# 2015–16 Dallas Mavericks season

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

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

## Standings
### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Golden State Warriors * | 73 | 9 | .890 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – San Antonio Spurs * | 67 | 15 | .817 | 6.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 55 | 27 | .671 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 33.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 44.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Phoenix Suns | 23 | 59 | .280 | 50.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 56.0 | 82 |

### Division

| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – San Antonio Spurs | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 40‍–‍1 | 27‍–‍14 | 15–1 | 82 |
| x – Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 25.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 19‍–‍22 | 7–9 | 82 |
| x – Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 25.0 | 26‍–‍15 | 16‍–‍25 | 7–9 | 82 |
| x – Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 26.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 18‍–‍23 | 8–8 | 82 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | 21‍–‍20 | 9‍–‍32 | 4–12 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2015–16 game log Total: 0–7 :
Pre-season: 0–7 (home: 0–3; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 6
Denver
L 86–96
Charlie Villanueva (18)
Pachulia, Villanueva (8)
J.J. Barea (7)
American Airlines Center 17,038
0–1
2
October 7
@ Houston
L 82–109
John Jenkins (19)
Samuel Dalembert (8)
Raymond Felton (6)
Toyota Center 16,839
0–2
3
October 13
@ Oklahoma City
L 88–100
John Jenkins (26)
Jeremy Evans (8)
J.J. Barea (6)
BOK Center 17,978
0–3
4
October 16
Atlanta
L 84–91
John Jenkins (16)
Salah Mejri (8)
J.J. Barea (7)
American Airlines Center 19,315
0–4
5
October 19
@ Cleveland
L 97–103
John Jenkins (26)
Salah Mejri (8)
Raymond Felton (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 18,768
0–5
6
October 21
Phoenix
L 87–99
John Jenkins (22)
Zaza Pachulia (12)
Felton, Wilson (3)
American Airlines Center 18,247
0–6
7
October 23
@ Chicago
L 102–103
Dirk Nowitzki (19)
Dwight Powell (11)
J.J. Barea (6)
Pinnacle Bank Arena 15,297
0–7 :
2015–16 season schedule :

