2014–15 Dallas Mavericks season

2014–15 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach	Rick Carlisle
General manager	Donnie Nelson
Owner(s)	Mark Cuban
Arena	American Airlines Center
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 4th (Southwest) Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost to Rockets 1–4 (First round)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FS Southwest, KTXA
Radio	KESN

The 2014–15 Dallas Mavericks season was the 35th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks finished fourth in the Southwest division and seventh in the Western conference with a 50–32 record. The Mavs' season ended with a 1–4 first round playoff series loss to the Houston Rockets.

The Mavericks acquired Rajon Rondo from the Boston Celtics in a mid-season trade. However, Rondo ran into problems with head coach Rick Carlisle including engaging in a shouting match with Carlisle after being benched. Rondo left the team at the end of the season.

Draft

Both second round picks the Mavericks had were traded one day prior to the draft to the New York Knicks along with José Calderón, Samuel Dalembert, Shane Larkin, and Wayne Ellington for Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton.^[1]

Offseason

The Mavericks went into the offseason with six free agents. Being on the Mavs for his whole career, Dirk Nowitzki agreed to a new three-year contract on July 4.^[2][3] One day later, Devin Harris accepted a new four-year deal with the Mavs.^[4][5]

On July 10, the Mavs submitted a three-year, $46 million offer sheet signed by restricted free agent Chandler Parsons to the Houston Rockets.^[6] Three days later, the Rockets announced they would not match the offer, leaving Parsons to play in Dallas.^[7][8]

Richard Jefferson agreed to a one-year minimum contract on July 13.^[9][10]

On July 14, Greg Smith came to the Mavs through a trade with the Chicago Bulls for the rights to Tadija Dragićević.^[11]

Rashard Lewis agreed to a one-year minimum contract on July 16.^[12] After closing the deal on July 19,^[13] his contract was voided four days later, as it was announced that he failed the physical test and required a knee surgery.^[14]

On July 18, the Mavs signed Eric Griffin to a nonguaranteed contract.^[15][16]

Al-Farouq Aminu agreed to a two-year minimum contract on July 24.^[17][18] On the same day, Jameer Nelson agreed to a two-year contract.^[19][20]

On July 29, the Mavs signed Ivan Johnson to a partially guaranteed contract.^[21][22]

Bernard James signed a new one-year contract on September 3.^[23][24]

On September 8, the Mavs signed Charlie Villanueva to a nonguaranteed contract.^[25][26]

Doron Lamb signed a nonguaranteed contract on September 22.^[27][28]

Yuki Togashi was signed on October 15.^[29]

On October 21, 2014 the Mavericks waived Yuki Togashi and Eric Griffin.^[30]

The Mavericks waived Bernard James, Ivan Johnson and Doron Lamb on October 25, 2014.^[31]

On October 29, 2014 the Mavericks signed José Juan Barea^[32] and waived Gal Mekel.^[33]

Roster

2014–15 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 7 Aminu, Al-Farouq 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–09–21 Wake Forest G 5 Barea, José Juan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1984–06–26 Northeastern C 6 Chandler, Tyson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1982–10–02 Dominguez HS (CA) G 11 Ellis, Monta 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1985–10–26 Lanier HS (MS) G 2 Felton, Raymond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984–06–26 North Carolina G 20 Harris, Devin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1983–02–27 Wisconsin C 55 James, Bernard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–02–07 Florida State F 24 Jefferson, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1980–06–21 Arizona F 41 Nowitzki, Dirk (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–06–19 Germany F 25 Parsons, Chandler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–10–25 Florida F 8 Powell, Dwight 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991–07–20 Stanford G 9 Rondo, Rajon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986–02–22 Kentucky C 4 Smith, Greg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1991–01–08 Fresno State F/C 1 Stoudemire, Amar'e 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1982–11–16 Cypress Creek HS (FL) F 3 Villanueva, Charlie 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1984–08–24 Connecticut	Head coach Rick Carlisle Assistant coach(es) Darrell Armstrong Kaleb Canales Monte Mathis Jamahl Mosley Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2015–04–04

