# 2000–01 Dallas Mavericks season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Mavericks' 21st season in the National Basketball Association. The Mavericks had the twelfth overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected Etan Thomas out of Syracuse University; the team also acquired first-round draft pick Courtney Alexander out of Fresno State University from the Orlando Magic, first-round draft pick Donnell Harvey out of the University of Florida from the New York Knicks, and second-round draft pick Eduardo Nájera out of the University of Oklahoma from the Houston Rockets.
During the off-season, the team acquired Christian Laettner and Loy Vaught from the Detroit Pistons in two separate trades, and acquired Howard Eisley from the Utah Jazz in a four-team trade. In their final season at the Reunion Arena, the Mavericks showed improvement winning ten of their first fifteen games, and played above .500 for the entire season, holding a 31–19 record at the All-Star break.
However, Thomas was out for the entire season with a toe injury, and never played for the Mavericks; at mid-season, he was traded along with Laettner, Vaught, Alexander and Hubert Davis to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Juwan Howard, second-year center Calvin Booth, and second-year forward Obinna Ekezie. The team also signed free agent Vernon Maxwell, who was previously released by the Philadelphia 76ers. The Mavericks finished third in the Midwest Division with a 53–29 record, and made their first playoff appearance since the 1989–90 season, ending a ten-year playoff drought.
Dirk Nowitzki averaged 21.8 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, led the team with 151 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Michael Finley averaged 21.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., which was his second and final All-Star selection. In addition, Steve Nash showed improvement averaging 15.6 points and 7.3 assists per game, while Eisley contributed 9.0 points and 3.6 assists per game, and Shawn Bradley provided the team with 7.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game. Nash finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting, while Nowitzki finished tied in fifth place, and head coach Don Nelson finished in third place in Coach of the Year voting.
In the Western Conference First Round, the Mavericks trailed 2–0 to the 4th-seeded Utah Jazz, but managed to win the next three games, thus winning the series 3–2, and winning their first playoff series since 1988. However, they would lose in the Western Conference Semi-finals to the San Antonio Spurs in five games.
Following the season, Eisley was traded to the New York Knicks in a three-team trade, while Gary Trent signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Booth signed with the Seattle SuperSonics, Ekezie was released to free agency, and Maxwell retired.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 12 | Etan Thomas | C | United States | Syracuse |
| 2 | 31 | Dan Langhi | PF | United States | Vanderbilt |
| 2 | 58 | Pete Mickeal | F | United States | Cincinnati |

## Roster
### Roster Notes

* Center Shawn Bradley holds both American and German citizenship.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| z-San Antonio Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 33–8 | 25–16 | 19–5 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | 28–13 | 25–16 | 14–10 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | 28–13 | 25–16 | 14–10 |
| x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 11–13 |
| Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 | 24–17 | 21–20 | 11–13 |
| Denver Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18 | 29–12 | 11–30 | 13–11 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 23 | 59 | .280 | 35 | 15–26 | 8–33 | 2–22 |
Western Conferencevte :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-San Antonio Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | – |
| 2 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Sacramento Kings | 55 | 27 | .671 | 3 |
| 4 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 |
| 5 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 |
| 6 | x-Phoenix Suns | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7 |
| 7 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 8 |
| 8 | x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 |
| 10 | Seattle SuperSonics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14 |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 27 |
| 13 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 23 | 59 | .280 | 35 |
| 14 | Golden State Warriors | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41 |
    z = clinched division title
    y = clinched division title
    x = clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

2000-01 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | VAN | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Boston | 3–1 | — | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 4–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Chicago | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Cleveland | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Dallas | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Golden State | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Miami | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Milwaukee | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Minnesota | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| New York | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Orlando | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Philadelphia | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Phoenix | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Toronto | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Vancouver | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 |
| Washington | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Game log

2000–01 game log Total: 53–29 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) :
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
2000–01 schedule :