### Regular season

2015–16 game log Total: 42–40 (home: 23–18; road: 19–22) :
October: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 28
@ Phoenix
W 111–95
Raymond Felton (18)
Zaza Pachulia (10)
Deron Williams (7)
US Airways Center 18,055
1–0
2
October 29
@ L.A. Clippers
L 88–104
John Jenkins (17)
Pachulia, Powell (8)
J.J. Barea (9)
Staples Center 19,218
1–1 :
November
: 9–7 (home: 5–2; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
November 1
@ L.A. Lakers
W 103–93
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Zaza Pachulia (12)
Deron Williams (8)
Staples Center 18,997
2–1
4
November 3
Toronto
L 91–102
Dirk Nowitzki (18)
Dwight Powell (10)
Devin Harris (6)
American Airlines Center 20,034
2–2
5
November 5
Charlotte
L 92–108
Deron Williams (15)
Zaza Pachulia (10)
J.J. Barea (6)
American Airlines Center 19,635
2–3
6
November 7
New Orleans
W 107–98
Deron Williams (19)
Zaza Pachulia (14)
Devin Harris (6)
American Airlines Center 20,454
3–3
7
November 10
@ New Orleans
L 105–120
Dirk Nowitzki (18)
Charlie Villanueva (9)
J.J. Barea (5)
Smoothie King Center 17,128
3–4
8
November 11
L.A. Clippers
W 118–108
Dirk Nowitzki (31)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
J.J. Barea (7)
American Airlines Center 17,128
4–4
9
November 13
L.A. Lakers
W 90–82
Zaza Pachulia (18)
Zaza Pachulia (16)
Deron Williams (7)
American Airlines Center 20,260
5–4
10
November 14
@ Houston
W 110–98
Raymond Felton (23)
Dwight Powell (9)
J.J. Barea (8)
Toyota Center 18,231
6–4
11
November 16
@ Philadelphia
W 92–86
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Dwight Powell (8)
Deron Williams (6)
Wells Fargo Center 11,555
7–4
12
November 18
@ Boston
W 106–102
Dirk Nowitzki (23)
Zaza Pachulia (12)
Deron Williams (6)
TD Garden 17,262
8–4
13
November 20
Utah
W 102–93
Deron Williams (23)
Zaza Pachulia (12)
Deron Williams (8)
American Airlines Center 20,028
9–4
14
November 22
@ Oklahoma City
L 114–117
Deron Williams (20)
Zaza Pachulia (10)
Pachulia, Williams (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
9–5
15
November 24
@ Memphis
L 96–110
Barea, Felton (16)
Nowitzki, Pachulia (10)
Barea, Matthews (4)
FedExForum 17,381
9–6
16
November 25
@ San Antonio
L 83–88
Wesley Matthews (15)
Dirk Nowitzki (14)
Deron Williams (9)
AT&T Center 18,418
9–7
17
November 28
Denver
W 92–81
Deron Williams (22)
Zaza Pachulia (12)
Matthews, Williams (4)
American Airlines Center 20,339
10–7
18
November 30
@ Sacramento
L 98–112
Chandler Parsons (14)
Zaza Pachulia (10)
Felton, Williams (7)
Sleep Train Arena 16,937
10–8 :
December
: 9–5 (home: 5–3; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
December 1
@ Portland
W 115–112 (OT)
Deron Williams (30)
Zaza Pachulia (21)
Deron Williams (8)
Moda Center 19,393
11–8
20
December 4
Houston
L 96–100
Deron Williams (22)
Zaza Pachulia (11)
Deron Williams (6)
American Airlines Center 20,339
11–9
21
December 6
@ Washington
W 116–104
Wesley Matthews (36)
Raymond Felton (10)
Deron Williams (9)
Verizon Center 16,394
12–9
22
December 7
@ New York
W 104–97
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Zaza Pachulia (8)
Deron Williams (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
13–9
23
December 9
Atlanta
L 95–98
Deron Williams (18)
Zaza Pachulia (17)
Deron Williams (6)
American Airlines Center 19,936
13–10
24
December 12
Washington
L 111–114
Wesley Matthews (28)
Zaza Pachulia (12)
Deron Williams (11)
American Airlines Center 20,088
13–11
25
December 14
Phoenix
W 104–94
Deron Williams (18)
Zaza Pachulia (12)
Felton, Nowitzki (4)
American Airlines Center 19,822
14–11
26
December 16
@ Indiana
L 81–107
Raymond Felton (16)
Zaza Pachulia (14)
Deron Williams (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,824
14–12
27
December 18
Memphis
W 97–88
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Zaza Pachulia (18)
Chandler Parsons (7)
American Airlines Center 20,199
15–12
28
December 22
@ Toronto
L 99–103
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Dirk Nowitzki (7)
Deron Williams (6)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
15–13
29
December 23
@ Brooklyn
W 119–118 (OT)
J.J. Barea (32)
Chandler Parsons (7)
J.J. Barea (11)
Barclays Center 15,994
16–13
30
December 26
Chicago
W 118–111
J.J. Barea (26)
Zaza Pachulia (12)
three players (5)
American Airlines Center 20,392
17–13
31
December 28
Milwaukee
W 103–93
Wesley Matthews (22)
Zaza Pachulia (8)
J.J. Barea (5)
American Airlines Center 20,300
18–13
32
December 30
Golden State
W 114–91
J.J. Barea (23)
Zaza Pachulia (15)
J.J. Barea (6)
American Airlines Center 20,494
19–13 :
January
: 9–9 (home: 5–3; road: 4–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 1
@ Miami
L 82–106
Zaza Pachulia (14)
Zaza Pachulia (13)
three players (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,748
19–14
34
January 2
New Orleans
L 98–105
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Zaza Pachulia (9)
J.J. Barea (5)
American Airlines Center 20,152
19–15
35
January 5
Sacramento
W 117–116 (2OT)
Deron Williams (25)
Zaza Pachulia (17)
three players (4)
American Airlines Center 20,059
20–15
36
January 6
@ New Orleans
W 100–91
Raymond Felton (22)
Dwight Powell (10)
Raymond Felton (6)
CenturyLink Center 15,255
21–15
37
January 8
@ Milwaukee
L 95–96
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Zaza Pachulia (12)
Deron Williams (6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,409
21–16
38
January 10
@ Minnesota
W 93–87
Dirk Nowitzki (29)
