2013–14 Dallas Mavericks season

The 2013–14 Dallas Mavericks season was the 34th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2013–14 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachRick Carlisle
General managerDonnie Nelson
PresidentDonnie Nelson
Owner(s)Mark Cuban
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Spurs 3–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKESN
< 2012–13 2014–15 >

After a one-year absence, the Mavericks qualified for the playoffs and pushed the San Antonio Spurs to seven games in the first round despite being swept in the regular season for the second consecutive year, four games to zero. The Mavs were up 2-1 following Vince Carter's buzzer in Game 3 before losing the final game to the eventual champion on the road.

Key dates

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
113Kelly OlynykCenter CanadianGonzaga
244Mike MuscalaPower forward  United StatesBucknell

On Draft night, the Mavs sent Kelly Olynyk to the Celtics in exchange for Lucas Nogueira and 2-second round picks.[1] The Mavericks subsequently traded Nogueira, Jared Cunningham and Mike Muscala to the Atlanta Hawks for Shane Larkin.[2] They then traded for guard Ricky Ledo with the second round pick they received from Boston.[3]

Offseason

The Mavericks declined to offer Darren Collison a qualifying offer on June 30, making him an unrestricted free agent.[4]

Israeli point guard Gal Mekel verbally agreed to a 3-year deal with the Mavericks on July 1.[5]

On July 6, the Mavericks reportedly agreed to sign point guard José Calderón to a 4-year, $28 million contract.[6] They then agreed to sign former Maverick Devin Harris to a 3-year, $9 million contract,[7] but it was later scrapped due to Harris' toe injury.[8] The signing of Harris was made official on July 31.[9]

Shooting guard Wayne Ellington reportedly agreed to a 2-year deal worth $5 million with the Mavericks on July 10.[10][11]

On July 12, the Mavericks have struck a 3-year deal worth at least $25 million with shooting guard Monta Ellis.[12]

Center Samuel Dalembert reportedly agreed to sign with the Mavericks on July 18.[13]

Bernard James and Josh Akognon were waived on July 21[14][15] but James was re-signed on July 26 after he cleared waivers.[16]

Nick Calathes was traded to Memphis on July 22 for a 2016 second-round draft pick.[17]

Draft picks Ricky Ledo and Shane Larkin were signed on July 24 and 29 respectively.[18][19]

On July 25, the Mavericks re-signed forward-center Brandan Wright to a 2-year, $10 million deal.[20]

The Mavericks signed DeJuan Blair officially on August 7.[21]

The preseason schedule was released on August 15.[22]

Roster

2013–14 Dallas Mavericks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F/C45Blair, DeJuan6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)270 lb (122 kg)1989–04–22Pittsburgh
G8Calderón, José6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)211 lb (96 kg)1981–09–28Spain
G/F25Carter, Vince6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)1977–01–26North Carolina
F9Crowder, Jae6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg)1990–04–06Marquette
C1Dalembert, Samuel6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg)1981–05–10Seton Hall
G21Ellington, Wayne6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)1987–11–29North Carolina
G11Ellis, Monta6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)1985–10–26Lanier HS (MS)
G20Harris, Devin6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)192 lb (87 kg)1983–02–27Wisconsin
C5James, Bernard6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg)1985–02–07Florida State
G3Larkin, Shane5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)176 lb (80 kg)1992–10–02Miami (FL)
G7Ledo, Ricky6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg)1992–09–10South Kent HS (CT)
F0Marion, Shawn6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)228 lb (103 kg)1978–05–07UNLV
G33Mekel, Gal6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)191 lb (87 kg)1988–03–04Wichita State
F41Nowitzki, Dirk7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg)1978–06–19Germany
F/C34Wright, Brandan6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg)1987–10–05North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 9, 2014

Pre-season

2013 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 1–3; road: 3–1)
2013–14 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Southwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
z-San Antonio Spurs6220.75632‍–‍930‍–‍1112–482
x-Houston Rockets5428.6598.033‍–‍821‍–‍2011–582
x-Memphis Grizzlies5032.61012.027‍–‍1423‍–‍184–1282
x-Dallas Mavericks4933.59813.026‍–‍1523‍–‍189–782
New Orleans Pelicans3448.41528.022‍–‍1912‍–‍294–1282
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z-San Antonio Spurs *6220.75682
2y-Oklahoma City Thunder *5923.7203.082
3y-Los Angeles Clippers *5725.6955.082
4x-Houston Rockets5428.6598.082
5x-Portland Trail Blazers5428.6598.082
6x-Golden State Warriors5131.62211.082
7x-Memphis Grizzlies5032.61012.082
8x-Dallas Mavericks4933.59813.082
9Phoenix Suns4834.58514.082
10Minnesota Timberwolves4042.48822.082
11Denver Nuggets3646.43926.082
12New Orleans Pelicans3448.41528.082
13Sacramento Kings2854.34134.082
14Los Angeles Lakers2755.32935.082
15Utah Jazz2557.30537.082

