Older Misc News

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4/2 Dallas activated Dirk Nowitzki and placed Jamaal Magloire on IL.
4/2 Jerry Stackhouse underwent an MRI on his strained rigt groin and is expected to be out at least a week.
3/30 Dallas activated Jamaal Magloire and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL with a strained right groin.
3/27 Dallas activated Eddie Jones and placed Jamaal Magloire on IL.
3/25 Dallas activated Jamaal Magloire and placed Dirk Nowitzki on IL with a high left ankle sprain. [Note: all the rumors I'm hearing are that Dirk's thinks it is not as serious as original diagnosed and he thinks he'll be back within 2 weeks.]
3/23 Dirk Nowitzki left the San Antonio game during the 3rd quarter with a moderate high left ankle sprain and mild left knee strain. He is out indefinitely (anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks).
3/16 Dallas activated Devean George and placed Jamaal Magloire on IL.
3/14 Malik Allen left the Indiana game during the 2nd quarter with a strained right hip and did not return.
3/12 Dallas activated Tyronn Lue and placed J.J. Barea on IL.
Maurice Ager's and Nick Fazekas' play in the NBADL for the Tulsa 66ers
3/10 Dallas activated Juwan Howard and placed Devean George on IL with back spasms.
3/8 With his last bucket in the New Jersey game, Dirk Nowitzki surpassed Rolando Blackman (16,643) to become the all-time points leader for the Mavs with 16,644 points (and counting).
3/8 Dallas activated Jamaal Magloire and placed Juwan Howard on IL.
3/6 Dallas activated Antoine Wright and placed Jamaal Magloire and Tyronn Lue (strained calf) on IL.
3/5 The NBA suspended Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) for 1 game for his flagrant foul against Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) during Monday's Dal-Uta game. The flagrant was also upgraded to a level 2.
3/4 Dallas signed Tyronn Lue for the rest of the season.
3/2 Dallas activated Jamaal Magloire and placed Antoine Wright (no injury) on IL.
2/29 Dallas activated Antoine Wright and placed Eddie Jones (tendinitis left knee) on IL.
2/28 Dallas activated Eddie Jones and placed Jamaal Magloire (no injury) and Antoine Wright (no injury) on IL.
2/26 Dallas signed Jamaal Magloire to a 1 year, minimum contract.
2/25 Dallas activated Antoine Wright and placed Eddie Jones on IL with a stomach aliment.
2/24 Jason Kidd played in his 1,000 career game.
2/22 Dallas activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Antoine Wright (no injury) on IL.
2/19 It's official: Dallas traded Devin Harris, DeSagana Diop, Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager, and Nick Van Horn (in a sign-and-trade with a new 3 year contract with only the 1st year (worth $4.3 million) guaranteed), a 1st round draft pick in 2008, a 1st round draft pick in 2010, and cash to New Jersey for Jason Kidd, Malik Allen, and Antoine Wright.
2/19 Dallas released Nick Fazekas. Fazekas was released as Dallas was at the full 15-man roster and needed a roster spot for Keith Van Horn for the sign-and-trade portion of the Kidd trade.

2/17 The East defeated the West 134-128 in the All-Star game in New Orleans.

Players           MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Dirk Nowitzki      26  5-14  1-4   2-2   13   1   3   4   2  0  2   0   0

2/16 Dirk Nowitzki finished 3rd in the 3-Point shooting contest. He had 17 points in the first round (tied for 2nd highest in the round) to advance to the finals. He had 14 points in the finals - Jason Kapono (Tor) won with 25 points and Daniel Gibson (Cle) was 2nd with 17 points.
2/14 Josh Howard (lower back contusion) did not play in the Phoenix or Portland games.
2/14 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki as an injury replacement for Kobe Bryant (LAL, injured finger) for the 3-Point shooting contest.
2/14 Since Nick Fazekas was recalled from the NBADL, he is ineligible to play in the NBADL All-Star game.
2/13 Dallas activated Nick Fazekas and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL with a strained right hamstring. Fazekas was recalled from the NBADL.
2/13 Trade failed: There were lots of talk about a Dallas-New Jersey trade that was in the works involving Devin Harris, Jerry Stackhouse, DeSagana Diop, Devean George, and Maurice Ager plus picks and cash for Jason Kidd and Malik Allen. That trade scenerio fell through when George exercised his option to refuse the trade (as a veteran on a 1 year contract) [YEAH, George!]. The non-injured Dallas players did play in Wednesday's game, but New Jersey did not play Jason Kidd as they thought the trade was going to occur.
2/10 Josh Howard (Dal) suffered a lower back contusion during the 4th quarter and did not return.
2/10 Jerry Stackhouse (strained right hamstring) and Erick Dampier (sprained right ankle) did not play in the Philadelphia game.
2/10 Jerry Stackhouse did not play in the New Jersey game due to a strained right hamstring.
2/10 Dallas activated Erick Dampier and placed Maurice Ager on IL. Ager was assigned to the NBADL.
2/8 Dallas activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Erick Dampier on IL with a sprained right ankle.
2/6 Erick Dampier left the Milwaukee game during the 3rd quarter with a sprained right ankle and did not return.
2/5 Nick Fazekas was selected to play for the Red Team in the 2008 NBADL All-Star game. The game will take placed February 16 at 2 pm Central in New Orleans and will be broadcast on NBATV.
1/28 Dallas activated Maurice Ager and placed Devin Harris on IL. Harris is expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks with a bone bruise on his left ankle.
1/27 Devin Harris left the Denver game during the 4th quarter with a sprained left ankle.
1/25 Dallas activated Brandon Bass and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL. Stackhouse is expected to be out about a week with a mild strained right hamstring.
1/23 Jerry Stackhouse aggravated his right hamstring during the 2nd quarter of the Charlotte game and did not return.
1/23 Dallas activated Juwan Howard and placed Brandon Bass on IL with a sore right Achilles.
1/22 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki as the winner of the Community Assist Award for December.
1/19 Dallas activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Juwan Howard on IL.
1/14 John Salmons (Sac) hit a short jumper with 2.4 seconds to give Sacramento a 122-120 win over Dallas.
1/14 Dallas activated Josh Howard and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL with a strained right hamstring.
1/12 Jerry Stackhouse hit the game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Dallas a 95-94 win over the LA Clippers.
1/12 Dallas activated J.J. Barea and placed Josh Howard (personal reasons) on IL.
1/9 Dallas activated Jerry Stackhouse and Erick Dampier and placed J.J. Barea and Maurice Ager on IL.
1/6 Dallas activated Maurice Ager and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL with a sprained right thumb. Ager was recalled from the NBADL.
1/6 Erick Dampier did not travel with the team to Minnesota. Jerry Stackhouse also will not play in the Minnesota game.
1/4 Jerry Stackhouse did not play in the 2nd half of the Miami game due to a sprained right thumb.
1/4 Dallas activated J.J. Barea and placed Erick Dampier on IL with a sore left knee.
12/22 San Antonio retired Avery Johnson's #6 after the SA-LAC game.
12/17 Dallas assigned Maurice Ager to the NBADL.
12/14 Dallas activated Devin Harris and placed J.J. Barea on IL.
12/12 Dallas activated J.J. Barea and Eddie Jones and placed Maurice Ager (no injury) and Devin Harris (stomach flu) on IL.
12/8 Dallas activated Maurice Ager and placed J.J. Barea on IL.
12/6 Dallas activated Devean George and placed Maurice Ager (no injury) on IL.
12/3 Devin Harris left the Chicago game during the 3rd quarter with a strained neck and did not return.
11/26 The NBA fined Avery Johnson (Dal) $25,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection in Friday's Dal-Ind game.
11/23 Erick Dampier did not play in the 2nd half of the Indiana game due to a sore right shoulder.
11/23 Jerry Stackhouse did not play in the Indiana game due to Avery Johnson resting him (it was the 3rd game of 4 games in 5 nights).
11/20 Dallas assigned Nick Fazekas to the NBADL. [The Mavs are affliated with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBADL this season as the Fort Worth Flyers no longer exist.]
11/15 Dallas activated Maurice Ager and placed Eddie Jones on IL with a high right ankle sprain.
11/13 After the Philadelphia game, Avery Johnson annoounced that they will be sitting Eddie Jones for about 2 weeks to let his high ankle sprain fully heal.
11/13 Dallas activated Erick Dampier and Devin Harris and placed Nick Fazekas (no injury) and Maurice Ager (no injury) on IL.
11/10 Eddie Jones did not play in the Portland game due to a sore right leg.
11/10 Dallas activated Eddie Jones and placed Devin Harris (personal reasons) on IL.
11/8 Dallas activated Devin Harris and placed Eddie Jones on IL with a sore right leg.
11/5 Josh Howard suffered a sprained right ankle during the 4th quarter of the Houston game, but continued to play.
11/5 Brandon Bass did not play in the Houston game due to a sprained left ankle.
11/3 J.J. Barea suffered leg cramps in the 3rd quarter of the Sacramento game. He missed some time during the game due to the cramps, but did return to action.
11/3 Dallas activated Nick Fazekas and placed Devin Harris (left thigh contusion) on IL. Harris hopes to play Monday night vs Houston.
11/2 Devin Harris suffered a left thigh contusion during the 2nd quarter of the Atlanta game and did not return.
11/2 Dallas activated Juwan Howard and placed Nick Fazekas (no injury) on IL.
10/31 Dallas placed Erick Dampier (shoulder), Devean George (foot), and Juwan Howard (not with team) on IL.
10/31 Dallas signed Juwan Howard.
10/30 Dallas exercised their 08-09 option for Maurice Ager.
10/30 Dallas released DJ Mbenga. Mbenga was released to open up a roster spot for Juwan Howard (released by Minnesota on Monday). Howard's signing can not become official until Howard clears waivers on today.
10/24 Dallas released Darvin Ham and Jared Newson.
10/23 Dallas finished the 2007-08 preseason with a record of 5-3.
10/23 Josh Howard sprained his sprained his wrist during the Chicago game. It is listed as a moderate sprain.
10/23 Erick Dampier (shoulder), Devean George (foot), and Eddie Jones (rest) did not play in the Chicago game.
10/22 Dallas relesaed Jamal Sampson.
10/21 Erick Dampier (shoulder), Devean George (foot), DJ Mbenga (knee), Jason Terry (sore knee), and Jamal Sampson (sprained ankle) did not play in the New Orleans game.
10/19 Erick Dampier (shoulder), Devean George (foot), DJ Mbenga (knee), and Jamal Sampson (sprained ankle) did not play in the Detroit game.
10/19 The NBA suspended Josh Howard for 2 games for throwing a forearm at the back of Brad Miller (Sac) during Tuesday's Dallas-Sacramento game in Las Cruces, New Mexico. During the game, Miller shoved Devin Harris to the ground (frustration after a none call) and Howard came from a good distance away and gave a forearm shiver to Miller's back. Howard was ejected on a flagrant foul level 2. He will serve the suspension Oct 31 at Cleveland and Nov 2 at Atlanta.
10/18 Dirk Nowitzki (rest), Jerry Stackhouse (stomach illness), Josh Howard (minor leg injury), Erick Dampier (shoulder), Devean George (foot), DJ Mbenga (knee), DeSagana Diop (flu), and Jamal Sampson (sprained ankle) did not play in the Houston game.
10/16 Erick Dampier (shoulder), Devean George (foot), DJ Mbenga (knee), DeSagana Diop (flu), Jamal Sampson (sprained ankle), Maurice Ager, and Jared Newson did not play in the Sacramento game.
10/13 Dirk Nowitzki (rest), Jerry Stackhouse (rest), Jason Terry (rest), Erick Dampier (shoulder), Devean George (foot), and DJ Mbenga (knee) did not play in the Washington game.
10/12 Eddie Jones (hamstring), Erick Dampier (shoulder), Devean George (foot), DJ Mbenga (knee), and Jason Terry (rest) did not play in the Chicago game.
10/11 Erick Dampier (shoulder), Devean George (foot), and DJ Mbenga (foot) will not travel with the team for the 2 game road trip (the team will return to Dallas beforing heading out for 2 more games on the road).
10/9 Eddie Jones (hamstring), Erick Dampier (shoulder), Devean George (foot), and DJ Mbenga (knee) did not play in the San Antonio game.
10/4 The Mavs held their annual Blue-White scrimmage. Erick Dampier, DJ Mbenga, Devean George, and Trenton Hassell did not play. The White team defeated the Blue 48-46, with Jamal Sampson having the winning bucket with about 40 seconds left (and DeSagana Diop passing up a good look on the Blue Team's next possession). The White Team consisted of Dirk Nowitzki (11 points), Jerry Stackhouse (10 points), Sampson (3 points, 6 rebounds), Jared Newson (2 points, 3 steals), Devin Harris (game high 15 points including 8-12 FT as he did drive to the basket a lot), JJ Barea (3 points), and Nick Fazekas (4 points, 7 rebounds). The Blue Team consisted of Brandon Bass (5 points, 9 rebounds), Josh Howard (8 points including a miserable 2-13 FG), Diop (3 points, 9 rebounds), Jason Terry (14 points), Eddie Jones (7 points), Maurice Ager (5 points), and Darvin Ham (4 points). The quarters were 8 minutes long. Stackhouse had the shot of the night when he nailed a 3/4 court shot at the halftime buzzer. Terry also was able to take the ball most of the way up the court in a few seconds for a layup at the 3rd quarter buzzer, but that was partly due to very poor defense.
A note on dallasbasketball.com says that there is a broadcast change in that Brad Davis will now do TV color commentary and Bob Ortegel will do radio color commentary (where as each had held the other position for the last many years).
Injury update: Erick Dampier is still recovering from the shoulder surgery he underwent during the summer and is not going to be ready for the start of the season - it is not known yet when he will be ready for action and estimates range from mmid-November to mid-December.
10/3 Devean George has a stress reaction in his left foot and is seeking additional advice.
10/3 Trenton Hassell has missed the first couple of days of training camp to tend to his ill father.
10/2 San Antonio announced that they will retire Avery Johnson's #6 during the December 22 Spurs game vs the LA Clippers.
10/1 Dallas signed Darvin Ham, Jared Newson, and Jamal Sampson to non-guaranteed contracts. [They were signed for training camp and all 3 have a very, very small chance of still being with the team for the start of the regular season.]
9/28 TRADE: Dallas traded Greg Buckner to Minnesota for Trenton Hassell.
9/28 Dallas named Mario Elie as an assistant coach.
9/23 Dallas formally signed Devin Harris to a 5 year, $45 million contract extension with Devin Harris.
9/12 Dallas has reportedly reached a 5 year contract extension agreement with Devin Harris.
8/31 Dallas released Pops Mensah-Bonsu.
8/27 Dallas 2nd round draft pick Reyshawn Terry signed a 1 year contract with Aris TT Bank of Greece. Dallas retains his rights for the NBA.
8/6 Dallas signed Eddie Jones to a 2 year, $4 million contract (using the bi-annual exception).
8/3 Golden State signed Dallas free agent Austin Croshere. Croshere was not a part of Dallas' plans for 07-08.
8/1 The NBA released the 07-08 schedule. The pre-season schedule is also out - Dallas' first game is Oct 9 vs San Antonio at Dallas. Mavs 07-08 Schedule

Dirk Nowitzk's play in the EuroBasket07 Tournament

9/16 Germany 80, Croatia 71 (5th place game)

           MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Nowitzki    35 10-17  3-8   8-8   31   2  10  12   4  3  1   2   1

9/15 Germany 69, Slovenia 65 (Classification)

           MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Nowitzki    38  9-25  3-11  7-10  28   2   8  10   1  2  2   1   1

9/13 Spain 83, Germany 55 (Quarterfinals)

           MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Nowitzki    31  4-10  2-4   1-2   11   0   6   6   1  2  1   1   0

9/12 Germany 67, Italy 58 (2nd round)

           MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Nowitzki    35  5-19  2-9   3-4   15   4   6  10   3  1  2   2   1

9/10 Slovenia 77, Germany 47 (2nd round)

           MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Nowitzki    23  7-18  1-3   1-1   16   2   6   8   1  1  0   0   0

9/8 France 78, Germany 66 (2nd round)

           MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Nowitzki    35 12-26  2-9   2-2   28   0   6   6   0  3  3   1   0

9/5 Lithuania 84, Germany 80 (1st round)

           MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Nowitzki    34  8-17  3-9   9-9   28   1   8   9   2  2  1   0   2

9/4 Germany 79, Turkey 49 (1st round)

           MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Nowitzki    30  9-19  3-8   3-4   24   1   5   6   2  3  1   0   1

9/3 Germany 83, Czech Republic 78 (1st round)

           MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Nowitzki    43 12-25  2-6   9-10  35   0  11  11   0  2  1   1   2

J.J. Barea's summer games for Puerto Rico

FIBA Americas Championship, at Las Vegas

9/2 Puerto Rico 111, Brazil 107 (Bronze Medal game)

         MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Barea      5  1-3   0-1   0-0    2   0   0   0   0  0  2   0   0

9/1 USA 135, Puerto Rico 91 (Semi-finals game)

         MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Barea     18  1-9   0-4   1-1    3   0   2   2   1  2  2   0   0

8/30 Puerto Rico 72, Canada 66 (2nd round)

         MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Barea     11  2-6   1-2   2-2    7   0   1   1   1  0  2   0   0

8/29 Puerto Rico 92, Venezuela 63 (2nd round)

         MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Barea     11  3-5   1-2   1-1    8   0   0   0   1  0  0   0   0

8/28 USA 117, Puerto Rico 78 (2nd round)

         MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Barea     19  2-10  0-5   0-0    4   0   1   1   3  1  1   1   0

8/27 Puerto Rico 97, Brazil 75 (2nd round)

         MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Barea     16  3-6   1-2   1-2    8   0   2   2   5  3  1   2   0

8/25 Uruguay 82, Puerto Rico 79 (1st round)

         MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Barea     26  6-11  2-3   4-8   18   0   1   1   3  4  5   1   0

8/24 Argentina 87, Puerto Rico 75 (1st round) - Barea was suspended for this game
8/23 Puerto Rico 108, Panama 67 (1st round) - Barea was suspended for this game
8/23 FIBA suspended J.J. Barea for 2 games for cursing at the refs and fouling out in the 8/22 game vs Mexico.