Standings

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Golden State Warriors *	67	15	.817	–	82
2	y-Houston Rockets *	56	26	.683	11.0	82
3	x-Los Angeles Clippers	56	26	.683	11.0	82
4	y-Portland Trail Blazers *	51	31	.622	16.0	82
5	x-Memphis Grizzlies	55	27	.671	12.0	82
6	x-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	12.0	82
7	x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	17.0	82
8	x-New Orleans Pelicans	45	37	.549	22.0	82
9	Oklahoma City Thunder	45	37	.549	22.0	82
10	Phoenix Suns	39	43	.476	28.0	82
11	Utah Jazz	38	44	.463	29.0	82
12	Denver Nuggets	30	52	.366	37.0	82
13	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	38.0	82
14	Los Angeles Lakers	21	61	.256	46.0	82
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	16	66	.195	51.0	82

Division

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Houston Rockets	56	26	.683	0.0	30–11	26–15	8–8	82
x-Memphis Grizzlies	55	27	.671	1.0	31–10	24–17	9–7	82
x-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	1.0	33–8	22–19	8–8	82
x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	6.0	27–14	23–18	7–9	82
x-New Orleans Pelicans	45	37	.549	11.0	28–13	17–24	8–8	82

Game log

Preseason

The pre-season schedule was released on July 31.^[34]

2014 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 4–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 7 Houston L 108–111 Chandler Parsons (14) Al-Farouq Aminu (11) Monta Ellis (3) American Airlines Center 17,227 0–1 2 October 10 Oklahoma City L 109–118 Al-Farouq Aminu Jae Crowder (14) Tyson Chandler Chandler Parsons (6) Devin Harris (8) American Airlines Center 18,397 0–2 3 October 12 Indiana W 106–98 Dirk Nowitzki Charlie Villanueva (16) three players (7) Jameer Nelson (10) American Airlines Center 17,971 1–2 4 October 17 @ Cleveland W 108–102 Jameer Nelson Chandler Parsons (19) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Monta Ellis (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 2–2 5 October 18 @ Indiana L 93–98 Richard Jefferson Gal Mekel (19) Al-Farouq Aminu (12) Gal Mekel (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,748 2–3 6 October 20 Memphis W 108–103 Tyson Chandler Monta Ellis (14) Tyson Chandler (8) Jameer Nelson (6) American Airlines Center 16,402 3–3 7 October 23 @ New Orleans L 85–88 Gal Mekel (17) Bernard James (10) Gal Mekel (8) CenturyLink Center 10,658 3–4 8 October 24 @ Orlando W 117–92 Chandler Parsons (24) Tyson Chandler (5) Monta Ellis Jameer Nelson (7) Amway Center 15,633 4–4
2014–15 season schedule

Regular season

The schedule was announced on August 13.^[35]

2014–15 game log Total: 50–32 (Home: 27–14; Road: 23–18)
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28 @ San Antonio L 100–101 Monta Ellis (26) Tyson Chandler (10) Monta Ellis (6) AT&T Center 19,615 0–1 2 October 30 Utah W 120–102 Dirk Nowitzki Chandler Parsons (21) Al-Farouq Aminu (10) Monta Ellis (6) American Airlines Center 19,697 1–1
November : 12–4 (Home: 6–2; Road: 6–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 1 @ New Orleans W 109–104 Chandler Parsons (20) Tyson Chandler Monta Ellis (10) Devin Harris (6) Smoothie King Center 14,547 2–1 4 November 3 Boston W 118–113 Chandler Parsons (29) Tyson Chandler (12) Monta Ellis Devin Harris (6) American Airlines Center 19,948 3–1 5 November 6 @ Portland L 87–108 Dirk Nowitzki (17) four players (4) Devin Harris (4) Moda Center 19,441 3–2 6 November 7 @ Utah W 105–82 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Tyson Chandler (13) Monta Ellis Devin Harris (6) EnergySolutions Arena 18,419 4–2 7 November 9 Miami L 96–105 Monta Ellis (23) Tyson Chandler (15) Monta Ellis Jameer Nelson (5) American Airlines Center 20,195 4–3 8 November 11 Sacramento W 106–98 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Tyson Chandler (11) Devin Harris Jameer Nelson (5) American Airlines Center 19,663 5–3 9 November 13 Philadelphia W 123–70 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Tyson Chandler (10) José Juan Barea (11) American Airlines Center 19,604 6–3 10 November 15 Minnesota W 131–117 Monta Ellis (30) Tyson Chandler (16) Jameer Nelson (6) American Airlines Center 19,730 7–3 11 November 17 @ Charlotte W 107–80 Monta Ellis (18) Al-Farouq Aminu (11) Jameer Nelson (8) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,345 8–3 12 November 19 @ Washington W 105–102 Monta Ellis (34) Tyson Chandler (16) José Juan Barea (6) Verizon Center 16,374 9–3 13 November 21 LA Lakers W 140–106 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Al-Farouq Aminu (6) Monta Ellis (10) American Airlines Center 20,353 10–3 14 November 22 @ Houston L 92–95 Monta Ellis (17) Tyson Chandler (13) Jameer Nelson (6) Toyota Center 20,353 10–4 15 November 24 Indiana L 100–111 Monta Ellis (24) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Monta Ellis (6) American Airlines Center 19,850 10–5 16 November 26 New York W 109–102 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (30) Tyson Chandler (25) Devin Harris (8) American Airlines Center 20,352 11–5 17 November 28 @ Toronto W 106–102 Monta Ellis (30) Tyson Chandler (10) José Juan Barea (9) Air Canada Centre 19,800 12–5 18 November 29 @ Philadelphia W 110–103 Tyson Chandler (20) Tyson Chandler (13) Monta Ellis (5) Wells Fargo Center 16,145 13–5
December : 10–5 (Home: 6–3; Road: 4–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 2 @ Chicago W 132–129 (2OT) Monta Ellis (38) Tyson Chandler (14) Dirk Nowitzki (10) United Center 22,042 14–5 20 December 3 @ Milwaukee W 107–105 Monta Ellis (23) Tyson Chandler (20) Monta Ellis (7) BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,568 15–5 21 December 5 Phoenix L 106–118 Monta Ellis (33) Tyson Chandler (18) José Juan Barea Jameer Nelson (3) American Airlines Center 20,010 15–6 22 December 7 Milwaukee W 125–102 Chandler Parsons (28) Tyson Chandler Brandan Wright (7) José Juan Barea (9) American Airlines Center 19,413 16–6 23 December 9 @ Memphis L 105–114 Chandler Parsons (30) Tyson Chandler (9) Jameer Nelson Dirk Nowitzki (4) FedExForum 19,413 16–7 24 December 10 New Orleans W 112–107 Monta Ellis (26) Tyson Chandler Dirk Nowitzki (6) Monta Ellis (5) American Airlines Center 19,988 17–7 25 December 13 Golden State L 98–105 Monta Ellis (24) Tyson Chandler Richard Jefferson (12) Monta Ellis Jameer Nelson (5) American Airlines Center 20,317 17–8 26 December 16 @ New York W 107–87 Dirk Nowitzki (16) Tyson Chandler (14) Monta Ellis Chandler Parsons (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 18–8 27 December 17 @ Detroit W 117–106 