The 2023–24 Dallas Mavericks season was the 44th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was also the final season in which Mark Cuban was the sole owner of the Mavericks; during the season, Cuban transitioned to a minority ownership stake, and Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont became majority owners of the franchise.
At the February 8 trade deadline, the Mavericks were eighth in the Western Conference with a 28–23 record when they acquired center Daniel Gafford from the Washington Wizards and forward P. J. Washington from the Charlotte Hornets. The team went 22–9 after the deadline and finished fifth in the West. The Mavericks improved upon their 38–44 record from the 2022–2023 season, qualified for the playoffs, and won the Southwest Division title.
The Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder each in six games to advance to their second Western Conference Finals appearance in three seasons. In the Conference Finals, the team defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games to advance to the 2024 NBA Finals. The Mavericks' NBA Finals appearance was the third in the franchise's history and the team's first in 13 years since winning its lone NBA title in 2011. In the Finals, the Boston Celtics defeated the Mavericks in five games.
The Dallas Mavericks drew an average home attendance of 20,217 in 41 home games in the 2023–24 NBA season, the 2nd highest in the league.
Draft
RoundPickPlayerPosition(s)NationalityCollege / Club 1 10 Cason Wallace G / F Kentucky The Mavericks entered this draft with a first-round pick. The New York Knicks held about 20.2% chance of acquiring the first-round pick; however, Dallas retained it after falling within the top ten in the lottery. Dallas had also traded their second-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2020, which was eventually used by the Denver Nuggets in the draft, satisfying a condition that awarded Denver the second-best selection among Oklahoma City, the Washington Wizards, and the better of the Miami Heat or Dallas picks after Dallas finished the previous season worse than Miami and between Washington and Oklahoma City.
The Mavericks used their only selection to select Cason Wallace but later traded his draft rights to Oklahoma City for the draft rights to Dereck Lively II, the 12th overall pick.
Roster
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Standings Division
Conference
Game log Preseason The Mavericks faced the Minnesota Timberwolves twice in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The remainder of the schedule was announced on August 30, 2023.
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 5 | @ Minnesota | | Luka Dončić (25) | A. J. Lawson (8) | four players (3) | Etihad Arena | 0–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 7 | Minnesota | | Jaden Hardy (22) | Jaden Hardy (8) | Luka Dončić (6) | Etihad Arena12,009 | 0–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | October 10 | @ Real Madrid | | Tim Hardaway Jr. (21) | Grant Williams (9) | Dante Exum (9) | WiZink Center12,763 | 0–3 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 20 | Detroit | | Josh Green (22) | Kyrie Irving (8) | Kyrie Irving (11) | American Airlines Center19,282 | 1–3
Regular season The schedule was announced on August 18, 2023.
|- style="background:#cfc" | 1 | October 25 | @ San Antonio | | Luka Dončić (33) | Luka Dončić (13) | Luka Dončić (10) | Frost Bank Center18,947 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 27 | Brooklyn | | Luka Dončić (49) | Luka Dončić (10) | Luka Dončić (7) | American Airlines Center20,238 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 3 | October 30 | @ Memphis | | Luka Dončić (35) | Luka Dončić (12) | Luka Dončić (12) | FedExForum15,031 | 3–0
|- style="background:#cfc" | 4 | November 1 | Chicago | | Grant Williams (25) | Dereck Lively II (13) | Luka Dončić (10) | American Airlines Center20,103 | 4–0 |- style="background:#fcc" | 5 | November 3 | @ Denver | | Luka Dončić (34) | Luka Dončić (10) | Luka Dončić (8) | Ball Arena19,729 | 4–1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 6 | November 5 | Charlotte | | Luka Dončić (23) | Dereck Lively II (14) | Kyrie Irving (10) | American Airlines Center20,052 | 5–1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 7 | November 6 | @ Orlando | | Luka Dončić (29) | Hardaway Jr., Irving (6) | Kyrie Irving (10) | Amway Center19,409 | 6–1 |- style="background:#fcc" | 8 | November 8 | Toronto | | Luka Dončić (31) | Luka Dončić (7) | Luka Dončić (8) | American Airlines Center20,063 | 6–2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 9 | November 10 | L.A. Clippers | | Luka Dončić (44) | Derrick Jones Jr. (10) | Dončić, Exum (6) | American Airlines Center20,377 | 7–2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 10 | November 12 | @ New Orleans | | Kyrie Irving (35) | Dwight Powell (10) | Luka Dončić (9) | Smoothie King Center16,302 | 8–2 |- style="background:#fcc" | 11 | November 14 | @ New Orleans | | Hardaway Jr., Irving (17) | Dereck Lively II (9) | Kyrie Irving (6) | Smoothie King Center16,354 | 8–3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 12 | November 15 | @ Washington | | Tim Hardaway Jr. (31) | Dereck Lively II (9) | Luka Dončić (10) | Capital One Arena16,632 | 9–3 |- style="background:#fcc" | 13 | November 18 | @ Milwaukee | | Kyrie Irving (39) | Dereck Lively II (10) | Luka Dončić (9) | Fiserv Forum18,128 | 9–4 |- style="background:#fcc" | 14 | November 19 | Sacramento | | Luka Dončić (25) | Luka Dončić (10) | Luka Dončić (7) | American Airlines Center20,211 | 9–5 |- style="background:#cfc" | 15 | November 22 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Luka Dončić (30) | Luka Dončić (12) | Luka Dončić (8) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 10–5 |- style="background:#fcc" | 16 | November 25 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Luka Dončić (30) | Dante Exum (8) | Luka Dončić (4) | Crypto.com Arena19,370 | 10–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 17 | November 28 | Houston | | Luka Dončić (41) | Luka Dončić (9) | Luka Dončić (9) | American Airlines Center20,103 | 11–6
|- style="background:#fcc" | 18 | December 1 | Memphis | | Jones Jr., G. Williams (16) | Grant Williams (8) | three players (5) | American Airlines Center20,150 | 11–7 |- style="background:#fcc" | 19 | December 2 | Oklahoma City | | Luka Dončić (36) | Dereck Lively II (16) | Luka Dončić (18) | American Airlines Center20,277 | 11–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 6 | Utah | | Luka Dončić (40) | Luka Dončić (10) | Luka Dončić (11) | American Airlines Center19,877 | 12–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 8 | @ Portland | | Luka Dončić (32) | Dereck Lively II (9) | Luka Dončić (10) | Moda Center18,762 | 13–8 |- style="background:#cfc" | 22 | December 11 | @ Memphis | | Luka Dončić (35) | Dereck Lively II (16) | Dončić, Exum (6) | FedExForum16,379 | 14–8 |- style="background:#cfc" | 23 | December 12 | L.A. Lakers | | Luka Dončić (33) | Dereck Lively II (8) | Luka Dončić (17) | American Airlines Center20,377 | 15–8 |- style="background:#fcc" | 24 | December 14 | Minnesota | | Luka Dončić (39) | Dončić, Lively II (6) | Luka Dončić (13) | American Airlines Center20,177 | 15–9 |- style="background:#cfc" | 25 | December 16 | @ Portland | | Luka Dončić (40) | Luka Dončić (12) | Luka Dončić (10) | Moda Center18,439 | 16–9 |- style="background:#fcc" | 26 | December 18 | @ Denver | | Luka Dončić (38) | Luka Dončić (11) | Luka Dončić (8) | Ball Arena19,659 | 16–10 |- style="background:#fcc" | 27 | December 20 | L.A. Clippers | | Luka Dončić (28) | Dončić, G. Williams (9) | Luka Dončić (10) | American Airlines Center20,310 | 16–11 |- style="background:#fcc" | 28 | December 22 | @ Houston | | Olivier-Maxence Prosper (20) | Richaun Holmes (8) | Dennis, Hardy (4) | Toyota Center18,055 | 16–12 |- style="background:#cfc" | 29 | December 23 | San Antonio | | Luka Dončić (39) | Luka Dončic (12) | Luka Dončić (10) | American Airlines Center20,409 | 17–12 |- style="background:#cfc" | 30 | December 25 | @ Phoenix | | Luka Dončić (50) | Dereck Lively II (10) | Luka Dončić (15) | Footprint Center17,071 | 18–12 |- style="background:#fcc" | 31 | December 27 | Cleveland | | Luka Dončić (39) | Luka Dončić (7) | Dončić, Exum (6) | American Airlines Center18,024 | 18–13 |- style="background:#fcc" | 32 | December 28 | @ Minnesota | | Tim Hardaway Jr. (32) | Dwight Powell (14) | Dante Exum (6) | Target Center20,377 | 18–14 |- style="background:#cfc" | 33 | December 30 | @ Golden State | | Luka Dončić (39) | Dereck Lively II (14) | Luka Dončić (10) | Chase Center18,064 | 19–14
|- style="background:#fcc" | 34 | January 1 | @ Utah | | Luka Dončić (19) | Kyrie Irving (9) | Luka Dončić (14) | Delta Center18,206 | 19–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 35 | January 3 | Portland | | Luka Dončić (41) | Kyrie Irving (9) | Irving, Dončić (5) | American Airlines Center20,077 | 20–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 36 | January 5 | Portland | | Kyrie Irving (24) | three players (9) | Jaden Hardy (9) | American Airlines Center20,162 | 21–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 37 | January 7 | Minnesota | | Kyrie Irving (35) | Derrick Jones Jr. (10) | Luka Dončić (8) | American Airlines Center20,111 | 22–15 |- style="background:#fcc" | 38 | January 9 | Memphis | | Kyrie Irving (33) | Kyrie Irving (8) | Luka Dončić (8) | American Airlines Center20,116 | 22–16 |- style="background:#cfc" | 39 | January 11 | New York | | Kyrie Irving (44) | Dwight Powell (9) | Kyrie Irving (10) | American Airlines Center20,040 | 23–16 |- style="background:#fcc" | 40 | January 13 | New Orleans | | Kyrie Irving (33) | Dwight Powell (9) | Dwight Powell (8) | American Airlines Center20,155 | 23–17 |- style="background:#cfc" | 41 | January 15 | New Orleans | | Kyrie Irving (42) | Dereck Lively II (12) | Irving, G. Williams (7) | American Airlines Center20,010 | 24–17 |- style="background:#fcc" | 42 | January 17 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Luka Dončić (33) | Luka Dončić (13) | Luka Dončić (10) | Crypto.com Arena18,338 | 24–18 |- style="background:#bbb" | – | January 19 | @ Golden State | colspan="6" | Postponed due to the death of Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević; (Makeup date: April 2) |- style="background:#fcc" | 43 | January 22 | Boston | | Luka Dončić (33) | Luka Dončić (18) | Luka Dončić (13) | American Airlines Center20,277 | 24–19 |- style="background:#fcc" | 44 | January 24 | Phoenix | | Luka Dončić (34) | Luka Dončić (8) | Luka Dončić (9) | American Airlines Center20,202 | 24–20 |- style="background:#cfc" | 45 | January 26 | @ Atlanta | | Luka Dončić (73) | Dereck Lively II (11) | Luka Dončić (7) | State Farm Arena16,149 | 25–20 |- style="background:#fcc" | 46 | January 27 | Sacramento | | Luka Dončić (28) | Luka Dončić (10) | Luka Dončić (17) | American Airlines Center20,373 | 25–21 |- style="background:#cfc" | 47 | January 29 | Orlando | | Luka Dončić (45) | Dereck Lively II (11) | Luka Dončić (15) | American Airlines Center20,020 | 26–21 |- style="background:#fcc" | 48 | January 31 | @ Minnesota | | Josh Green (18) | Richaun Holmes (10) | Curry, Holmes, Powell (3) | Target Center18,024 | 26–22
|- style="background:#fcc" | 49 | February 3 | Milwaukee | | Luka Dončić (40) | Dončić, Green (9) | Luka Dončić (11) | American Airlines Center20,377 | 26–23 |- style="background:#cfc" | 50 | February 5 | @ Philadelphia | | Kyrie Irving (23) | Luka Dončić (8) | Kyrie Irving (8) | Wells Fargo Center19,176 | 27–23 |- style="background:#cfc" | 51 | February 6 | @ Brooklyn | | Kyrie Irving (36) | Luka Dončić (18) | Luka Dončić (9) | Barclays Center17,732 | 28–23 |- style="background:#cfc" | 52 | February 8 | @ New York | | Luka Dončić (39) | Luka Dončić (8) | Luka Dončić (11) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 29–23 |- style="background:#cfc" | 53 | February 10 | Oklahoma City | | Luka Dončić (32) | Maxi Kleber (12) | Luka Dončić (9) | American Airlines Center20,277 | 30–23 |- style="background:#cfc" | 54 | February 12 | Washington | | Dončić, Irving (26) | Daniel Gafford (17) | Luka Dončić (15) | American Airlines Center19,921 | 31–23 |- style="background:#cfc" | 55 | February 14 | San Antonio | | Kyrie Irving (34)