## Playoffs

2001 playoff game log :
First Round: 3–2 (home: 2–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 21
@ Utah
L 86–88
Michael Finley (26)
Dirk Nowitzki (12)
Steve Nash (7)
Delta Center 19,100
0–1
2
April 24
@ Utah
L 98–109
Michael Finley (32)
Bradley, Finley (8)
Steve Nash (6)
Delta Center 19,911
0–2
3
April 28
Utah
W 94–91
Dirk Nowitzki (33)
Juwan Howard (11)
Steve Nash (7)
Reunion Arena 18,187
1–2
4
May 1
Utah
W 107–77
Dirk Nowitzki (33)
Michael Finley (12)
Steve Nash (7)
Reunion Arena 18,300
2–2
5
May 3
@ Utah
W 84–83
Michael Finley (33)
Juwan Howard (8)
Steve Nash (7)
Delta Center 19,911
3–2 :
Conference semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 5
@ San Antonio
L 78–94
Michael Finley (17)
Shawn Bradley (12)
Steve Nash (6)
Alamodome 32,798
0–1
2
May 7
@ San Antonio
L 86–100
Michael Finley (24)
Juwan Howard (11)
Michael Finley (7)
Alamodome 27,690
0–2
3
May 9
San Antonio
L 90–104
Dirk Nowitzki (15)
Greg Buckner (12)
Michael Finley (5)
Reunion Arena 18,237
0–3
4
May 12
San Antonio
W 112–108
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Steve Nash (14)
Reunion Arena 18,187
1–3
5
May 14
@ San Antonio
L 87–105
Dirk Nowitzki (42)
Dirk Nowitzki (18)
Eisley, Finley (4)
Alamodome 25,853
1–4 :
2001 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Michael Finley | SF | 82 | 82 | 3,443 | 425 | 360 | 118 | 32 | 1,765 | 42.0 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 1.4 | .4 | 21.5 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 82 | 82 | 3,125 | 754 | 173 | 79 | 101 | 1,784 | 38.1 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 21.8 |
| Howard Eisley | SG | 82 | 40 | 2,426 | 197 | 295 | 99 | 12 | 741 | 29.6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .1 | 9.0 |
| Shawn Bradley | C | 82 | 35 | 2,001 | 608 | 38 | 36 | 228 | 579 | 24.4 | 7.4 | .5 | .4 | 2.8 | 7.1 |
| Steve Nash | PG | 70 | 70 | 2,387 | 223 | 509 | 72 | 5 | 1,092 | 34.1 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 1.0 | .1 | 15.6 |
| Christian Laettner$^†$ | C | 53 | 35 | 930 | 212 | 67 | 40 | 27 | 398 | 17.5 | 4.0 | 1.3 | .8 | .5 | 7.5 |
| Hubert Davis$^†$ | PG | 51 | 7 | 1,261 | 109 | 61 | 29 | 1 | 371 | 24.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .6 | .0 | 7.3 |
| Eduardo Nájera | PF | 40 | 4 | 431 | 95 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 131 | 10.8 | 2.4 | .7 | .3 | .2 | 3.3 |
| Courtney Alexander$^†$ | PG | 38 | 6 | 472 | 63 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 160 | 12.4 | 1.7 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 4.2 |
| Greg Buckner | SG | 37 | 9 | 820 | 157 | 49 | 33 | 9 | 229 | 22.2 | 4.2 | 1.3 | .9 | .2 | 6.2 |
| Loy Vaught$^†$ | PF | 37 | 1 | 392 | 123 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 114 | 10.6 | 3.3 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 3.1 |
| Gary Trent | PF | 33 | 4 | 319 | 92 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 133 | 9.7 | 2.8 | .3 | .4 | .2 | 4.0 |
| Juwan Howard$^†$ | PF | 27 | 27 | 993 | 193 | 70 | 29 | 16 | 481 | 36.8 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .6 | 17.8 |
| Vernon Maxwell$^†$ | PG | 19 | 0 | 285 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .5 | .2 | 4.3 |
| Mark Bryant | PF | 18 | 1 | 101 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5.6 | 1.2 | .2 | .1 | .1 | 1.1 |
| Donnell Harvey | PF | 18 | 0 | 65 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .1 | .2 | .1 | 1.2 |
| Calvin Booth$^†$ | C | 15 | 7 | 293 | 72 | 19 | 12 | 30 | 112 | 19.5 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .8 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| Wang Zhizhi | C | 5 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7.6 | 1.4 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 4.8 |
| Bill Curley$^†$ | PF | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .2 | .2 | .6 |
| Obinna Ekezie$^†$ | PF | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

### Playoffs

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Michael Finley | SF | 10 | 10 | 434 | 53 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 197 | 43.4 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.2 | .2 | 19.7 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 10 | 10 | 399 | 81 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 234 | 39.9 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .8 | 23.4 |
| Juwan Howard | PF | 10 | 10 | 391 | 83 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 134 | 39.1 | 8.3 | 1.4 | .6 | .5 | 13.4 |
| Steve Nash | PG | 10 | 10 | 370 | 32 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 136 | 37.0 | 3.2 | 6.4 | .6 | .1 | 13.6 |
| Shawn Bradley | C | 10 | 10 | 256 | 71 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 64 | 25.6 | 7.1 | .5 | .4 | 3.0 | 6.4 |
| Calvin Booth | C | 10 | 0 | 137 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 13.7 | 2.8 | .2 | .7 | .6 | 3.8 |
| Howard Eisley | SG | 9 | 0 | 194 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 21.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .6 | .1 | 5.8 |
| Eduardo Nájera | PF | 7 | 0 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6.3 | 2.1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 3.0 |
| Greg Buckner | SG | 5 | 0 | 75 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 4.2 | .6 | 1.0 | .0 | 6.0 |
| Wang Zhizhi | C | 5 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4.6 | .4 | .2 | .2 | .2 | 2.0 |
| Vernon Maxwell | PG | 4 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Mark Bryant | PF | 4 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8.5 | 1.5 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .5 |

## Awards and records

* Dirk Nowitzki, All-NBA Third Team
* Michael Finley, NBA All-Star Game

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 28, 2000 | To Dallas MavericksCourtney Alexander | To Orlando Magic2001 2nd round pick |
| June 28, 2000 | To Dallas MavericksEduardo Nájera 2001 2nd round pick | To Houston RocketsDan Langhi |
| August 16, 2000 | To Dallas MavericksBill Curley (From Golden State) Dana Barros (From Boston) Howard Eisley (From Utah)To Utah JazzDonyell Marshall (From Golden State) Bruno Šundov (From Dallas) | To Golden State WarriorsDanny Fortson (From Boston) Adam Keefe (From Utah)To Boston CelticsRobert Pack (From Dallas) Hot Rod Williams (From Dallas) 2001 first-round pick (From Utah) Cash (From Dallas) |
Player Transactions Reference: