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Dallas Mavericks

Conference	Western Conference
Division	Southwest Division
Founded	1980
History	Dallas Mavericks (1980-present)
Arena	American Airlines Center
City	Dallas, Texas
Team colors	Navy Blue, Silver
Owner	Mark Cuban
General manger	Donnie Nelson
Head coach	Rick Carlisle
D-League affil.	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Championships	0
Conference titles	1 (2006)
Division titles	2 (1987, 2007)

The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas, Texas. The team is owned by Mark Cuban, and the president and CEO is Terdema Ussery.
Founded in 1980, the Dallas Mavericks have won two division titles and one conference championship. According to Forbes Magazine, the Mavericks are the third most valuable basketball franchise in the United States, valued at approximately $463 million, surpassed only by the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Franchise Arenas

Arena	Years
Reunion Arena	1980-2001
American Airlines Center	2001-present

Franchise History

Dirk Nowitzki

The Mavericks began playing in the National Basketball Association in the 1980-81 season. They have been contenders many times over the years. Their best season was 2005-06, when they reached the
NBA Finals. For more details of the Mavericks' history, see Dallas Mavericks Franchise History.

Uniforms

Currently the Dallas uniforms consist of midnight blue with silver and white trim on the road uniforms, while the home uniforms consist of white with midnight blue, silver and black trim. Beginning in the 2004-05 NBA season, they introduced the alternate green uniforms, similar to the Mavs 80's road uniforms. They are designed by rapper Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, and feature "Mavs" in the front side of the jersey with blue trim.

Players

2007-08 Roster

num - player
30-Malik Allen
25-Erick Dampier
40-Devean George
5-Josh Howard
55-Juwan Howard
6-Eddie Jones
2-Jason Kidd
?-Tyronn Lue
20-Jamaal Magloire
41-Dirk Nowitzki
42-Jerry Stackhouse
31-Jason Terry
21-Antoine Wright
Coach-Rick Carlisle

2008-09 Roster

Pos	#	Nat.	Height	Weight	From
PG	11	Jose Barea	6 ft 0	175	Northeastern
SF	32	Brandon Bass	6 ft 8	240	Louisiana State
C	25	Erick Dampier	6 ft 11	265	Mississippi State
C	7	DeSagana Diop	7 ft 0	280	Oak Hill Valley HS
SF	40	Devean George	6 ft 8	235	Augsburg
SG	8	Gerald Green	6 ft 8	200	Gulf Shores Academy HS