8/22 Mexico 100, Puerto Rico 89 (1st round)

         MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Barea     13  4-6   0-2   2-2   10   0   4   4   4  5  6   0   0

Pan American Games, at Rio de Janeiro

Barea averaged 16.4 points and 5.4 assists in the tournament.

7/29 Brazil 86, Puerto Rico 65 (Gold Medal game)

         MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Barea     26  4-14  0-3   3-4   11   0   1   1   2  2  2   2   0

7/28 Puerto Rico 89, Argentina 80 (Semi-Finals game)

         MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Barea     36  8-17  2-8   7-8   25   0   3   3   9  3  5   1   0

7/27 Brazil 97, Puerto Rico 94 (1st round)

         MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Barea     26  7-14  1-4   3-5   18   1   4   5  10  3  5   2   0

7/26 Puerto Rico 62, Virgin Islands 57 (1st round)

         MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Barea     31  3-17  1-7   0-0    7   0   4   4   4  3  3   0   0

7/25 Puerto Rico 82, Canada 63 (1st round)

         MIN   FG   3PT    FT  PTS OFF DEF REB AST PF TO STL BLK
Barea     25  7-10  0-3   7-8   21   1   4   5   2  2  2   1   0

Mavs Summer League roster, stats, schedule, results, and boxscores
- Summer League Games
- 7/20 Seattle defeated Dallas 85-79 in the Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League game. Reshawn Terry had 17 points, Maurice Ager had 16 points, and Pops Mensah-Bonsu had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Dallas finished the Rocky Moountain Revue with a record of 1-2. [boxscore]
- 7/19 Dallas defeated San Antonio 115-103 in the Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League game. Maurice Ager had 21 points and Nick Fazekas had 23 points and 7 rebounds. [boxscore]
- 7/16 Atlanta defeated Dallas 83-77 in the Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League game. J.J. Barea had 15 points and 8 assists and Maurice Ager had 16 points. [boxscore]
- 7/14 Dallas defeated Boston 91-70 in the Las Vegas Summer League. J.J. Barea had 10 points and 11 rebounds, Reyshawn Terry had 23 points including 9-13 FG, and Brandon Bass had 16 points. Dallas finished the Las Vegas Summer League with a perfect record of 5-0. [boxscore]
- 7/12 Dallas defeated Houston 98-94 in the Las Vegas Summer League. J.J. Barea had 13 points and 6 assists,, Maurice Ager had 19 points, and Nick Vazekas had 16 points. [boxscore]
- 7/10 Dallas defeated Denver 87-83 in the Las Vegas Summer League. J.J. Barea had 18 points and Brandon Bass had 15 points and 8 rebounds. [boxscore]
- 7/8 Dallas defeated Portland 72-68 in the Las Veags Summer League. J.J. Barea had 17 points and DeSagana Diop had 10 points and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. [boxscore]
- 7/6 Dallas defeated Seattle 77-66 in the Las Vegas Summer League. Maurice Ager had 17 points and J.J. Barea had 14 points and 9 assists. [boxscore]
- 7/3 Dallas defeated the China National team 105-100 in an exhibition game at Moody Colesium at SMU. It was a comeback win for the Mavs as China held a 9 point lead midway through the 4th quarter (thanks to hot shooting by former Mav Wang ZhiZhi). The comeback came with JJ Barea, Maurice Ager, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Nick Fazekas, and Clay Tucker on the floor (though Tucker tweaked an ankle in the last minute of the game). Menash-Bonsu had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Tucker had 17 points, Fazekas had 14 points, Ager had 11 points, and Barea had 11 points and 8 assists. Wang had 28 points and Zhu Fangyu had 17 points for China.
7/26 Dallas signed New Orleans free agent Brandon Bass to a 2 year, minimum contract [my guess is the 2nd year is at the team's option]. Bass played for Dallas' summer league team.
7/26 Dallas signed 2nd round draft pick (34) Nick Fazekas to a 2 year, minimum contract [my guess is the 2nd year is at the team's option].
7/13 Dallas formally re-signed Jerry Stackhouse to a 3 year, $21 million contract.
7/12 Dallas formally re-signed Devean George to a 1 year, $2,369,111 contract.
7/8 Dallas has reportedly reached a 1 year, $2.5 million contract agreement with Devean George. The contract can not be formally signed until after the July Moratorium ends (July 11).
7/5 Dallas has reportedly reached a 3 year, around $24 million contract agreement to re-sign free agent Jerry Stackhouse. The contract can not be formally signed until after the July Moratorium ends (July 11).
7/4 Olympiacos of Greece signed Dallas draft pick Renaldas Seibutis to a 3 year contract, with a player buy-out option. Dallas had no plans to have Seibutis play with the team this coming season and wants him to continue to develop in Europe.
7/3 Bernard Griffith has accepted a position to coach high school basketball in New Orleans and will leave the Mavs after the Las Vegas Summer League (where he is serving as an assistant coach). Griffith has been with Dallas as a developmental coach since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans.
6/29 Devean George elected to opt-out of his contract and, thus, is a free agent.
6/29 Mark Cuban underwent surgery to replace his left hip.
6/29 Dallas added undrafted rookies Caleb Green (Oral Roberts) and Warren Carter (Illinois) to their summer league team.
6/28 With the #34 pick of the NBA draft, Dallas selected Nick Fazekas.
6/28 With the #50 pick of the NBA draft, Dallas selected Renaldas Seibutis (who will likely spend a year overseas).
6/28 In a draft day trade, Dallas traded the rights to #60 Milovan Rakovic and cash to Orlando for the rights to #44 Reshawn Terry.
6/28 Dallas named Paul Westphal as an assistant coach.
6/20 Congradulations to Jason Terry on the birth of his daughter, Jasa Azure!
6/15 Erick Dampier underwent surgery on his right shoulder to repair a small tear in his rotator cuff.
6/14 Congrats to Michael Finley for winning his Championship ring with the San Antonio Spurs!!!
6/14 New Orleans named Charlie Parker as an assistant coach. Parker had spent the past season in the front office (not sure exactly what role) after spending the previous 11 seasons as a Mavs assistant coach.
5/25 Charlotte named Mavs assistant coach Sam Vincent as their new head coach.
5/15 Dirk Nowitzki was named as the winner of the MVP awards. Nowitzki received 1138 total points including 83 1st place votes from 129 media members. Steve Nash (Pho) finished 2nd in the voting with 1013 points including 44 1st place votes. Congrats, Dirk!!!
5/14 The Sporting News announced that Dirk Nowitzki was named as MVP in their balloting of 23 NBA personnel. Nowitzki received 18 votes. Steve Nash (Pho) and Kobe Bryant (LAL) received 2 votes each and Tracy McGrady (Hou) received 1 vote.
5/11 Dallas picked up their 07-08 option for DeSagana Diop.
5/10 Dirk Nowitzki was named to the All-NBA First Team. Nowitzki received a total of 634 points (3rd most in the voting and first amongst the forwards) including 125 1st place votes from 129 media members.
5/3 Golden State won Game 6 111-86 to take the series 4-2 and eliminate Dallas from the playoffs. It was the 3rd time a #8 seed defeated a #1 seed.
4/29 Dallas activated Kevin Willis and placed J.J. Barea on IL.
4/27 The NBA fined Stephen Jackson (GS) $50,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner and verbal abuse of the refs following his ejection in game 2 on Wednesday.
4/25 Dallas activated Maurice Ager and placed Kevin Willis on IL.

4/24 Avery Johnson finished 3rd in the Coach of the Year award voting. Top 4 vote getters:

                            Total    position votes  
  Coach                     Points   1st 2nd 3rd 
  Sam Mitchell (Tor) ....... 394      49  43  20
  Jerry Sloan (Uta) ........ 301      39  28  22
  Avery Johnson (Dal) ...... 268      28  31  35
  Jeff Van Gundy (Hou) ..... 134      10  19  27

4/23 Jerry Stackhouse finished 3rd in the Sixth Man of the Year award voting. Top 4 vote getters:

  Player                     Points   1st 2nd 3rd
  Leandrob Barbosa (Pho) .... 578     101  24   1
  Manu Ginobili (SA) ........ 269      18  50  29
  Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) .... 210       7  40  55
  David Lee (NY) ............  22       0   3  13

