The 2026–27 Dallas Mavericks season will be the 47th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On May 4, 2026, Masai Ujiri was named as President for Basketball Operations and Alternate Governor. On May 19, 2026, the Mavericks and head coach Jason Kidd mutually agreed to part ways. On June 23, Michigan head coach Dusty May was hired as the team's head coach.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 9 Morez Johnson Jr. PF United States Michigan 1 30 Koa Peat SF United States Arizona 2 48 Tobi Lawal PF United Kingdom Virginia Tech
The Mavericks entered the draft holding two first-round selections and one second-round selection. Their own first-round selection landed ninth overall following the NBA draft lottery, while the two other selections were originally owned by the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Phoenix Suns, before Dallas acquired them from the Washington Wizards through the 2026 Anthony Davis trade. The additional first-round selection was conveyed to the team as it became the least favorable pick when its original owner, Oklahoma City, clinched the league's best record in the 2025–26 season. The Mavericks had also traded their original second-round pick to Oklahoma City in 2020.
Roster
Standings Division
Conference
Game log Preseason The schedule was announced on July 22, 2026.
| 1 | October 9 | Houston
| Venetian Arena
| 2 | October 11 | @ Houston
| Venetian Arena
| 3 | October 14 | New Orleans
| American Airlines Center
| 4 | October 16 | Atlanta
| American Airlines Center
Regular season The schedule was announced on August 13, 2026.
| 1 | October 21 | @ Houston
| Toyota Center
| 2 | October 23 | @ Indiana
| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
| 3 | October 24 | San Antonio
| American Airlines Center
| 4 | October 26 | @ Miami
| Kaseya Center
| 5 | October 28 | Oklahoma City
| American Airlines Center
| 6 | October 30 | Houston
| American Airlines Center
| 7 | November 2 | Sacramento
| American Airlines Center
| 8 | November 4 | @ San Antonio
| Frost Bank Center
| 9 | November 6 | Utah
| American Airlines Center
| 10 | November 8 | Brooklyn
| American Airlines Center
| 11 | November 9 | Indiana
| American Airlines Center
| 12 | November 12 | @ Minnesota
| Target Center
| 13 | November 14 | @ Cleveland
| Rocket Arena
| 14 | November 15 | @ Boston
| TD Garden
| 15 | November 18 | Golden State
| American Airlines Center
| 16 | November 21 | L.A. Clippers
| American Airlines Center
| 17 | November 22 | @ Utah
| Delta Center
| 18 | November 24 | @ Denver
| Ball Arena
| 19 | November 27 | @ Phoenix
| Mortgage Matchup Center
| 20 | November 30 | Boston
| American Airlines Center
| 21 | December 2 | Orlando
| American Airlines Center
| 22 | TBD | TBD
| TBD
| 23 | TBD | TBD
| TBD
| 24 | December 14 | Milwaukee
| American Airlines Center
| 25 | December 16 | @ Brooklyn
| Barclays Center
| 26 | December 17 | @ Philadelphia
| Xfinity Mobile Arena
| 27 | December 19 | Chicago
| American Airlines Center
| 28 | December 22 | @ Golden State
| Chase Center
| 29 | December 23 | @ Sacramento
| Golden 1 Center
| 30 | December 26 | Phoenix
| American Airlines Center
| 31 | December 29 | Miami
| American Airlines Center
| 32 | January 1 | @ Houston
| Toyota Center
| 33 | January 2 | @ Atlanta
| State Farm Arena
| 34 | January 4 | @ New Orleans
| Smoothie King Center
| 35 | January 7 | Portland
| American Airlines Center
| 36 | January 8 | Phoenix
| American Airlines Center
| 37 | January 10 | @ Memphis
| FedExForum
| 38 | January 12 | @ Memphis
| FedExForum
| 39 | January 14 | @ Detroit
| Little Caesars Arena
| 40 | January 16 | @ New York
| Madison Square Garden
| 41 | January 18 | Oklahoma City
| American Airlines Center
| 42 | January 19 | Charlotte
| American Airlines Center
| 43 | January 22 | @ New Orleans
| Smoothie King Center
| 44 | January 23 | Cleveland
| American Airlines Center
| 45 | January 25 | @ Chicago
| United Center
| 46 | January 27 | @ Toronto
| Scotiabank Arena
| 47 | January 29 | Detroit
| American Airlines Center
| 48 | January 31 | Houston
| American Airlines Center
| 49 | February 2 | Toronto
| American Airlines Center
| 50 | February 4 | @ Denver
| Ball Arena
| 51 | February 6 | Utah
| American Airlines Center
| 52 | February 7 | L.A. Clippers
| American Airlines Center
| 53 | February 9 | San Antonio
| American Airlines Center
| 54 | February 11 | Portland
| American Airlines Center
| 55 | February 13 | @ Charlotte