Zaza Pachulia (11)
Barea, Williams (4)
Target Center 14,363
22–16
39
January 12
Cleveland
L 107–110 (OT)
Chandler Parsons (25)
Zaza Pachulia (12)
Deron Williams (10)
American Airlines Center 20,347
22–17
40
January 13
@ Oklahoma City
L 89–108
J.J Barea (18)
Mejri, Powell (9)
J.J Barea (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
22–18
41
January 15
@ Chicago
W 83–77
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Zaza Pachulia (10)
Deron Williams (6)
United Center 22,056
23–18
42
January 17
@ San Antonio
L 83–112
Dwight Powell (15)
JaVale McGee (10)
J.J Barea (4)
AT&T Center 18,418
23–19
43
January 18
Boston
W 118–113 (OT)
Dirk Nowitzki (31)
Zaza Pachulia (19)
Deron Williams (6)
American Airlines Center 19,866
24–19
44
January 20
Minnesota
W 106–94 (OT)
Chandler Parsons (30)
McGee, Parsons (8)
three players (4)
American Airlines Center 19,621
25–19
45
January 22
Oklahoma City
L 106–109
Chandler Parsons (26)
Zaza Pachulia (8)
Pachulia, Williams (5)
American Airlines Center 20,284
25–20
46
January 24
@ Houston
L 104–115
Chandler Parsons (31)
Salah Mejri (11)
Deron Williams (5)
Toyota Center 18,142
25–21
47
January 26
@ L.A. Lakers
W 92–90
J.J. Barea (18)
Chandler Parsons (9)
Wesley Matthews (5)
Staples Center 18,997
26–21
48
January 27
@ Golden State
L 107–127
Chandler Parsons (23)
Chandler Parsons (7)
J.J. Barea (5)
Oracle Arena 19,596
26–22
49
January 29
Brooklyn
W 91–79
Chandler Parsons (19)
Zaza Pachulia (12)
Deron Williams (6)
American Airlines Center 20,409
27–22
50
January 31
Phoenix
W 91–78
Deron Williams (27)
Zaza Pachulia (15)
Raymond Felton (6)
American Airlines Center 20,137
28–22 :
February
: 4–6 (home: 3–4; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
51
February 1
@ Atlanta
L 97–112
Chandler Parsons (19)
Zaza Pachulia (13)
J.J. Barea (4)
Philips Arena 15,455
28–23
52
February 3
Miami
L 90–93
Dirk Nowitzki (28)
Zaza Pachulia (15)
three players (4)
American Airlines Center 20,385
28–24
53
February 5
San Antonio
L 90–116
Anderson, Villanueva (13)
Dirk Nowitzki (8)
Raymond Felton (4)
American Airlines Center 20,404
28–25
54
February 6
@ Memphis
W 114–110 (OT)
Chandler Parsons (26)
Chandler Parsons (8)
Deron Williams (11)
FedExForum 18,119
29–25
55
February 9
Utah
L 119–121 (OT)
Chandler Parsons (24)
Zaza Pachulia (11)
J.J. Barea (6)
American Airlines Center 19,394
29–26
All-Star Break
56
February 19
@ Orlando
L 104–110 (OT)
Chandler Parsons (24)
Zaza Pachulia (11)
Deron Williams (7)
Amway Center 17,764
29–27
57
February 21
Philadelphia
W 129–103
Wesley Matthews (21)
Zaza Pachulia (10)
Deron Williams (8)
American Airlines Center 20,194
30–27
58
February 24
Oklahoma City
L 103–116
Dirk Nowitzki (33)
Zaza Pachulia (10)
Raymond Felton (9)
American Airlines Center 19,805
30–28
59
February 26
Denver
W 122–116 (OT)
Chandler Parsons (27)
Dirk Nowitzki (13)
Raymond Felton (6)
American Airlines Center 20,298
31–28
60
February 28
Minnesota
W 128–101
Chandler Parsons (29)
David Lee (9)
Deron Williams (8)
American Airlines Center 20,289
32–28 :
March
: 5–10 (home: 3–5; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 1
Orlando
W 121–108
Wesley Matthews (21)
Zaza Pachulia (10)
Deron Williams (6)
American Airlines Center 19,546
33–28
62
March 3
Sacramento
L 101–104
Chandler Parsons (28)
David Lee (11)
three players (5)
American Airlines Center 19,910
33–29
63
March 6
@ Denver
L 114–116 (OT)
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
David Lee (12)
Felton, Williams (5)
Pepsi Center 14,802
33–30
64
March 7
L.A. Clippers
L 90–109
Dirk Nowitzki (22)
three players (8)
Barea, Williams (4)
American Airlines Center 20,002
33–31
65
March 9
Detroit
L 96–102
Nowitzki, Parsons (25)
Zaza Pachulia (13)
Deron Williams (9)
American Airlines Center 20,249
33–32
66
March 12
Indiana
L 105–112
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
Zaza Pachulia (9)
Deron Williams (8)
American Airlines Center 20,459
33–33
67
March 14
@ Charlotte
W 107–96
Chandler Parsons (24)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Raymond Felton (12)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,686
34–33
68
March 16
@ Cleveland
L 98–99
Lee, Nowitzki (20)
Devin Harris (6)
Chandler Parsons (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
34–34
69
March 18
Golden State
L 112–130
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Deron Williams (7)
American Airlines Center 20,515
34–35
70
March 20
Portland
W 132–120 (OT)
Dirk Nowitzki (40)
Salah Mejri (14)
Deron Williams (16)
American Airlines Center 20,351
35–35
71
March 23
@ Portland
L 103–109
Wesley Matthews (22)
Salah Mejri (12)
Deron Williams (11)
Moda Center 19,819
35–36
72
March 25
@ Golden State
L 120–128
Wesley Matthews (26)
Zaza Pachulia (13)
Barea, Lee (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
35–37
73
March 27
@ Sacramento
L 111–133
Raymond Felton (15)
Lee, Powell (6)
Raymond Felton (5)
Sleep Train Arena 17,147
35–38
74
March 28
@ Denver
W 97–88
J.J. Barea (18)
Dwight Powell (7)
J.J. Barea (11)
Pepsi Center 14,844
36–38
75
March 30
New York
W 91–89
J.J. Barea (26)
Zaza Pachulia (9)
J.J. Barea (7)
American Airlines Center 20,435
37–38 :
April
: 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 1
@ Detroit
W 98–89
J.J. Barea (29)
Zaza Pachulia (11)
four players (3)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,031
38–38
77
April 3
@ Minnesota
W 88–78
J.J. Barea (21)
Justin Anderson (10)
J.J. Barea (6)
Target Center 16,117
39–38
78
April 6
Houston