Game log

2013–14 game log
Total: 49–33 (home: 26–15; road: 23–18)
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 30AtlantaW 118–109 Monta Ellis (32)Samuel Dalembert (9)José Calderón (11)American Airlines Center
19,834
1–0
November: 9–8 (home: 7–2; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
2November 1@ HoustonL 105–113 Dirk Nowitzki (22)DeJuan Blair
Shawn Marion
(10)
José Calderón
Gal Mekel
(6)
Toyota Center
18,142
1–1
3November 2MemphisW 111–99 Dirk Nowitzki (24)Shawn Marion (14)José Calderón (5)American Airlines Center
20,262
2–1
4November 5LA LakersW 123–104 Monta Ellis (30)DeJuan Blair
Dirk Nowitzki
(8)
Monta Ellis (9)American Airlines Center
19,670
3–1
5November 6@ Oklahoma CityL 93–107 Monta Ellis (20)Samuel Dalembert (9)four players (3)Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
3–2
6November 8@ MinnesotaL 108–116 Monta Ellis (23)DeJuan Blair (9)José Calderón (7)Target Center
13,677
3–3
7November 9@ MilwaukeeW 91–83 Monta Ellis (18)DeJuan Blair (11)Monta Ellis (5)BMO Harris Bradley Center
16,448
4–3
8November 12WashingtonW 105–95 Monta Ellis
Dirk Nowitzki
(19)
DeJuan Blair (11)Monta Ellis (7)American Airlines Center
19,627
5–3
9November 15@ MiamiL 104–110 Dirk Nowitzki (28)Samuel Dalembert (9)DeJuan Blair
José Calderón
(5)
American Airlines Arena
19,772
5–4
10November 16@ OrlandoW 108–100 Monta Ellis (19)Shawn Marion (8)José Calderón (9)Amway Center
15,039
6–4
11November 18PhiladelphiaW 97–94 Monta Ellis (24)Samuel Dalembert (14)Monta Ellis (10)American Airlines Center
19,790
7–4
12November 20HoustonW 123–120 Monta Ellis (37)Samuel Dalembert (10)Monta Ellis (8)American Airlines Center
20,045
8–4
13November 22UtahW 103–93 Monta Ellis (26)Samuel Dalembert (12)Monta Ellis (6)American Airlines Center
19,781
9–4
14November 23@ DenverL 100–102 Dirk Nowitzki (27)DeJuan Blair (10)José Calderón (5)Pepsi Center
17,841
9–5
15November 25DenverL 96–110 Monta Ellis (22)Shawn Marion (12)three players (4)American Airlines Center
19,677
9–6
16November 27Golden StateW 103–99 Dirk Nowitzki (22)DeJuan Blair (9)Monta Ellis (10)American Airlines Center
20,211
10–6
17November 29@ AtlantaL 87–88 José Calderón
Dirk Nowitzki
(16)
DeJuan Blair (18)Vince Carter
Monta Ellis
(4)
Philips Arena
15,463
10–7
18November 30MinnesotaL 106–112 Monta Ellis (26)DeJuan Blair (8)Gal Mekel (7)American Airlines Center
20,173
10–8
December: 8–5 (home: 3–2; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
19December 3CharlotteW 89–82 Dirk Nowitzki (25)Shawn Marion (10)Monta Ellis (5)American Airlines Center
19,612
11–8
20December 4@ New OrleansW 100–97 Dirk Nowitzki (21)Samuel Dalembert
Dirk Nowitzki
(7)
Monta Ellis (10)New Orleans Arena
14,524
12–8
21December 7@ PortlandW 108–106 Dirk Nowitzki (28)DeJuan Blair (8)José Calderón
Dirk Nowitzki
(7)
Rose Garden
20,142
13–8
22December 9@ SacramentoL 97–112 Monta Ellis (21)Jae Crowder (7)Dirk Nowitzki (7)Sleep Train Arena
15,329
13–9
23December 11@ Golden StateL 93–95 Monta Ellis
Dirk Nowitzki
(21)
DeJuan Blair
Shawn Marion
(9)
José Calderón
Monta Ellis
(5)
Oracle Arena
19,596
13–10
24December 14MilwaukeeW 106–93 Brandan Wright (19)Shawn Marion (12)Vince Carter (9)American Airlines Center
19,973
14–10
25December 18MemphisW 105–91 Dirk Nowitzki (20)Samuel Dalembert
Shawn Marion
(7)
Vince Carter (6)American Airlines Center
19,425
15–10
26December 20TorontoL 108–109 (OT)José Calderón (23)Shawn Marion
Dirk Nowitzki
(9)
Monta Ellis (11)American Airlines Center
19,406
15–11
27December 21@ PhoenixL 108–123 Dirk Nowitzki (21)three players (6)Monta Ellis (9)US Airways Center
15,241
15–12
28December 23@ HoustonW 111–104 Dirk Nowitzki (31)Samuel Dalembert (7)José Calderón
Monta Ellis
(5)
Toyota Center
18,328
16–12
29December 26San AntonioW 116–107 Dirk Nowitzki (25)DeJuan Blair (11)Monta Ellis (6)American Airlines Center
20,305
16–13
30December 28@ ChicagoW 105–83 Monta Ellis (22)Shawn Marion (13)José Calderón (7)United Center
22,099
17–13
31December 30@ MinnesotaW 100–98 Shawn Marion (32)Samuel Dalembert (7)Monta Ellis (10)Target Center
16,111
18–13
January: 9–8 (home: 5–4; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
32January 1@ WashingtonW 87–78 Monta Ellis (23)Shawn Marion (9)Shawn Marion
Dirk Nowitzki
(4)
Verizon Center
15,713
19–13
33January 3LA ClippersL 112–119 Dirk Nowitzki (24)DeJuan Blair
Shawn Marion
(6)
Monta Ellis (9)American Airlines Center
20,187
19–14
34January 5New YorkL 80–92 Dirk Nowitzki (18)Dirk Nowitzki (9)José Calderón (6)American Airlines Center
19,892
19–15
35January 7LA LakersW 110–97 Dirk Nowitzki (27)DeJuan Blair (9)Monta Ellis (9)American Airlines Center
19,656
20–15
36January 8@ San AntonioL 90–112 Monta Ellis (21)DeJuan Blair (6)Gal Mekel (5)AT&T Center
18,581
20–16
37January 10@ New OrleansW 107–90 Dirk Nowitzki (24)Samuel Dalembert (8)Monta Ellis (8)New Orleans Arena
16,533
21–16
38January 11New OrleansW 110–107 Dirk Nowitzki (40)Samuel Dalembert (9)José Calderón (5)American Airlines Center
20,116
22–16
39January 13OrlandoW 107–88 Monta Ellis (21)DeJuan Blair (7)Gal Mekel (7)American Airlines Center
19,695
23–16
40January 15@ LA ClippersL 127–129 Dirk Nowitzki (27)Dirk Nowitzki (8)Monta Ellis (13)Staples Center
19,695
23–17
41January 17@ PhoenixW 110–107 Monta Ellis (24)three players (7)Monta Ellis (7)US Airways Center
16,486
24–17
42January 18PortlandL 111–127 Dirk Nowitzki (18)Samuel Dalembert (6)Shane Larkin (4)American Airlines Center
20,375
24–18
43January 20@ ClevelandW 102–97 Monta Ellis (22)Dirk Nowitzki (10)Monta Ellis (8)Quicken Loans Arena
18,762
25–18
44January 22@ TorontoL 85–93 Monta Ellis (21)DeJuan Blair
Samuel Dalembert
(7)
Monta Ellis (6)Air Canada Centre
18,179
25–19
45January 24@ BrooklynL 106–107 Vince Carter (19)Shawn Marion (11)Monta Ellis (7)Barclays Center
16,110
25–20
46January 26DetroitW 116–106 Dirk Nowitzki (28)Dirk Nowitzki (9)Devin Harris (7)American Airlines Center
19,662
26–20
47January 29HoustonL 115–117 Dirk Nowitzki (38)Dirk Nowitzki (17)José Calderón
Monta Ellis
(5)
American Airlines Center
19,359
26–21
48January 31SacramentoW 107–103 Dirk Nowitzki (34)Brandan Wright (10)José Calderón (7)American Airlines Center
19,614
27–21
February: 9–3 (home: 3–2; road: 6–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
49February 3ClevelandW 124–107 Dirk Nowitzki (23)Samuel Dalembert
Dirk Nowitzki
(8)
José Calderón (10)American Airlines Center
19,595
28–21
50February 5@ MemphisW 110–96 Dirk Nowitzki (26)Samuel Dalembert (10)Vince Carter (7)FedExForum
16,188
29–21
51February 7UtahW 103–81 Monta Ellis (22)Vince Carter (8)José Calderón (7)American Airlines Center
