# 2024–25 Dallas Mavericks season

The 2024–25 Dallas Mavericks season is the 45th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks would look to return to the NBA Finals following their 4–1 defeat to the championship winning Boston Celtics. On July 6, 2024, the Mavericks would complete a six-team sign-and-trade that saw them acquire four-time champion shooting guard Klay Thompson from the Golden State Warriors, breaking apart the Splash Brothers duo there in the process. Before this season began, the Mavericks would also leave Bally Sports Southwest (later rebranded to FanDuel Sports Network Southwest as of October 21, 2024) in order to air games with TEGNA Inc. owned stations within the state of Texas.
On February 2, 2025, the Mavericks sent franchise superstar Luka Dončić alongside Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers in a controversial blockbuster trade, in return for Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a 1st round pick. Davis suffered an adductor injury in his debut for the Mavericks on February 8, causing him to miss extended time. Kyrie Irving suffered a season-ending torn ACL on March 3, while several other Mavericks players were sidelined with injuries. By March 15, only eight players were healthy to play, the minimum amount of players an NBA team is required to have active for games. These events led to sports commentators and fans to consider the Mavericks to be "cursed".

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / Club |
| 2 | 58 | Ariel Hukporti | C | Germany | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany) |
The Mavericks entered this draft with a second-round pick. 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.

## Standings
### Division

| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| Houston Rockets | 44 | 25 | .638 | – | 26‍–‍10 | 18‍–‍15 | 12–3 | 69 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 43 | 25 | .632 | 0.5 | 25‍–‍11 | 18‍–‍14 | 10–5 | 68 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 36 | .478 | 11.0 | 19‍–‍16 | 14‍–‍20 | 8–6 | 69 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 39 | .418 | 15.0 | 17‍–‍17 | 11‍–‍22 | 5–11 | 67 |
| o – New Orleans Pelicans | 18 | 51 | .261 | 26.0 | 12‍–‍23 | 6‍–‍28 | 3–13 | 69 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 56 | 12 | .824 | – | 68 |
| 2 | Houston Rockets * | 44 | 25 | .638 | 12.5 | 69 |
| 3 | Denver Nuggets | 44 | 25 | .638 | 12.5 | 69 |
| 4 | Memphis Grizzlies | 43 | 25 | .632 | 13.0 | 68 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Lakers * | 42 | 25 | .627 | 13.5 | 67 |
| 6 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 29 | .580 | 16.5 | 69 |
| 7 | Golden State Warriors | 39 | 29 | .574 | 17.0 | 68 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Clippers | 38 | 30 | .559 | 18.0 | 68 |
| 9 | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 33 | .500 | 22.0 | 66 |
| 10 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 36 | .478 | 23.5 | 69 |
| 11 | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 37 | .464 | 24.5 | 69 |
| 12 | Portland Trail Blazers | 30 | 39 | .435 | 26.5 | 69 |
| 13 | San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 39 | .418 | 27.5 | 67 |
| 14 | o – New Orleans Pelicans | 18 | 51 | .261 | 38.5 | 69 |
| 15 | o – Utah Jazz | 15 | 54 | .217 | 41.5 | 69 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2024 preseason game log Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1) :
Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–2; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 7
Memphis
L 116–121
Jaden Hardy (21)
Naji Marshall (6)
Jaden Hardy (8)
American Airlines Center 19,207
0–1
2
October 10
Utah
L 107–112
Daniel Gafford (15)
Olivier-Maxence Prosper (10)
Jaden Hardy (4)
American Airlines Center 19,210
0–2
3
October 14
@ L.A. Clippers
L 96–110
Quentin Grimes (20)
Gafford, Lively II (7)
Dereck Lively II (5)
Intuit Dome 13,400
0–3
4
October 17
Milwaukee
W 109–84
Kyrie Irving (14)
Quentin Grimes (10)
Quentin Grimes (4)
American Airlines Center 19,217
1–3 :
2024–25 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

