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Dallas Mavericks
(19-31, 5th in Midwest, 18 games back)
DRAFT PICKS: (#36, #40)
| T E A M S T R E N G T H S |
Young talent
Fairly athletic
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| W E A K N E S S E S |
Poor passing team
Backcourt shooting
Muscle at center
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| C H A N G E S |
'99-2000 will be last season for Don Nelson (son, Donny takes over)
FA status/Ceballos injury
Who starts at point guard (Nash or Pack)
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| N E E D S |
Re-sign Trent
Win close games
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| N O T E S: |
Have no first round pick (traded to Suns as part of the Steve Nash deal)
Only 3-7 in games decided by five or less
Won 19 of its 50 games this season...won 20 of 82 last season
Won only four games on the road - the 4th fewest in the league
A.C. Green played in every game again this season...he has now played in 1028 straight
9th straight season in which the Mavs will not be in the playoffs (longest drought in the NBA)
Don Nelson's coaching record with Dallas: 35-81 (.302)...Jim Cleamons' coaching record was 26-60 (.302)
Finley signed through the 2003 season
Finley averaged 20.2 ppg (13th in NBA)
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| F I R S T R O U N D P I C K S I N T H E 9 0 ' S |
1990 - None
1991 - Doug Smith, F (6)
1992 - Jim Jackson, G (4)
1993 - Jamal Mashburn, F (4)
1994 - Jason Kidd, G (2), Tony Dumas, F (19)
1995 - Cherokee Parks, C (12), Loren Meyer, F (24)
1996 - Samaki Walker, F (9)
1997 - Kelvin Cato, C (15)
1998 - Robert Traylor, F (6)
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| P L A Y E R S B Y P O S I T I O N |
Small Forwards
Dirk Nowitzki
Cedric Ceballos |
Power Forwards
Gary Trent
A.C. Green
Samaki Walker
Ansu Sesay |
Centers
Shawn Bradley
John Williams
Chris Anstey
Bruno Sundov |
Point Guards
Steve Nash
Robert Pack |
Shooting Guards
Michael Finley
Hubert Davis
Erick Strickland |
| F R E E A G E N T S |
1999
Ceballos
S. Walker
Green
Sesay
Bradley (ETO), Trent, Pack (ETO) |
2000
Anstey
Sundov
H.Davis (ETO) |
2001 |
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Information courtesy of Turner Sports
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