19,928
30–21
52February 9@ BostonW 102–91 Dirk Nowitzki (20)Samuel Dalembert (11)Devin Harris (7)TD Garden
17,650
31–21
53February 11@ CharlotteL 89–114 Monta Ellis
Dirk Nowitzki
(16)
Samuel Dalembert (6)Monta Ellis (7)Time Warner Cable Arena
11,467
31–22
54February 12@ IndianaW 81–73 Monta Ellis (23)Monta Ellis (9)Monta Ellis (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,663
32–22
All-Star Break
55February 18MiamiL 106–117 Dirk Nowitzki (22)Samuel Dalembert
Dirk Nowitzki
(9)
Dirk Nowitzki (7)American Airlines Center
20,461
32–23
56February 21@ PhiladelphiaW 124–112 Dirk Nowitzki (25)Vince Carter (9)José Calderón (10)Wells Fargo Center
14,928
33–23
57February 22@ DetroitW 113–102 Dirk Nowitzki (24)Samuel Dalembert
Shawn Marion
(11)
Monta Ellis (13)The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,213
34–23
58February 24@ New YorkW 110–108 Vince Carter (23)Samuel Dalembert (10)Devin Harris (8)Madison Square Garden
19,812
35–23
59February 26New OrleansW 108–89 Monta Ellis (23)Shawn Marion
Brandan Wright
(11)
Monta Ellis (7)American Airlines Center
19,729
36–23
60February 28ChicagoL 91–100 Monta Ellis (20)Samuel Dalembert (10)Monta Ellis (5)American Airlines Center
20,398
36–24
March: 8–6 (home: 6–3; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
61March 2@ San AntonioL 106–112 Dirk Nowitzki (22)Samuel Dalembert (10)Monta Ellis (8)AT&T Center
18,581
36–25
62March 5@ DenverL 110–115 Dirk Nowitzki (27)Dirk Nowitzki (7)Devin Harris (11)Pepsi Center
14,541
36–26
63March 7PortlandW 103–98 Dirk Nowitzki (22)Samuel Dalembert
Monta Ellis
(8)
Monta Ellis (7)American Airlines Center
20,251
37–26
64March 9IndianaW 105–94 Monta Ellis
Devin Harris
(20)
three players (8)José Calderón (7)American Airlines Center
20,361
38–26
65March 11@ Golden StateL 85–108 Monta Ellis (15)DeJuan Blair (8)José Calderón (5)Oracle Arena
19,596
38–27
66March 12@ UtahW 108–101 Dirk Nowitzki (31)Dirk Nowitzki (8)Monta Ellis (11)EnergySolutions Arena
17,982
39–27
67March 16@ Oklahoma CityW 109–86 Shawn Marion (19)Brandan Wright (8)José Calderón
Monta Ellis
(7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
40–27
68March 17BostonW 94–89 Dirk Nowitzki (19)Samuel Dalembert
Monta Ellis
(7)
José Calderón
Devin Harris
(6)
American Airlines Center
20,132
41–27
69March 19MinnesotaL 122–123 (OT)Dirk Nowitzki (27)Samuel Dalembert (14)Shawn Marion (5)American Airlines Center
20,100
41–28
70March 21DenverW 122–106 Monta Ellis (26)Samuel Dalembert (10)Monta Ellis (7)American Airlines Center
20,188
42–28
71March 23BrooklynL 104–107 (OT)Monta Ellis (32)Samuel Dalembert (15)Devin Harris (6)American Airlines Center
19,603
42–29
72March 25Oklahoma CityW 128–119 (OT)Dirk Nowitzki (32)Dirk Nowitzki (10)José Calderón (8)American Airlines Center
19,607
43–29
73March 27LA ClippersL 103–109 Vince Carter (23)Samuel Dalembert (11)Monta Ellis (7)American Airlines Center
19,912
43–30
74March 29SacramentoW 103–100 Dirk Nowitzki (19)Dirk Nowitzki (7)José Calderón
Dirk Nowitzki
(7)
American Airlines Center
20,210
44–30
April: 5–3 (home: 1–2; road: 4–1)
2013–14 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2014 playoff game log
Total: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
2014 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Final statistics.[23]