Chandler Parsons (32) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Devin Harris (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,287 19–8 28 December 20 San Antonio W 99–93 Monta Ellis (38) Tyson Chandler (14) Rajon Rondo (9) American Airlines Center 20,504 20–8 29 December 22 Atlanta L 102–105 Monta Ellis (18) Tyson Chandler (19) Rajon Rondo (11) American Airlines Center 20,339 20–9 30 December 23 @ Phoenix L 115–124 Tyson Chandler Dirk Nowitzki (22) Tyson Chandler (14) Rajon Rondo (8) US Airways Center 18,055 20–10 31 December 26 LA Lakers W 102–98 Rajon Rondo (21) Tyson Chandler (12) Monta Ellis Rajon Rondo (7) American Airlines Center 20,424 21–10 32 December 28 Oklahoma City W 112–107 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Greg Smith (8) Rajon Rondo (7) American Airlines Center 20,417 22–10 33 December 30 Washington W 114–87 Monta Ellis (20) Tyson Chandler (12) José Juan Barea Rajon Rondo (5) American Airlines Center 20,397 23–10
January : 9–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 8–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 2 @ Boston W 119–101 Rajon Rondo (29) Tyson Chandler (16) Rajon Rondo (5) TD Garden 18,624 24–10 35 January 4 @ Cleveland W 109–90 Monta Ellis (20) Tyson Chandler (8) Rajon Rondo (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 25–10 36 January 5 @ Brooklyn W 96–88 (OT) Monta Ellis (19) Tyson Chandler (13) Rajon Rondo (14) Barclays Center 17,732 26–10 37 January 7 Detroit L 95–108 Dirk Nowitzki (19) Tyson Chandler (15) Rajon Rondo (8) American Airlines Center 20,279 26–11 38 January 10 @ LA Clippers L 100–120 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Tyson Chandler (10) Rajon Rondo (8) Staples Center 19,060 26–12 39 January 13 @ Sacramento W 108–104 (OT) Monta Ellis (28) Tyson Chandler (17) Monta Ellis (10) Sleep Train Arena 15,747 27–12 40 January 14 @ Denver L 107–114 José Juan Barea (17) Richard Jefferson (6) José Juan Barea (6) Pepsi Center 14,022 27–13 41 January 16 Denver W 97–89 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Tyson Chandler (16) Rajon Rondo (8) American Airlines Center 20,337 28–13 42 January 19 @ Memphis W 103–95 Monta Ellis (25) Tyson Chandler (16) Monta Ellis (7) FedExForum 18,119 29–13 43 January 21 @ Minnesota W 98–75 Chandler Parsons (22) Dwight Powell (10) José Juan Barea (10) Target Center 13,737 30–13 44 January 23 Chicago L 98–102 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Tyson Chandler (12) Monta Ellis Rajon Rondo (4) American Airlines Center 20,408 30–14 45 January 25 @ New Orleans L 106–109 Monta Ellis (36) Rajon Rondo (8) Rajon Rondo (9) Smoothie King Center 17,687 30–15 46 January 27 Memphis L 90–109 Monta Ellis Chandler Parsons (19) Rajon Rondo (7) Rajon Rondo (5) American Airlines Center 20,160 30–16 47 January 28 @ Houston L 94–99 Monta Ellis (33) Tyson Chandler (15) Rajon Rondo (6) Toyota Center 18,237 30–17 48 January 30 @ Miami W 93–72 Charlie Villanueva (20) Tyson Chandler (13) Monta Ellis (7) American Airlines Arena 19,823 31–17 49 January 31 @ Orlando W 108–93 Monta Ellis (25) Tyson Chandler (9) Monta Ellis (13) Amway Center 17,626 32–17
February : 7–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 1–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 2 Minnesota W 100–94 Monta Ellis (23) Tyson Chandler (10) José Juan Barea (8) American Airlines Center 19,989 33–17 51 February 4 @ Golden State L 114–128 Chandler Parsons (24) Tyson Chandler (17) Devin Harris (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 33–18 52 February 5 @ Sacramento W 101–78 Monta Ellis (21) Tyson Chandler (16) Monta Ellis (6) Sleep Train Arena 16,993 34–18 53 February 7 Portland W 111–101 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (25) Tyson Chandler (13) José Juan Barea (7) American Airlines Center 20,398 35–18 54 February 9 LA Clippers L 98–115 Charlie Villanueva (26) Chandler Parsons (12) José Juan Barea (7) American Airlines Center 20,082 35–19 55 February 11 Utah W 87–82 José Juan Barea (22) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Devin Harris (6) American Airlines Center 19,947 36–19 All-Star Break 56 February 19 @ Oklahoma City L 89–104 Dirk Nowitzki (14) Tyson Chandler (13) Rajon Rondo (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 36–20 57 February 20 Houston W 111–100 Al-Farouq Aminu Devin Harris (17) Tyson Chandler (14) Devin Harris (7) American Airlines Center 20,389 37–20 58 February 22 Charlotte W 92–81 Monta Ellis (23) Dirk Nowitzki (12) four players (4) American Airlines Center 20,347 38–20 59 February 24 Toronto W 99–92 Monta Ellis (20) Al-Farouq Aminu (12) Devin Harris (5) American Airlines Center 20,151 39–20 60 February 25 @ Atlanta L 87–104 Monta Ellis (19) Bernard James (11) José Juan Barea (7) Philips Arena 16,126 39–21 61 February 28 Brooklyn L 94–104 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Rajon Rondo (7) Rajon Rondo (6) American Airlines Center 20,367 39–22
March : 6–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 62 March 2 New Orleans W 102–93 Monta Ellis (20) Dirk Nowitzki (8) four players (2) American Airlines Center 20,367 40–22 63 March 5 @ Portland L 75–94 Monta Ellis Amar'e Stoudemire (12) Tyson Chandler (14) Rajon Rondo (9) Moda Center 19,499 40–23 64 March 6 @ Golden State L 89–104 Dirk Nowitzki Rajon Rondo (14) three players (5) Rajon Rondo (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 40–24 65 March 8 @ LA Lakers W 100–93 Monta Ellis (31) Tyson Chandler Chandler Parsons (6) Rajon Rondo (9) Staples Center 18,997 41–24 66 March 10 Cleveland L 94–127 Chandler Parsons (18) Tyson Chandler (10) José Juan Barea (5) American Airlines Center 20,501 41–25 67 March 13 LA Clippers W 129–99 Chandler Parsons (22) Tyson Chandler (12) Rajon Rondo (7) American Airlines Center 20,444 42–25 68 March 16 Oklahoma City W 119–115 Chandler Parsons (31) Tyson Chandler (7) Rajon Rondo (13) American Airlines Center 20,231 43–25 69 March 18 Orlando W 107–102 Dirk Nowitzki (25) three players (8) Rajon Rondo (11) American Airlines Center 20,294 44–25 70 March 20 Memphis L 101–112 Devin Harris Dirk Nowitzki (16) Tyson Chandler (13) Rajon Rondo (4) American Airlines Center 20,399 44–26 71 March 22 @ Phoenix L 92–98 Chandler Parsons (19) Tyson Chandler (11) Rajon Rondo (6) US Airways Center 17,435 44–27 72 March 24 San Antonio W 101–94 Monta Ellis (38) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Monta Ellis Rajon Rondo (5) American Airlines Center 20,328 45–27 73 March 27 @ San Antonio L 76–94 Tyson Chandler Monta Ellis (10) Tyson Chandler (14) Rajon Rondo (5) AT&T Center 18,581 45–28 74 March 29 @ Indiana L 99–104 Chandler Parsons (27) Tyson Chandler (11) Rajon Rondo (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,358 45–29
April : 5–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 1 @ Oklahoma City W 135–131 Monta Ellis (26) Tyson Chandler (10) Rajon Rondo (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 46–29 76 April 2 Houston L 101–108 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Tyson Chandler (8) Rajon Rondo (6) American Airlines Center 20,062 46–30 77 April 4 Golden State L 110–123 Dirk Nowitzki (18) Tyson Chandler (13) Rajon Rondo (5) American Airlines Center 20,407 46–31 78 April 8 Phoenix W 107–104 Monta Ellis (20) Tyson Chandler (23) Rajon Rondo (7) American Airlines Center 20,262 47–31 79 April 10 @ Denver W 144–143 (2OT) Dirk Nowitzki (25) Tyson Chandler (11) José Juan Barea Devin Harris (9) Pepsi Center 14,041 48–31 80 April 12 @ LA Lakers W 120–106 Tyson Chandler (20) Al-Farouq Aminu (10) Rajon Rondo (11) Staples Center 18,071 49–31 81 April 13 @ Utah L 92–109 José Juan Barea (18) Al-Farouq Aminu (10) Raymond Felton Rajon Rondo (5) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 49–32 82 April 15 Portland W 114–98 Tyson Chandler (22) Tyson Chandler (15) Rajon Rondo (7) American Airlines Center 20,352 50–32
2014–15 season schedule

Playoffs

2014 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
First Round: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 18 @ Houston L 108–118 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Tyson Chandler (18) Rajon Rondo (5) Toyota Center 18,231 0–1 2 April 21 @ Houston L 99–111 Monta Ellis (24) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Ellis, Felton (3) Toyota Center 18,243 0–2 3 April 24 Houston L 128–130 Ellis, Nowitzki (34) Chandler, Nowitzki (8) Ellis, Barea (9) American Airlines Center 20,651 0–3 4 April 26 Houston W 121–109 Monta Ellis (31) Tyson Chandler (14) J.J. Barea (10) American Airlines Center 20,589 1–3 5 April 28 @ Houston L 94–103 Monta Ellis (25) Dirk Nowitzki (14) J.J. Barea (9) Toyota Center 18,231 1–4
2015 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Final statistics.^[36]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Al-Farouq Aminu	74	3	18.5	.412	.274	.712	4.6	.8	.9	.8	5.6
José Juan Barea	77	10	17.7	.420	.323	.809	1.7	3.4	.4	.0	7.5
Tyson Chandler	75	75	30.5	.666	.000	.720	11.5	1.1	.6	1.2	10.3
Jae Crowder‡	25	0	10.6	.434	.342	.909	1.2	.5	.6	.2	3.6
Monta Ellis	80	80	33.7	.445	.285	.752	2.4	4.1	1.9	.3	18.9
Raymond Felton	29	3	9.7	.406	.294	.800	.9	1.4	.4	.1	3.7
Devin Harris	76	3	22.2	.418	.357	.815	1.8	3.1	1.0	.2	8.8
Bernard James	16	2	9.9	.444	.000	.870	2.4	.3	.1	.9	2.8
Richard Jefferson	74	18	16.8	.444	.426	.684	2.5	.8	.4	.1	5.8
Ricky Ledo‡‡	5	0	2.2	.000	.000	.500	.4	.2	.0	.0	.2
Jameer Nelson‡	23	23	25.4	.374	.369	.875	2.7	4.1	.7	.1	7.3
Dirk Nowitzki	77	77	29.6	.459	.380	.882	5.9	1.9	.5	.4	17.3
Chandler Parsons	66	66	33.1	.462	.380	.720	4.9	2.4	1.0	.3	15.7
Dwight Powell	24	0	9.5	.435	.273	.774	2.0	.4	.3	.3	3.4
Rajon Rondo	46	46	28.7	.436	.352	.452	4.5	6.5	1.2	.1	9.3
Greg Smith	42	2	8.6	.612	.000	.513	1.9	.2	.2	.3	1.9
Amar'e Stoudemire	23	1	16.5	.581	.000	.678	3.7	.3	.4	.2	10.8
Charlie Villanueva	64	1	10.6	.414	.376	.571	2.3	.3	.2	.3	6.3
Brandan Wright‡	27	0	18.7	.748	.000	.750	4.1	.4	.6	1.6	8.8

^‡Traded mid-season

^‡‡Waived during season

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Al-Farouq Aminu	5	2	30.0	.548	.636	.789	7.2	1.2	2.0	1.6	11.2
José Juan Barea	5	2	30.8	.439	.250	.833	4.8	7.4	.8	.0	11.8
Tyson Chandler	5	5	32.0	.655	.000	.500	10.8	.2	.6	1.2	10.2
Monta Ellis	5	5	39.4	.468	.367	.750	3.4	5.2	2.0	.6	26.0
Raymond Felton	3	1	12.0	.267	.000	1.000	2.3	1.3	.0	.0	3.7
Devin Harris	4	0	18.5	.348	.000	.889	2.0	1.0	.5	.0	6.0
Bernard James	1	0	2.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Richard Jefferson	4	2	12.8	.357	.375	1.000	.5	.3	.5	.0	3.8
Dirk Nowitzki	5	5	36.2	.452	.235	.929	10.2	2.4	.4	.4	21.2
Chandler Parsons	1	1	37.0	.333	.000	.000	6.0	2.0	.0	.0	10.0
Dwight Powell	2	0	1.5	.000	.000	.000	.5	.5	.0	.0	.0
Rajon Rondo	2	2	18.5	.450	.500	.000	1.0	3.0	.0	.0	9.5
Greg Smith	1	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Amar'e Stoudemire	5	0	15.0	.429	.000	.692	3.2	.6	.2	.6	7.8
Charlie Villanueva	5	0	8.6	.440	.421	.000	2.6	.6	.2	.2	6.0

Injuries

Player	Duration		Injury type	Games missed
	Start	End
Felton, RaymondRaymond Felton	October 28, 2014[37]	December 28, 2014	Sprained right ankle	31[38]
Harris, DevinDevin Harris	November 17, 2014[39]	November 22, 2014	Soreness in his lower right leg	2[40][41]
Nelson, JameerJameer Nelson	November 26, 2014[42]	December 2, 2014	Back spasms	3[43][44][45]
Nelson, JameerJameer Nelson	December 10, 2014[46]	December 13, 2014	Jammed right shoulder	1[46]
Parsons, ChandlerChandler Parsons	December 13, 2014[47]	December 16, 2014	Sore lower back	1[47]
Chandler, TysonTyson Chandler	December 28, 2014[48]	December 30, 2014[49]	Back spasms	1[48]
Parsons, ChandlerChandler Parsons	January 30, 2015[50]	February 2, 2015	Stomach flu	2[50]
Rondo, RajonRajon Rondo	January 31, 2015[51]	February 19, 2015	Left eye orbital and nasal fracture	6[52]
Harris, DevinDevin Harris	February 2, 2015[53]	February 4, 2015	Knee and ankle injury	0
Chandler, TysonTyson Chandler	February 9, 2015[54]	February 19, 2015	Sprained left ankle	1[55]
Ellis, MontaMonta Ellis	February 9, 2015[54]	February 11, 2015	Left hip injury	0[56]
Parsons, ChandlerChandler Parsons	February 20, 2015[57]	March 8, 2015[58]	Sprained left ankle	7[59][60]
Chandler, TysonTyson Chandler	February 25, 2015[61]	March 5, 2015	Left hip injury	3[60][62]
Harris, DevinDevin Harris	March 5, 2015[63]	March 10, 2015	Right hand injury	2
Aminu, Al-FarouqAl-Farouq Aminu	March 13, 2015[64]	March 18, 2015[65]	Sore left shoulder	2[66]
Harris, DevinDevin Harris	March 16, 2015[67]	March 18, 2015[65]	Illness	0
Barea, José JuanJosé Juan Barea	March 21, 2015[68]	April 1, 2015	Sprained left ankle	4[69]
Harris, DevinDevin Harris	March 22, 2015[70]	March 24, 2015	Illness	0
Jefferson, RichardRichard Jefferson	March 24, 2015[71]	March 27, 2015	Back spasms	0
Ellis, MontaMonta Ellis	March 27, 2015[72]	April 1, 2015	Right calf injury	1[69]
Parsons, ChandlerChandler Parsons	April 2, 2015[73]	April 18, 2015	Right knee soreness	6[74][75][76]
Harris, DevinDevin Harris	April 12, 2015[77]	April 18, 2015	Left big toe injury	1[76]
Parsons, ChandlerChandler Parsons	April 18, 2015[78]		Right knee injury	Out for season
Harris, DevinDevin Harris	April 21, 2015[79]	April 24, 2015	Left big toe injury	1
Rondo, RajonRajon Rondo	April 21, 2015[78]		Back injury	Out for season