W 88–86
J.J. Barea (27)
David Lee (8)
J.J. Barea (8)
American Airlines Center 20,108
40–38
79
April 8
Memphis
W 103–93
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Justin Anderson (10)
Raymond Felton (14)
American Airlines Center 20,211
41–38
80
April 10
@ L.A. Clippers
L 91–98
Raymond Felton (21)
David Lee (7)
Raymond Felton (5)
Staples Center 19,170
41–39
81
April 11
@ Utah
W 101–92
Deron Williams (23)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Deron Williams (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
42–39
82
April 13
San Antonio
L 91–96
Raymond Felton (23)
Zaza Pachulia (12)
Deron Williams (7)
American Airlines Center 20,346
42–40 :
2015–16 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2016 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2) :
First Round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 16
@ Oklahoma City
L 70–108
Dirk Nowitzki (18)
Pachulia, Powell (6)
Barea, Williams (3)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
0–1
2
April 18
@ Oklahoma City
W 85–84
Raymond Felton (21)
Raymond Felton (11)
Deron Williams (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
1–1
3
April 21
Oklahoma City
L 102–131
Wesley Matthews (22)
Dirk Nowitzki (5)
J. J. Barea (7)
American Airlines Center 20,150
1–2
4
April 23
Oklahoma City
L 108–119
Dirk Nowitzki (27)
Dirk Nowitzki (8)
Raymond Felton (8)
American Airlines Center 20,516
1–3
5
April 25
@ Oklahoma City
L 103–118
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Dwight Powell (9)
Zaza Pachulia (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
1–4 :
2016 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Raymond Felton | PG | 80 | 31 | 2,192 | 258 | 284 | 68 | 15 | 763 | 27.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | .9 | .2 | 9.5 |
| Wesley Matthews | SF | 78 | 78 | 2,644 | 238 | 151 | 78 | 17 | 977 | 33.9 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .2 | 12.5 |
| Zaza Pachulia | C | 76 | 69 | 2,004 | 718 | 128 | 64 | 22 | 650 | 26.4 | 9.4 | 1.7 | .8 | .3 | 8.6 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 75 | 75 | 2,364 | 489 | 132 | 52 | 52 | 1,372 | 31.5 | 6.5 | 1.8 | .7 | .7 | 18.3 |
| J. J. Barea | PG | 74 | 16 | 1,667 | 152 | 302 | 26 | 2 | 808 | 22.5 | 2.1 | 4.1 | .4 | .0 | 10.9 |
| Dwight Powell | PF | 69 | 2 | 992 | 273 | 44 | 36 | 24 | 399 | 14.4 | 4.0 | .6 | .5 | .3 | 5.8 |
| Deron Williams | PG | 65 | 63 | 2,106 | 190 | 378 | 61 | 14 | 918 | 32.4 | 2.9 | 5.8 | .9 | .2 | 14.1 |
| Devin Harris | PG | 64 | 0 | 1,280 | 138 | 118 | 60 | 13 | 487 | 20.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | .9 | .2 | 7.6 |
| Charlie Villanueva | PF | 62 | 4 | 665 | 152 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 319 | 10.7 | 2.5 | .4 | .3 | .2 | 5.1 |
| Chandler Parsons | SF | 61 | 51 | 1,799 | 285 | 169 | 46 | 21 | 837 | 29.5 | 4.7 | 2.8 | .8 | .3 | 13.7 |
| Justin Anderson | SF | 55 | 9 | 647 | 132 | 29 | 19 | 25 | 208 | 11.8 | 2.4 | .5 | .3 | .5 | 3.8 |
| Salah Mejri | C | 34 | 6 | 397 | 123 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 125 | 11.7 | 3.6 | .3 | .2 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| JaVale McGee | C | 34 | 2 | 370 | 133 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 172 | 10.9 | 3.9 | .1 | .1 | .8 | 5.1 |
| Jeremy Evans | SF | 30 | 2 | 251 | 54 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 71 | 8.4 | 1.8 | .1 | .2 | .3 | 2.4 |
| David Lee$^†$ | PF | 25 | 1 | 433 | 175 | 30 | 10 | 15 | 213 | 17.3 | 7.0 | 1.2 | .4 | .6 | 8.5 |
| John Jenkins$^†$ | SG | 21 | 1 | 193 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 9.2 | 1.0 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 3.3 |
* $^†$ 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 |
| Wesley Matthews | SF | 5 | 5 | 173 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 34.6 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .0 | 13.0 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 5 | 5 | 170 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 4.8 | 1.6 | .4 | .6 | 20.4 |
| Raymond Felton | PG | 5 | 4 | 172 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 34.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1.2 | .0 | 15.0 |
| Zaza Pachulia | C | 5 | 4 | 112 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 22.4 | 5.4 | 3.2 | .6 | .2 | 6.6 |
| Justin Anderson | SF | 5 | 1 | 95 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | .8 | .6 | 9.4 |
| Devin Harris | PG | 5 | 0 | 121 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 24.2 | 2.8 | 1.6 | .6 | .0 | 7.8 |
| J. J. Barea | PG | 4 | 2 | 100 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | .0 | .0 | 6.3 |
| Salah Mejri | C | 4 | 1 | 76 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19.0 | 3.3 | .3 | .8 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| Dwight Powell | PF | 4 | 0 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 16.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | 6.0 |
| Charlie Villanueva | PF | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5.0 | .5 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 2.3 |
| Deron Williams | PG | 3 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 16.3 | .7 | 2.7 | .3 | .0 | 5.0 |
| David Lee | PF | 2 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.5 | 3.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 6.0 |
| JaVale McGee | 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.