| Spectrum Center
| 56 | February 15 | Philadelphia
| American Airlines Center
| 57 | February 17 | @ Orlando
| Kia Center | |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game
| 58 | February 25 | @ Golden State
| Chase Center
| 59 | February 26 | @ Portland
| Moda Center
| 60 | February 28 | L.A. Lakers
| American Airlines Center
| 61 | March 2 | Golden State
| American Airlines Center
| 62 | March 4 | New York
| American Airlines Center
| 63 | March 8 | @ Oklahoma City
| Paycom Center
| 64 | March 9 | Memphis
| American Airlines Center
| 65 | March 11 | Washington
| American Airlines Center
| 66 | March 13 | New Orleans
| American Airlines Center
| 67 | March 15 | Atlanta
| American Airlines Center
| 68 | March 17 | @ Oklahoma City
| Paycom Center
| 69 | March 19 | @ San Antonio
| Frost Bank Center
| 70 | March 21 | @ L.A. Lakers
| Crypto.com Arena
| 71 | March 22 | @ L.A. Clippers
| Intuit Dome
| 72 | March 24 | @ Minnesota
| Target Center
| 73 | March 26 | New Orleans
| American Airlines Center
| 74 | March 28 | @ Washington
| Capital One Arena
| 75 | March 29 | @ Milwaukee
| Fiserv Forum
| 76 | March 31 | Denver
| American Airlines Center
| 77 | April 2 | Sacramento
| American Airlines Center
| 78 | April 4 | Minnesota
| American Airlines Center
| 79 | April 6 | @ L.A. Lakers
| Crypto.com Arena
| 80 | April 7 | @ Portland
| Moda Center
| 81 | April 9 | @ Sacramento
| Golden 1 Center
| 82 | April 11 | Memphis
| American Airlines Center
NBA Cup
West Group A
| 1 | October 30 | Houston
| American Airlines Center
| 2 | November 6 | Utah
| American Airlines Center
| 3 | November 24 | @ Denver
| Ball Arena
| 4 | November 27 | @ Phoenix
| Mortgage Matchup Center
Transactions
Trades
Date Trade Ref. June 24, 2026 Four-team trade To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Sergio de Larrea (No. 25) (from Los Angeles)To Los Angeles Lakers Draft rights to Cameron Carr (No. 24) (from New York)To New York Knicks Draft rights to Melvin Ajinça (2024 No. 51) (from Dallas) Draft rights to Chinemelu Elonu (2009 No. 59) (from Los Angeles) Draft rights to Louis Labeyrie (2014 No. 57) (from Los Angeles) 2026 PHI second-round pick (No. 47) (from Phoenix) 2029 PHX second-round pick (from Phoenix) 2030 PHI second-round pick (from Dallas) 2032 DAL second-round pick (from Dallas) 2033 PHX second-round pick (from Phoenix) Cash considerations (from Los Angeles) Cash considerations (from Phoenix)To Phoenix Suns Draft rights to Koa Peat (No. 30) (from Dallas) To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Vsevolod Ishchenko (No. 56) To Los Angeles Lakers Cash considerations July 9, 2026Six-team trade To Dallas Mavericks Santi Aldama (from Memphis) Marcus Sasser (from Detroit) Draft rights to Tarik Biberović (2023 No. 56) (from Memphis)To Detroit Pistons John Collins (sign-and-trade) (from Los Angeles) Gary Harris (from Milwaukee) Taurean Prince (from Milwaukee) 2029 second-round pick (from Memphis) 2031 DAL second-round pick (from Memphis) 2032 DET second-round pick (from Memphis)To Los Angeles Clippers 2028 protected second-round pick (from Detroit)To Memphis Grizzlies AJ Johnson (from Dallas) D'Angelo Russell (from Washington) Isaiah Stewart (from Detroit) 2029 HOU second-round pick (from Dallas) 2029 LAL second-round pick (from Washington) 2030 GSW protected first-round pick (from Dallas) 2032 second-round pick swap right (from Washington) 2033 WAS second-round pick (from Washington)To Milwaukee Bucks Caris LeVert (from Detroit) 2027 MIL second-round pick (from Detroit) 2027 second-round pick (from Detroit)To Washington Wizards Khris Middleton (sign-and-trade) (from Dallas) 2033 DAL second-round pick (from Dallas)July 19, 2026Three-team tradeTo Dallas Mavericks Zaccharie Risacher (from Atlanta) Protected second-round pick (from Atlanta)To Atlanta Hawks Luguentz Dort (from Oklahoma City) Ryan Nembhard (from Dallas)To Oklahoma City Thunder 2027 CHI second-round pick (from Dallas) 2031 second-round pick (from Atlanta) 2032 second-round pick (from Atlanta)
Free agency Re-signed Date Player Ref. Tarik Biberović July 9 Moussa Cissé July 22 Naji Marshall August 2
Additions Date Player Former Team Ref. Jett Howard July 20 Osceola Magic
Subtractions Player Date New Team Ref. Marvin Bagley III July 16 Denver Nuggets Tyler Smith July 20 Klay Thompson August 21 Miami Heat Brandon Williams August 26 Golden State Warriors
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