Milestones

• Dirk Nowitzki passed Hakeem Olajuwon on November 11, 2014 heading into ninth place on the all-time scoring list.^[80]
• Nowitzki scored his 27,000th point for one franchise on November 17, 2014.^[81]
• Nowitzki passed Elvin Hayes on December 26, 2014 heading into eighth place on the all-time scoring list.^[82]
• Nowitzki passed Moses Malone on January 5, 2015 heading into seventh place on the all-time scoring list.^[83]
• Nowitzki recorded his 10,000th career rebound on March 24, 2015.^[84]
• Nowitzki scored his 28,000th career point on April 1, 2015.^[85]

Awards

Recipient	Award(s)
Dirk Nowitzki	All-Star[86]

Transactions

Trades

June 25, 2014	To Dallas Mavericks[1] Tyson Chandler Raymond Felton	To New York Knicks[1] José Calderón Samuel Dalembert Wayne Ellington Shane Larkin 2014 34th and 51st draft pick
July 14, 2014	To Dallas Mavericks[11] Greg Smith	To Chicago Bulls[11] Rights to Tadija Dragićević
July 16, 2014	To Dallas Mavericks[87] Rights to Emir Preldžić	To Washington Wizards[87] DeJuan Blair
December 18, 2014	To Dallas Mavericks[88] Dwight Powell Rajon Rondo	To Boston Celtics[88] Jae Crowder Jameer Nelson Brandan Wright 2015 first-round and 2016 second-round draft pick

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Dirk Nowitzki[3][89]	Signed 3-year contract worth $25 million	Dallas Mavericks
Devin Harris[5][90]	Signed 4-year contract worth $16.5 million	Dallas Mavericks
Chandler Parsons[8]	Signed 3-year contract worth $46 million	Houston Rockets
Richard Jefferson[10]	Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Utah Jazz
Rashard Lewis[13]	Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Miami Heat
Eric Griffin[16]	Signed 1-year nonguaranteed contract	Guaros de Lara
Al-Farouq Aminu[18]	Signed 2-year contract worth the veteran minimum	New Orleans Pelicans
Jameer Nelson[20]	Signed 2-year contract worth $6 million	Orlando Magic
Ivan Johnson[22]	Signed 2-year partially guaranteed contract	Zhejiang Golden Bulls
Bernard James[24]	Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Dallas Mavericks
Charlie Villanueva[26]	Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Detroit Pistons
Doron Lamb[28]		Orlando Magic
Yuki Togashi[29]		Akita Northern Happinets
José Juan Barea[32]		Minnesota Timberwolves
Bernard James[91][92][93]	Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Shanghai Sharks
Amar'e Stoudemire[94]	Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum	New York Knicks

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	New Team
Vince Carter[95]	Signed 3-year contract worth $12.2 million	Memphis Grizzlies
Rashard Lewis[14]	Contract voided
Shawn Marion[96]	Signed 1-year contract worth the veteran minimum	Cleveland Cavaliers
Eric Griffin[30]	Waived	Texas Legends
Yuki Togashi[30]	Waived	Texas Legends
Bernard James[31]	Waived	Texas Legends
Ivan Johnson[31]	Waived	Texas Legends
Doron Lamb[31]	Waived	Texas Legends
Gal Mekel[33]	Waived	New Orleans Pelicans
Ricky Ledo[97]	Waived	Texas Legends

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External links

• Official website
• 2014–15 Dallas Mavericks season at ESPN