| 2020–21 Dallas Mavericks season | |||
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Division champions | |||
| Head coach | Rick Carlisle | ||
| President | Donnie Nelson | ||
| General manager | Donnie Nelson | ||
| Owner | Mark Cuban | ||
| Arena | American Airlines Center | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 42–30 (.583) | ||
| Place | Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 5th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | First round (lost toClippers 3–4) | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | |||
| Radio | KESN | ||
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The2020–21 Dallas Mavericks season was the 41st season of the franchise in theNational Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks clinched the Southwest division for the first time since the2009-10 season following a 110–90 victory over theCleveland Cavaliers on May 7, 2021.[1] However, the Mavericks lost in the first round to theLos Angeles Clippers for the second consecutive season in seven games.[2]
Following the season on June 17, 2021, long time head coachRick Carlisle resigned from his position as head coach after 13 seasons and leading the team to a championship in2011.[3][4]
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| 1 | 18 | Josh Green | SG |  Australia | Arizona |
| 2 | 311 | Tyrell Terry | PG |  United States | Stanford |
1 The Mavericks acquired the second-round pick from theGolden State Warriors.[5]
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The preseason schedule was announced on November 27, 2020.[6]
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Preseason: 2–1 (home: 0–1; road: 2–0)
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The schedule for the first half was announced on December 4, 2020.[7] The second half was revealed on February 24, 2021.[8]
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December: 1–3 (home: 0–1; road: 1–2)
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January: 7–9 (home: 2–4; road: 5–5)
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February: 8–4 (home: 6–3; road: 2–1)
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March: 9–5 (home: 3–2; road: 6–3)
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April: 10–6 (home: 5–4; road: 5–2)
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May: 7–3 (home: 5–1; road: 2–2)
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| 2021 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 0–3; road: 3–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 3–4 (home: 0–3; road: 3–1)
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| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Tim Hardaway Jr. | SG | 70 | 31 | 1,985 | 229 | 126 | 31 | 11 | 1,163 | 28.4 | 3.3 | 1.8 | .4 | .2 | 16.6 |
| Jalen Brunson | PG | 68 | 12 | 1,697 | 231 | 239 | 35 | 1 | 857 | 25.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | .5 | .0 | 12.6 |
| Luka Dončić | PG | 66 | 66 | 2,262 | 527 | 567 | 64 | 36 | 1,830 | 34.3 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 1.0 | .5 | 27.7 |
| Trey Burke | PG | 62 | 1 | 911 | 54 | 81 | 36 | 7 | 411 | 14.7 | .9 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 6.6 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | PF | 60 | 60 | 1,921 | 326 | 102 | 52 | 25 | 590 | 32.0 | 5.4 | 1.7 | .9 | .4 | 9.8 |
| Josh Richardson | SG | 59 | 56 | 1,790 | 195 | 153 | 61 | 24 | 715 | 30.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .4 | 12.1 |
| Dwight Powell | C | 58 | 19 | 966 | 234 | 63 | 36 | 30 | 342 | 16.7 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .6 | .5 | 5.9 |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | C | 53 | 16 | 906 | 236 | 35 | 21 | 43 | 280 | 17.1 | 4.5 | .7 | .4 | .8 | 5.3 |
| Maxi Kleber | PF | 50 | 40 | 1,341 | 260 | 68 | 24 | 35 | 353 | 26.8 | 5.2 | 1.4 | .5 | .7 | 7.1 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | C | 43 | 43 | 1,327 | 381 | 68 | 20 | 58 | 865 | 30.9 | 8.9 | 1.6 | .5 | 1.3 | 20.1 |
| Josh Green | SG | 39 | 5 | 445 | 78 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 101 | 11.4 | 2.0 | .7 | .4 | .1 | 2.6 |
| Boban Marjanović | C | 33 | 3 | 271 | 128 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 156 | 8.2 | 3.9 | .3 | .1 | .2 | 4.7 |
| James Johnson† | PF | 29 | 1 | 504 | 86 | 50 | 24 | 23 | 166 | 17.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | .8 | .8 | 5.7 |
| Nicolò Melli† | PF | 23 | 4 | 325 | 65 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 91 | 14.1 | 2.8 | .8 | .2 | .1 | 4.0 |
| Wes Iwundu† | SF | 23 | 3 | 288 | 44 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 12.5 | 1.9 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 2.1 |
| Nate Hinton | SG | 21 | 0 | 93 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 4.4 | .4 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 2.0 |
| Tyler Bey | SF | 18 | 0 | 71 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .2 | .0 | .1 | 1.0 |
| JJ Redick† | SG | 13 | 0 | 147 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 11.3 | .9 | .8 | .2 | .1 | 4.4 |
| Tyrell Terry | PG | 11 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5.1 | .5 | .5 | .5 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Luka Dončić | PG | 7 | 7 | 281 | 55 | 72 | 9 | 3 | 250 | 40.1 | 7.9 | 10.3 | 1.3 | .4 | 35.7 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | PF | 7 | 7 | 271 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 72 | 38.7 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .3 | 10.3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | SG | 7 | 7 | 262 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 37.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | .4 | .0 | 17.0 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | C | 7 | 7 | 233 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 92 | 33.3 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .7 | 13.1 |
| Maxi Kleber | PF | 7 | 4 | 187 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 26.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .4 | .0 | 5.3 |
| Jalen Brunson | PG | 7 | 0 | 114 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 16.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .0 | .0 | 8.0 |
| Josh Richardson | SG | 7 | 0 | 94 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 13.4 | 1.6 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 4.9 |
| Dwight Powell | C | 7 | 0 | 52 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7.4 | 1.9 | .9 | .3 | .0 | 2.7 |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | C | 6 | 0 | 63 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10.5 | 2.7 | .5 | .3 | .7 | 2.5 |
| Boban Marjanović | C | 4 | 3 | 83 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 20.8 | 8.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .3 | 11.8 |
| Nicolò Melli | PF | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 2.0 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 |
| Trey Burke | PG | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.5 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
| Josh Green | SG | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| November 18,2020[12] | ToDallas Mavericks Josh Richardson Draft rights toTyler Bey | ToPhiladelphia 76ers Seth Curry |
| November 27, 2020[13][14] | ToDallas Mavericks James Johnson | ToDetroit Pistons Delon Wright |
| ToOklahoma City Thunder Justin Jackson | ||
| March 26, 2021[15] | ToDallas Mavericks JJ Redick Nicolò Melli | ToNew Orleans Pelicans James Johnson Wes Iwundu Second-round pick |
| Player | Reason left | New team |
|---|---|---|
| J. J. Barea[16] | Waived |  Estudiantes |
| Willie Cauley-Stein[17] | Restructured contract | Dallas Mavericks |
| Antonius Cleveland[18] | Free agent | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Freddie Gillespie[19] | Waived | Memphis Hustle |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist[20] | Free agent | New York Knicks |
| Courtney Lee[21][19] | Restructured contract/ Waived after training camp | |
| Devonte Patterson[19] | Waived | |
| Josh Reaves | Free agent | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Player | Award | Date awarded |
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| Luka Dončić | Player of the week | January 4–10[22] |
| March 29 – April 4[23] | ||
| April 19–25[24] | ||
| All-Star | February 19, 2021[25] | |
| All-NBA First Team | June 15, 2021[26] |