The schedule was announced on August 15, 2024.
2024–25 game log Total: 33–36 (Home: 19–16; Road: 14–20) :
October: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 24
San Antonio
W 120–109
Luka Dončić (28)
Dereck Lively II (11)
Luka Dončić (8)
American Airlines Center 20,373
1–0
2
October 26
@ Phoenix
L 102–114
Luka Dončić (40)
Dereck Lively II (11)
Kyrie Irving (5)
Footprint Center 17,071
1–1
3
October 28
Utah
W 110–102
Kyrie Irving (23)
P. J. Washington (11)
Kyrie Irving (9)
American Airlines Center 19,811
2–1
4
October 29
@ Minnesota
W 120–114
Kyrie Irving (35)
Dereck Lively II (9)
Luka Dončić (8)
Target Center 18,978
3–1
5
October 31
Houston
L 102–108
Luka Dončić (29)
P. J. Washington (9)
Kyrie Irving (7)
American Airlines Center 20,011
3–2 :
November
: 9–6 (home: 5–2; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
November 3
Orlando
W 108–85
Luka Dončić (32)
Dereck Lively II (11)
Luka Dončić (7)
American Airlines Center 19,977
4–2
7
November 4
Indiana
L 127–134
Luka Dončić (34)
P. J. Washington (11)
Luka Dončić (15)
American Airlines Center 19,613
4–3
8
November 6
Chicago
W 119–99
Luka Dončić (27)
Dončić, Gafford (7)
Luka Dončić (13)
American Airlines Center 20,011
5–3
9
November 8
Phoenix
L 113–114
Luka Dončić (30)
three players (7)
Luka Dončić (7)
American Airlines Center 20,277
5–4
10
November 10
@ Denver
L 120–122
Kyrie Irving (43)
Luka Dončić (9)
Luka Dončić (9)
Ball Arena 19,908
5–5
11
November 12
@ Golden State
L 117–120
Luka Dončić (31)
Dončić, Lively II (8)
Dončić, Irving (6)
Chase Center 18,064
5–6
12
November 14
@ Utah
L 113–115
Luka Dončić (37)
Luka Dončić (7)
Luka Dončić (9)
Delta Center 18,175
5–7
13
November 16
San Antonio
W 110–93
Gafford, Irving (22)
Kyrie Irving (8)
Dončić, Irving (6)
American Airlines Center 20,311
6–7
14
November 17
@ Oklahoma City
W 121–119
P. J. Washington (27)
P. J. Washington (17)
Kyrie Irving (6)
Paycom Center 18,203
7–7
15
November 19
New Orleans
W 132–91
Luka Dončić (26)
Quentin Grimes (8)
Kyrie Irving (7)
American Airlines Center 20,077
8–7
16
November 22
@ Denver
W 123–120
Naji Marshall (26)
P. J. Washington (13)
Kyrie Irving (6)
Ball Arena 19,923
9–7
17
November 24
@ Miami
L 118–123 (OT)
Kyrie Irving (27)
Dereck Lively II (13)
Spencer Dinwiddie (7)
Kaseya Center 19,714
9–8
18
November 25
@ Atlanta
W 129–119
Kyrie Irving (32)
P. J. Washington (10)
Kyrie Irving (6)
State Farm Arena 17,186
10–8
19
November 27
New York
W 129–114
Naji Marshall (24)
P. J. Washington (10)
Spencer Dinwiddie (9)
American Airlines Center 20,413
11–8
20
November 30
@ Utah
W 106–94
Kyrie Irving (30)
Gafford, Washington (11)
Spencer Dinwiddie (10)
Delta Center 18,175
12–8 :
December: 8–5 (home: 3–2; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21
December 1
@ Portland
W 137–131
Luka Dončić (36)
Dončić, Kleber (7)
Luka Dončić (13)
Moda Center 16,205
13–8
22
December 3
Memphis
W 121–116
Luka Dončić (37)
Luka Dončić (12)
P. J. Washington (7)
American Airlines Center 20,277
14–8
23
December 5
@ Washington
W 137–101
Kyrie Irving (25)
Dereck Lively II (11)
Luka Dončić (10)
Capital One Arena 15,921
15–8
24
December 7
@ Toronto
W 125–118
Luka Dončić (30)
Luka Dončić (13)
Luka Dončić (11)
Scotiabank Arena 19,625
16–8
25
December 10
@ Oklahoma City
