2024–25 Dallas Mavericks season explained

Team:	Dallas Mavericks
End Year:	2025
Wins:	0
Losses:	0
Division:	Southwest
Coach:	Jason Kidd
Gm:	Nico Harrison
President:	Nico Harrison
Owner:	Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont (majority) Mark Cuban (minority)
Arena:	American Airlines Center
Bbr Team:	DAL
Television:	Bally Sports Southwest
Radio:	KEGL

The 2024–25 Dallas Mavericks season will be the 45th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They will look to return to the NBA Finals following last season's 4–1 series exit to the Boston Celtics.

Draft

See main article: 2024 NBA draft.

The Mavericks entered this draft with a second-round pick.^[1] ^[2] Hukporti was traded on draft day to the New York Knicks with the draft rights to Petteri Koponen and cash considerations in exchange for the draft rights to Melvin Ajinça.^[3]

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

The schedule was announced on August 15, 2024.^[4]

|-| 1| October 24| San Antonio| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 2| October 26| @ Phoenix| | | | | Footprint Center| |-| 3| October 28| Utah| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 4| October 29| @ Minnesota| | | | | Target Center| |-| 5| October 31| Houston| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 6| November 3| Orlando| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 7| November 4| Indiana| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 8| November 6| Chicago| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 9| November 8| Phoenix| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 10| November 10| @ Denver| | | | | Ball Arena| |-| 11| November 12| @ Golden State| | | | | Chase Center| |-| 12| November 14| @ Utah| | | | | Delta Center| |-| 13| November 16| San Antonio| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 14| November 17| @ Oklahoma City| | | | | Paycom Center| |-| 15| November 19| New Orleans| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 16| November 22| @ Denver| | | | | Ball Arena| |-| 17| November 24| @ Miami| | | | | Kaseya Center| |-| 18| November 25| @ Atlanta| | | | | State Farm Arena| |-| 19| November 27| New York| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 20| November 30| @ Utah| | | | | Delta Center| |-| 21| December 1| @ Portland| | | | | Moda Center| |-| 22| December 3| Memphis| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 23| December 5| @ Washington| | | | | Capital One Arena| |-| 24| December 7| @ Toronto| | | | | Scotiabank Arena| |-| 25| December | TBD| | | | | TBD| |-| 26| December | TBD| | | | | TBD| |-| 27| December 19| LA Clippers| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 28| December 21| LA Clippers| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 29| December 23| Portland| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 30| December 25| Minnesota| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 31| December 27| @ Phoenix| | | | | Footprint Center| |-| 32| December 28| @ Portland| | | | | Moda Center| |-| 33| December 30| @ Sacramento| | | | | Golden 1 Center| |-| 34| January 1| @ Houston| | | | | Toyota Center| |-| 35| January 3| Cleveland| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 36| January 6| @ Memphis| | | | | FedExForum| |-| 37| January 7| LA Lakers| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 38| January 9| Portland| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 39| January 12| Denver| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 40| January 14| Denver| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 41| January 15| @ New Orleans| | | | | Smoothie King Center| |-| 42| January 17| Oklahoma| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 43| January 20| @ Charlotte| | | | | Spectrum Center| |-| 44| January 22| Minnesota| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 45| January 23| @ Oklahoma| | | | | Paycom Center| |-| 46| January 25| Boston| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 47| January 27| Washington| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 48| January 29| @ New Orleans| | | | | Smoothie King Center| |-| 49| January 31| @ Detroit| | | | | Little Caesars Arena| |-| 50| February 2| @ Cleveland| | | | | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse| |-| 51| February 4| @ Philadelphia| | | | | Wells Fargo Center| |-| 52| February 6| @ Boston| | | | | TD Garden| |-| 53| February 8| Houston| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 54| February 10| Sacramento| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 55| February 12| Golden State| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 56| February 13| Miami| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 57| February 21| New Orleans| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 58| February 23| @ Golden State| | | | | Chase Center| |-| 59| February 25| @ LA Lakers| | | | | Crypto.com Arena| |-| 60| February 27| Charlotte| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 61| March 1| Milwaukee| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 62| March 3| Sacramento| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 63| March 5| @ Milwaukee| | | | | Fiserv Forum| |-| 64| March 7| Memphis| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 65| March 9| Phoenix| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 66| March 10| @ San Antonio| | | | | Frost Bank Center| |-| 67| March 12| @ San Antonio| | | | | Frost Bank Center| |-| 68| March 14| @ Houston| | | | | Toyota Center| |-| 69| March 16| Philadelphia| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 70| March 19| @ Indiana| | | | | Gainbridge Fieldhouse| |-| 71| March 21| Detroit| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 72| March 24| @ Brooklyn| | | | | Barclays Center| |-| 73| March 25| @ New York| | | | | Madison Square Garden| |-| 74| March 27| @ Orlando| | | | | Kia Center| |-| 75| March 29| @ Chicago| | | | | United Center| |-| 76| March 31| Brooklyn| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 77| April 2| Atlanta| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 78| April 4| @ LA Clippers| | | | | Intuit Dome| |-| 79| April 5| @ LA Clippers| | | | | Intuit Dome| |-| 80| April 9| LA Lakers| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 81| April 11| Toronto| | | | | American Airlines Center| |-| 82| April 13| @ Memphis| | | | | FedExForum|

NBA Cup

See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^[5] ^[6] The matchups were revealed on August 13, 2024.^[7]

West Group C

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions.