4/22 Dallas placed DJ Mbenga, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, and Maurice Ager on IL. [Note that the rules for the playoff rosters are the same as the regular season roster (in a change from seasons past).]
4/18 Dallas finished the 06-07 regular season with a record of 67-15, tied for 6th best in NBA history.
4/18 Dallas acctivated Jerry Stackhouse and Dirk Nowitzki and placed Maurice Ager and Pops Mensah-Bonsu on IL.
4/17 Erick Dampier (strained right shoulder) and Josh Howard (rest) did not play in the Golden State game.
4/17 Dallas activated Erick Dampier and Maurice Ager and placed Jerry Stackhouse (rest) and Dirk Nowitzki (rest) on IL.
4/17 The NBA suspended ref Joey Crawford indefinitely, including for the rest of this season and playoffs for inappropriate acts and being a repeat offender. Crawford tossed Tim Duncan from Sunday's Dal-SA game for simply laughing (while Duncan was on the bench).
4/15 Dallas activated Jerry Stackhouse and Jason Terry and placed Erick Dampier (strained right shoulder) and Maurice Ager on IL.
4/13 Erick Dampier (strained right shoulder) did not play in the Utah game.
4/13 Dallas activated Dirk Nowitzki and placed Jason Terry (rest) on IL.
4/12 Dallas signed Kevin Willis for the rest of the season.
4/11 Erick Dampier (strained right shoulder) and Devin Harris (rest) did not play in the Minnesota game.
4/11 Dallas activated Pops Mensah-Bonsu and J.J. Barea and placed Dirk Nowitzki (rest) and Jerry Stackhouse (rest) on IL.
4/10 Erick Dampier (strained right shoulder), Dirk Nowitzki (rest), and Jerry Stackhouse (rest) did not travel with the team to Minnesota (it's a one-game road trip).
4/10 Dallas recalled Pops Mensah-Bonsu from the NBADL.
4/9 Avery Johnson said that Dirk Nowitzki and Jerry Stackhouse will not play in the Minnesota game due to resting them and 2 other players will rest in Friday's game vs Utah.
4/9 With the win vs the LA Clippers, Dallas formally clinched the best record in the NBA (and home court throughout the playoffs).
4/9 Erick Dampier aggrevated his shoulder injury early in the LA Clippers game and did not return.
4/9 Dallas activated Josh Howard and placed J.J. Barea on IL.
4/7 Jerry Stackhouse did not play in the Portland game due to Avery Johnson electing to rest him (no injury).
4/7 Dallas activated Kevin Willis and placed Josh Howard on IL with a sprained right ankle.

4/7 Fort Worth defeated Austin 136-114 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  25   8-14    0-0     0-0    16   5   9   0  0  2   0   0

4/6 Josh Howard suffered a sprained right ankle during the 1st quarter of the Denver game and did not return. He is questionable for tonight's game vs Portland.

4/6 Dakota defeated Fort Worth 111-87 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  19   6-10    0-0     0-0    12   3   5   1  4  4   0   0

4/3 Dirk Nowitzki did not play in the Sacramento game due to food poisoning.
4/3 Dallas placed Kevin Willis on IL.

4/3 Fort Worth defeated Colorado 110-101 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  37   9-17    0-0     3-4    21   4  11   0  6  5   0   1

4/2 Dallas signed Kevin Willis to a 10-day contract.
4/1 With San Antonio's loss, Dallas formally clinched the Southwest Division Title.
4/1 Jerry Stackhouse surpassed his 15,000 career point mark during the 2nd quarter of the Phoenix game.
4/1 Josh Howard suffered a cut above his eye that required 4 stitches. He continued to play with the injury.

3/31 Fort Worth defeated Tulsa 100-99 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  36   6-12    0-0     5-6    26   3   9   1  3  0   0   4

3/31 Dallas is expected to signed Kevin Willis to a 10-day contract on Monday.
3/30 With Dallas' win over New York, the Mavs set a team record with 61 wins in a season.
3/30 With his first bucket early in the New York game, Dirk Nowitzki surpassed 15,000 career points.

3/30 Tulsa defeated Fort Worth 123-99 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  21   5-6     0-0     7-10   17   5   9   0  3  0   0   0