L 104–118
Marshall, Thompson (19)
Dereck Lively II (13)
three players (5)
Paycom Center 17,724
16–9
26
December 15
@ Golden State
W 143–133
Luka Dončić (45)
Luka Dončić (11)
Luka Dončić (13)
Chase Center 18,064
17–9
27
December 19
L.A. Clippers
L 95–118
Klay Thompson (22)
P. J. Washington (9)
Spencer Dinwiddie (7)
American Airlines Center 20,044
17–10
28
December 21
L.A. Clippers
W 113–97
Quentin Grimes (20)
Dereck Lively II (11)
Dinwiddie, Irving (6)
American Airlines Center 20,102
18–10
29
December 23
Portland
W 132–108
Luka Dončić (27)
Luka Dončić (7)
Luka Dončić (7)
American Airlines Center 20,225
19–10
30
December 25
Minnesota
L 99–105
Kyrie Irving (39)
Dereck Lively II (10)
Dereck Lively II (3)
American Airlines Center 20,341
19–11
31
December 27
@ Phoenix
W 98–89
Kyrie Irving (20)
Maxi Kleber (7)
Irving, Thompson (5)
Footprint Center 17,071
20–11
32
December 28
@ Portland
L 122–126
Kyrie Irving (46)
Daniel Gafford (9)
Maxi Kleber (5)
Moda Center 19,335
20–12
33
December 30
@ Sacramento
L 100–110
Spencer Dinwiddie (30)
Quentin Grimes (7)
Spencer Dinwiddie (6)
Golden 1 Center 19,335
20–13 :
January: 6–10 (home: 4–5; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 1
@ Houston
L 99–110
Quentin Grimes (17)
Kyrie Irving (7)
Dereck Lively II (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
20–14
35
January 3
Cleveland
L 122–134
Quentin Grimes (26)
Dereck Lively II (11)
Quentin Grimes (6)
American Airlines Center 20,231
20–15
36
January 6
@ Memphis
L 104–119
P. J. Washington (17)
Dereck Lively II (12)
Quentin Grimes (6)
FedExForum 16,412
20–16
37
January 7
L.A. Lakers
W 118–97
Quentin Grimes (23)
Quentin Grimes (9)
Spencer Dinwiddie (8)
American Airlines Center 20,126
21–16
38
January 9
Portland
W 117–111
Jaden Hardy (25)
Dereck Lively II (16)
Spencer Dinwiddie (5)
American Airlines Center 19,241
22–16
39
January 12
Denver
L 101–112
Klay Thompson (25)
three players (6)
Spencer Dinwiddie (10)
American Airlines Center 20,031
22–17
40
January 14
Denver
L 99–118
Daniel Gafford (13)
P. J. Washington (8)
Quentin Grimes (5)
American Airlines Center 19,798
22–18
41
January 15
@ New Orleans
L 116–119
Daniel Gafford (27)
P. J. Washington (14)
Naji Marshall (10)
Smoothie King Center 16,488
22–19
42
January 17
Oklahoma City
W 106–98
Kyrie Irving (25)
Naji Marshall (10)
Irving, Washington (5)
American Airlines Center 20,311
23–19
43
January 20
@ Charlotte
L 105–110
Kyrie Irving (33)
Daniel Gafford (15)
Naji Marshall (4)
Spectrum Center 19,314
23–20
44
January 22
Minnesota
L 114–115
Kyrie Irving (36)
Daniel Gafford (12)
Kyrie Irving (9)
American Airlines Center 20,025
23–21
45
January 23
@ Oklahoma City
W 121–115
Spencer Dinwiddie (28)
P. J. Washington (19)
Irving, Kleber (4)
Paycom Center 18,203
24–21
46
January 25
Boston
L 107–122
Kyrie Irving (22)
Daniel Gafford (15)
Kyrie Irving (5)
American Airlines Center 20,421
24–22
47
January 27
Washington
W 130–108
Klay Thompson (23)
P. J. Washington (9)
Spencer Dinwiddie (9)
American Airlines Center 20,031
25–22
48
January 29
@ New Orleans
W 137–136
Irving, Washington (25)
P. J. Washington (14)
P. J. Washington (8)
Smoothie King Center 15,656
26–22
49
January 31
@ Detroit
L 102–117
Kyrie Irving (28)
P. J. Washington (13)