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 9, 2015 | To Dallas MavericksZaza Pachulia | To Milwaukee BucksFuture second-round draft pick |

### Free agents
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| José Juan Barea | Signed 4-year contract worth $16 million |
| Charlie Villanueva | Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former Team |
| Brandon Ashley | Signed 3-year contract worth $2.4 million | University of Arizona |
| Samuel Dalembert | Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum | New York Knicks |
| Jeremy Evans | Signed 2-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Utah Jazz |
| Jarrid Famous | Signed 3-year contract worth the veteran minimum | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| Tu Holloway | 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 | Signed 1-year contract worth $2.1 million | Boston Celtics |
| Wesley Matthews | Signed 4-year contract worth $70 million | Portland Trail Blazers |
| JaVale McGee | Signed 2-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Salah Mejri | Signed 3-year contract | Real Madrid |
| Maurice Ndour | Signed 3-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Ohio |
| Deron Williams | 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 | Signed 4-year contract worth $30 million | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Brandon Ashley | Waived | Texas Legends |
| Tyson Chandler | Signed 4-year contract worth $52 million | Phoenix Suns |
| Samuel Dalembert | Waived | Shanxi Zhongyu |
| Monta Ellis | Signed 4-year contract worth $44 million | Indiana Pacers |
| Jarrid Famous | Waived | Fujian Sturgeons |
| Tu Holloway | Waived | Texas Legends |
| Bernard James | Team renounced rights | Shanghai Sharks |
| Richard Jefferson | Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| John Jenkins | Waived | Phoenix Suns |
| DeAndre Jordan | Opted out of contract; Signed 4-year contract worth $88 million | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Maurice Ndour | Waived | Real Madrid |
| Rajon Rondo | Signed 1-year contract worth $9.5 million | Sacramento Kings |
| Greg Smith | Not re-signed | Raptors 905 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum | Miami Heat |
| Jamil Wilson | Waived | Texas Legends |