Legend
  GPGames 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

Dallas Mavericks statistics
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
DeJuan Blair781315.6.534.000.6364.7.9.8.36.4
José Calderón818130.5.456.449.8252.44.7.9.111.4
Vince Carter81024.4.407.394.8213.52.6.8.411.9
Jae Crowder78816.1.439.331.7542.5.8.8.34.6
Samuel Dalembert806820.2.568.000.7376.8.5.51.26.6
Wayne Ellington4518.7.437.424.9091.0.4.4.03.2
Monta Ellis828236.9.451.330.7883.65.71.7.319.0
Devin Harris40020.5.378.307.8002.14.5.7.17.9
Bernard James3004.9.478.000.5451.4.1.1.3.9
Shane Larkin48010.2.380.316.640.91.5.5.02.8
Ricky Ledo1103.0.353.3751.000.2.2.1.01.7
Shawn Marion767631.7.482.358.7856.51.61.2.510.4
Gal Mekel3119.4.349.250.667.92.0.1.02.4
Dirk Nowitzki808032.9.497.398.8996.22.7.9.621.7
Brandan Wright58018.6.677.000.7264.2.5.6.99.1

Playoffs

Dallas Mavericks statistics
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
DeJuan Blair6013.5.593.000.6156.2.22.0.06.7
José Calderón7727.3.462.4781.0001.34.4.1.010.3
Vince Carter7027.1.456.484.7863.62.4.4.312.6
Jae Crowder7011.6.444.429.0001.7.3.3.12.7
Samuel Dalembert7719.3.458.000.6678.4.0.31.44.6
Wayne Ellington207.0.333.3331.0001.01.0.0.04.0
Monta Ellis7735.6.409.353.8712.42.91.3.120.4
Devin Harris7025.1.470.440.8752.43.9.3.311.4
Bernard James204.0.000.000.000.5.0.5.00.0
Shane Larkin205.0.000.000.000.51.0.0.00.0
Shawn Marion7727.6.407.222.6365.31.9.9.18.4
Dirk Nowitzki7737.6.429.083.8068.01.6.9.919.1
Brandan Wright6015.0.833.000.5002.01.3.31.05.5

Transactions

Trades

June 27, 2013To Dallas Mavericks
Draft rights to Shane Larkin (from Hawks)[2]
To Atlanta Hawks
Jared Cunningham (from Mavericks)[2]
Draft rights to Lucas Nogueira (from Mavericks)[2]
Draft rights to Mike Muscala (from Mavericks)[2]
June 27, 2013To Dallas Mavericks
Draft rights to Ricky Ledo (from 76ers)[3]
To Philadelphia 76ers
2014 second-round draft pick (from Mavericks)[3]
July 22, 2013To Dallas Mavericks
2016 second-round draft pick[17]
To Memphis Grizzlies
Nick Calathes[17]

Free agents

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer Team
DeJuan Blair[21]Signed 1-year contract worth $1 millionSan Antonio Spurs
José Calderón[6]Signed 4-year contract worth $28 millionToronto Raptors
Samuel Dalembert[13]Signed 2-year contract worth $7.5 millionMilwaukee Bucks
Wayne Ellington[11]Signed 2-year contract worth $5 millionMinnesota Timberwolves
Monta Ellis[12]Signed 3-year contract worth $25 millionMilwaukee Bucks
Devin Harris[9]Signed 1-year contract worth $1.3 millionAtlanta Hawks
Gal Mekel[5]Signed 3-year contract worth $2.3 millionMaccabi Haifa

Subtractions

PlayerReason LeftNew Team
Josh Akognon[24]WaivedMemphis Grizzlies
Rodrigue BeauboisContract ended
Elton Brand[25]Signed 1-year contract worth $4 millionAtlanta Hawks
Darren Collison[26]Signed 2-year contract worth $3.9 millionLos Angeles Clippers
Mike James[27]Contract endedChicago Bulls
Chris Kaman[28]Signed 1-year contract worth $3.2 millionLos Angeles Lakers
O. J. Mayo[29]Signed 3-year contract worth $24 millionMilwaukee Bucks
Anthony Morrow[30]Signed 2-year contract worth $2.2 millionNew Orleans Pelicans

References