Trades

June 27, 2024^[8]	To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Melvin Ajinça (No. 51)	To New York Knicks Draft rights to Ariel Hukporti (No. 58) Draft rights to Petteri Koponen (2007 No. 30) Cash considerations
July 6, 2024^[9]	To Dallas Mavericks Quentin Grimes	To Detroit Pistons Tim Hardaway Jr. 2025 second-round pick 2028 second-round pick 2028 second-round pick
July 6, 2024^[10] ^[11]	Six-team trade
	To Dallas Mavericks Klay Thompson (from Golden State) 2025 GSW second-round pick (from Golden State)	To Charlotte Hornets Josh Green (from Dallas) Reggie Jackson (from Denver) 2029 DEN second-round pick (from Denver) 2030 DEN second-round pick (from Denver)
	To Denver Nuggets Cash considerations (from Charlotte)	To Golden State Warriors Kyle Anderson (from Minnesota) Buddy Hield (from Philadelphia)
	To Minnesota Timberwolves 2025 DEN second-round pick (from Golden State via Charlotte) 2031 second-round pick swap (from Golden State) Cash considerations (from Golden State)	To Philadelphia 76ers 2031 DAL second-round pick (from Golden State via Dallas)

Free agency

Additions

Date	Player	Former team	Ref.
Naji Marshall	July 6	New Orleans Pelicans	^[13]
Jazian Gortman	July 13	Rip City Remix	^[14]
Emanuel Miller	July 13	TCU Horned Frogs	^[14]
Spencer Dinwiddie	August 3	New Orleans Pelicans	^[15]
Jamarion Sharp	August 3	Ole Miss Rebels	^[15]
Kessler Edwards	August 8	Sacramento Kings	^[16]

Subtractions

Date	Player	New team	Ref.
Derrick Jones Jr.	July 10	LA Clippers	^[17]
Alex Fudge	August 8
Greg Brown III

Notes and References

Web site: 2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1–58. NBA.com. May 14, 2024. May 30, 2024.
Web site: Quinn. Sam. 2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery. CBS Sports. May 13, 2024. June 5, 2024.
Web site: Mavs make draft-day trade for forward Melvin Ajinca. Mavs.com. June 27, 2024. June 28, 2024.
News: NBA unveils schedule for 2024-25 season. nba.com. August 15, 2024. August 15, 2024.
Web site: NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024. NBA.com. July 12, 2024. July 11, 2024.
Web site: Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results. NBA.com. July 13, 2024. July 12, 2024.
Web site: Emirates NBA Cup: Key dates & schedule. NBA.com. August 13, 2024. August 13, 2024.
Web site: Price. Dwain. Mavs make draft-day trade for forward Melvin Ajinca. mavs.com. June 27, 2024. June 28, 2024.
Web site: Detroit Pistons acquire Tim Hardaway Jr. and three future second round draft selections from Dallas in exchange for Quentin Grimes. nba.com. July 6, 2024. July 6, 2024.
Web site: Mavs make big splash, acquire Klay Thompson in three-team deal. mavs.com. July 6, 2024. July 6, 2024.
Web site: Charlotte Hornets Acquire Josh Green, Reggie Jackson And Two Second-Round Picks In Six-Team Trade . NBA.com . July 7, 2024 . July 6, 2024.
Web site: Mavericks re-sign Brandon Williams to two-way contract. July 12, 2024. texas.gleague.nba.com.
Web site: Mavericks add Marshall to soften loss of Jones. July 6, 2024. July 6, 2024. mavs.com.
Mike. Curtis. Mavs announce they’ve signed guard Jazian Gortman and forward Emanuel Miller. Both players will play for the team’s Summer League squad. Mavs SL coach Jared Dudley said today that Miller is one of the most physical players on the team.. 1811913501071540495. MikeACurtis2. July 13, 2024. July 13, 2024.
Web site: Mavericks announce return of 10-year veteran guard Spencer Dinwiddie. August 4, 2024. August 4, 2024. nba.com.
Web site: Mavericks Sign Kessler Edwards To Two-Way Contract. August 8, 2024. August 8, 2024. gleague.nba.com.
Web site: July 10, 2024. LA Clippers Sign Derrick Jones Jr.. July 10, 2024. nba.com.