DeAndre Jordan^[23]	Opted out of contract; Signed 4-year contract worth $88 million	Los Angeles Clippers
Maurice Ndour^[24]	Waived	Real Madrid
Rajon Rondo^[25]	Signed 1-year contract worth $9.5 million	Sacramento Kings
Greg Smith^[26]	Not re-signed	Raptors 905
Amar'e Stoudemire^[27]	Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Miami Heat
Jamil Wilson	Waived	Texas Legends

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dirk Nowitzki moves into 6th place on NBA's all-time scoring list. ESPN. December 24, 2015. December 24, 2015.
2. Web site: Mavericks Acquire center Zaza Pachulia from Bucks. mavs.com. July 9, 2015. July 9, 2015.
3. Web site: Mavericks re-sign guard Jose Juan Barea. mavs.com. July 16, 2015. July 16, 2015.
4. Web site: Mavericks re-sign forward Charlie Villanueva. Mavs.com. August 6, 2015. August 6, 2015.
5. News: Mavericks sign Jamil Wilson and Brandon Ashley. mavs.com. July 27, 2015. July 27, 2015.
6. News: Mavericks sign center Samuel Dalembert. mavs.com. August 6, 2015. August 6, 2015.
7. News: Mavericks sign forward Jeremy Evans. mavs.com. July 31, 2015. July 31, 2015.
8. Web site: Mavs sign John Jenkins and Jarrid Famous. mavs.com. July 24, 2015. July 24, 2015.
9. News: Mavs add Tu Holloway to preseason roster. October 22, 2015. Mavs.com. October 22, 2015.
10. News: Mavericks sign free agent David Lee. mavs.com. February 22, 2016. February 22, 2016.
11. News: Dallas Mavericks sign guard Wesley Matthews. mavs.com. July 9, 2015. July 9, 2015.
12. News: Mavericks sign center Javale Mcgee. mavs.com. August 13, 2015. August 13, 2015.
13. News: Mavs sign pick-and-roll threat Salah Mejri. mavs.com. July 30, 2015. July 30, 2015.
14. News: Mavs sign Maurice Ndour. mavs.com. July 23, 2015. July 23, 2015.
15. News: Mavs find their quarterback in Deron Williams. mavs.com. July 14, 2015. July 14, 2015.
16. News: Trail Blazers Sign Forward Al-Farouq Aminu. nba.com. July 9, 2015. July 9, 2015.
17. News: Mavericks waive Dalembert, three others. nba.com. October 24, 2015. October 24, 2015.
18. News: Suns Sign Tyson Chandler. nba.com. July 9, 2015. July 9, 2015.
19. Web site: Pacers Sign Veteran Free Agent Monta Ellis. nba.com. July 14, 2015. July 14, 2015.
20. News: Mavericks waive Jarrid Famous, sign Tu Holloway. October 22, 2015. InsideHoops.com. October 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151024155741/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=18488. October 24, 2015. dead.
21. Web site: Bernard James Rumors. hoopsrumors.com. July 31, 2015. October 29, 2015.
22. Web site: Cavs Sign Forward Richard Jefferson. nba.com. August 5, 2015. August 5, 2015.
23. News: Clippers Re-Sign Jordan and Sign Johnson. nba.com. July 9, 2015. July 9, 2015.
24. News: Sources: Mavericks waive Maurice Ndour to finalize roster. sports.yahoo.com. October 26, 2015. October 26, 2015.
25. News: Kings Sign Rondo, Belinelli, Koufos. nba.com. July 13, 2015. July 13, 2015.
26. Web site: Raptors 905 Acquires DeAndre Daniels and Greg Smith. nba.com. January 5, 2016. October 29, 2015. January 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160113004619/http://raptors905.dleague.nba.com/news/raptors-905-acquires-deandre-daniels-and-greg-smith/. dead.
27. News: HEAT Signs Amar’e Stoudemire. nba.com. July 10, 2015. July 10, 2015.