Dinwiddie, Thompson (4)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
26–23 :
February: 6–5 (home: 5–1; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
50
February 2
@ Cleveland
L 101–144
Jaden Hardy (21)
Kylor Kelley (11)
Olivier-Maxence Prosper (4)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
26–24
51
February 4
@ Philadelphia
L 116–118
Kyrie Irving (34)
Christie, Irving (9)
Spencer Dinwiddie (7)
Wells Fargo Center 19,756
26–25
52
February 6
@ Boston
W 127–120
Klay Thompson (25)
Daniel Gafford (15)
Exum, Gafford (5)
TD Garden 19,156
27–25
53
February 8
Houston
W 116–105
Anthony Davis (26)
Anthony Davis (16)
Anthony Davis (7)
American Airlines Center 20,303
28–25
54
February 10
Sacramento
L 128–129 (OT)
Kyrie Irving (30)
Kyrie Irving (9)
Kyrie Irving (7)
American Airlines Center 19,726
28–26
55
February 12
Golden State
W 111–107
Kyrie Irving (42)
Naji Marshall (8)
Edwards, Prosper (6)
American Airlines Center 20,311
29–26
56
February 13
Miami
W 118–113
Danté Exum (27)
Edwards, Marshall (9)
Spencer Dinwiddie (6)
American Airlines Center 19,935
30–26
All-Star Game
57
February 21
New Orleans
W 111–103
Kyrie Irving (35)
Naji Marshall (10)
Spencer Dinwiddie (7)
American Airlines Center 20,125
31–26
58
February 23
@ Golden State
L 102–126
Irving, Washington (17)
Kessler Edwards (8)
Danté Exum (5)
Chase Center 18,064
31–27
59
February 25
@ L.A. Lakers
L 99–107
Kyrie Irving (35)
P. J. Washington (10)
Max Christie (6)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
31–28
60
February 27
Charlotte
W 103–96
Kyrie Irving (25)
Moses Brown (11)
Naji Marshall (6)
American Airlines Center 20,009
32–28 :
March: 1–8 (home: 0–5; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 1
Milwaukee
L 117–132
Kyrie Irving (31)
Moses Brown (9)
Klay Thompson (5)
American Airlines Center 20,272
32–29
62
March 3
Sacramento
L 98–122
Kai Jones (21)
Kai Jones (8)
Dinwiddie, Marshall (6)
American Airlines Center 19,711
32–30
63
March 5
@ Milwaukee
L 107–137
Klay Thompson (28)
Naji Marshall (11)
Brandon Williams (8)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
32–31
64
March 7
Memphis
L 111–122
Brandon Williams (31)
Naji Marshall (17)
Brandon Williams (6)
American Airlines Center 20,010
32–32
65
March 9
Phoenix
L 116–125
Naji Marshall (34)
Naji Marshall (9)
Naji Marshall (10)
American Airlines Center 20,013
32–33
66
March 10
@ San Antonio
W 133–129
Spencer Dinwiddie (28)
Kessler Edwards (11)
Spencer Dinwiddie (6)
Frost Bank Center 17,735
33–33
67
March 12
@ San Antonio
L 116–126
Brandon Williams (19)
four players (4)
Klay Thompson (7)
Frost Bank Center 18,354
33–34
68
March 14
@ Houston
L 96–133
Brandon Williams (25)
Klay Thompson (9)
Marshall, Thompson (3)
Toyota Center 16,612
33–35
69
March 16
Philadelphia
L 125–130
P. J. Washington (29)
P.J. Washington (12)
Spencer Dinwiddie (7)
American Airlines Center 19,825
33–36
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 :
April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 2
Atlanta
American Airlines Center
78
April 4
@ L.A. Clippers
Intuit Dome
79
April 5
@ L.A. Clippers
Intuit Dome
80
April 9
L.A. Lakers
American Airlines Center
81
April 11
Toronto
American Airlines Center
82
April 13
@ Memphis
FedExForum :
2024–25 season schedule :

### NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024. The matchups were revealed on August 13, 2024.

#### West Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Golden State Warriors | 4 | 3 | 1 | 470 | 462 | +8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Dallas Mavericks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 493 | 447 | +46 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Denver Nuggets | 4 | 2 | 2 | 455 | 449 | +6 | |
| 4 | Memphis Grizzlies | 4 | 1 | 3 | 464 | 475 | −11 | |
| 5 | New Orleans Pelicans | 4 | 1 | 3 | 409 | 458 | −49 | |
2024–25 game log Total: 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2) :
NBA Cup: 3–2 (home: 2–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 12
@ Golden State
L 117–120
Luka Dončić (31)
Dončić, Lively II (8)
Dončić, Irving (6)
Chase Center 18,064
0–1
2
November 19
New Orleans
W 132–91
Luka Dončić (26)
Quentin Grimes (8)
Kyrie Irving (7)
American Airlines Center 20,077
1–1
3
November 22
@ Denver
W 123–120
Naji Marshall (26)
P. J. Washington (13)
Kyrie Irving (6)
Ball Arena 19,923
2–1
4
December 3
Memphis
W 121–116
Luka Dončić (37)
Luka Dončić (12)
P. J. Washington (7)
American Airlines Center 20,277
3–1
5
December 10
@ Oklahoma City
L 104–118
Marshall, Thompson (19)
Dereck Lively II (13)
three players (5)
Paycom Center 17,724
3–2 :

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 27, 2024 | To Dallas MavericksDraft rights to Melvin Ajinça (No. 51) | To New York KnicksDraft rights to Ariel Hukporti (No. 58) Draft rights to Petteri Koponen (2007 No. 30) Cash considerations |
| July 6, 2024 | To Dallas MavericksQuentin Grimes | To Detroit PistonsTim Hardaway Jr. 2025 second-round pick 2028 second-round pick 2028 second-round pick |
| July 6, 2024 | Six-team trade | Six-team trade |
| July 6, 2024 | To Dallas MavericksKlay Thompson (from Golden State) 2025 GSW second-round pick (from Golden State) | To Charlotte HornetsJosh Green (from Dallas) Reggie Jackson (from Denver) 2029 DEN second-round pick (from Denver) 2030 DEN second-round pick (from Denver) |
| July 6, 2024 | To Denver NuggetsCash considerations (from Charlotte) | To Golden State WarriorsKyle Anderson (from Minnesota) Buddy Hield (from Philadelphia) |
| July 6, 2024 | To Minnesota Timberwolves2025 DEN second-round pick (from Golden State via Charlotte) 2031 second-round pick swap (from Golden State) Cash considerations (from Golden State) | To Philadelphia 76ers2031 DAL second-round pick (from Golden State via Dallas) |
| February 2, 2025 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| February 2, 2025 | To Dallas Mavericks Max Christie (from Los Angeles) Anthony Davis (from Los Angeles) 2029 LAL first-round pick | To Los Angeles Lakers Luka Dončić (from Dallas) Maxi Kleber (from Dallas) Markieff Morris (from Dallas) |
| To Utah Jazz Jalen Hood-Schifino (from Los Angeles) 2025 DAL second-round pick (from Dallas) 2025 LAC second-round pick (from Los Angeles) ||
| February 4, 2025 | To Dallas MavericksCaleb Martin | To Philadelphia 76ersQuentin Grimes 2025 second-round pick |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed | Ref. |
| Brandon Williams | July 12 | |
| Markieff Morris | September 12 | |

#### Additions

| Player | Date | Former team |
| Naji Marshall | July 6 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Jazian Gortman | July 13 | Rip City Remix |
| Emanuel Miller | July 13 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | August 3 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Jamarion Sharp | August 3 | Ole Miss Rebels |
| Kessler Edwards | August 8 | Sacramento Kings |
| A. J. Lawson | October 11 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Jamir Chaplin | October 18 | Little Rock Trojans |
| Jarod Lucas | October 18 | Nevada Wolf Pack |
| Kylor Kelley | January 25 | South Bay Lakers |
| Moses Brown | February 20 (10-day) | Westchester Knicks |
| Kai Jones | March 3 | Los Angeles Clippers |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Date | New team |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | July 10 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Alex Fudge | August 8 | |
| Greg Brown III | September 11 | Mexico City Capitanes |
| A. J. Lawson | October 8 | Dallas Mavericks (TW) |
| A. J. Lawson | October 18 | Toronto Raptors |
| Emanuel Miller | October 18 | Texas Legends |
| Jamarion Sharp | October 18 | Texas Legends |
| Jamir Chaplin | October 19 | |
| Jarod Lucas | October 19 | Texas Legends |
| Jazian Gortman | January 25 | |
| Kylor Kelley | March 3 | |