3/28 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a sprained ankle late in the 2nd quarter of the Milwaukee game. He started the 2nd half and only lasted about a minute before sitting out the rest of the game. Josh Howard suffered a sprained ankle late in the 4th quarter, but was able to continue playing. Both played on Friday.
3/28 Devean George did not play in the Milwaukee game due to it being the 2nd night of a back-to-back as George recovers from a knee injury.
3/28 Dallas assigned Pops Mensah-Bonsu to the NBADL.
3/27 Dallas activated Maurice Ager and placed Pops Mensah-Bonsu on IL.
3/27 Dirk Nowitzki played in the New Orleans game despite suffering from a sinus infection.
3/25 Dallas activated Devean George and placed Maurice Ager on IL.
3/23 Greg Buckner returned to action in the Boston game, but Devean George (sore right knee) remained out.
3/21 Devean George (sore right knee) and Greg Buckner (sprained left knee) did not play in the Cleveland, New York, Detroit, or Boston games.
3/14 Devin Harris left the Phoenix game early in the 2nd quarter due to a strained neck.
3/14 Dallas activated Maurice Ager and placed Devean George on IL due to a sore right knee.
3/13 The NBA named Greg Buckner as winner of the Community Assist Award for February.
3/12 Devean George only plaed 2 minutes in the Golden State due to his sore right knee.
3/6 With the win over New Jersey, Dallas formally cliched a playoff berth.
3/6 Dallas activated Devean George and placed Maurice Ager on IL.
3/1 The NBA named Avery Johnson as Western Conference Coach of the Month for February. Dallas went 10-0 in February.
3/1 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki as Western Conference Player of the Month for February. Nowitzki averaged 27.1 points and 9.7 rebounds as Dallas went 10-0.
2/27 Josh Howard did start in the Minnesota game. Greg Buckner did dress for the Minnesota game, but Avery Johnson elected not to play him.
2/26 Josh Howard and Greg Buckner did travel with the team to Minnesota and both will be game time decisions for the Minnesota game.
2/26 Josh Howard suffered a sprained right ankle during the 4th quarter of the Atlanta game and did not return.
2/26 Dallas activated Pops Mensah-Bonsu and placed Greg Buckner on IL with a bruised left knee.
2/22 Josh Howard suffered a sprained right ankle during the 3rd quarter of the Miami game. He did return to play in the quarter, but sat out the 4th quarter. He did not miss any games due to the injury.
2/22 Dallas traded Anthony Johnson to Atlanta for a 2007 2nd round draft pick.
2/21 Greg Buckner suffered a broken nose during practie. He did not miss any games, but is playing with a face mask. (The mask only lasted 2 days.)

2/20 Dakota defeated Fort Worth 111-99 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  26   8-13    0-0     6-7    22   5   7   0  5  5   1   0

2/20 DJ Mbenga underwent successful surgery on his right knee to repair a torn ACL. He is out for the season.

2/18 The West defeated the East 153-132 in the All-Star game in Las Vegas.

Player         MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Dirk Nowitzki   16   4-9     1-2     0-0     9   2   5   2  0  0   0   0 
Josh Howard     20   1-3     0-1     1-2     3   1   4   3  1  1   0   0

2/17 In the 3-Point Shootout, Dirk Nowitzki finished 3rd in the event and Jason Terry finished 6th (last). Nowitzki had 20 points in the 1st round (2nd most in the round) to advance to the finals where he had just 9 points (the winner, Jason Kapono, had 24 and Gilbert Arenas had 17). Terry had 10 points in the 1st round.

2/17 In the NBDAL All-Star game, the East defeated the West 114-100. Pops Mensah-Bonsu (playing for the East) was named as MVP. Congrats, Pops!

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  26  11-13    0-0     8-12   30   3   7   0  3  0   1   2

2/16 Austin defeated Fort Worth 109-77 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  23   1-7     0-0     7-8     9   3   7   2  2  2   2   1

2/16 Dallas assigned Pops Mensah-Bonsu to the NBADL.
2/15 Dallas activated Maurice Ager and placed Devean George on IL with a sprained right MCL. Ager was recalled from the NBADL.
2/14 Devean George suffered a sprained right MCL during the Memphis game. He has returned to Dallas and will not play in Thursday's game vs Houston. He is expected to be out 2 to 3 weeks.

2/11 Fort Worth defeated Arkansas 133-101 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Maurice Ager       36   9-18    3-7     3-4    24   0   4   4  6  1   0   1

2/9 Dallas activated Erick Dampier and placed Pops Mensah-Bonsu on IL.
2/9 The NBA named Josh Howard and Carmelo Anthony (Den) as injury replacements for the All-Star game for Yao Ming (Hou) and Carlos Boozer (Uta).

2/9 Fort Worth defeated Arkansas 117-112 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Maurice Ager       39   5-10    1-3     5-6    16   0   1  10  6  5   1   0

2/8 The NBA announced that Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry will compete in the 3-Point Shooting contest to take place February 17 in Las Vegas.
2/8 Dallas recalled Pops Mensah-Bonsu and placed DJ Mbenga on IL. An MRI showed that Mbenga suffered a torn right ACL and is out for the rest of the season.
2/7 DJ MBenga suffered a sprained right knee during the 4th quarter of the Memphis game and did not return.
2/7 Dallas activated DJ Mbenga and placed Erick Dampier on IL with a sore right knee.
2/6 Pops Mensah-Bonsu was seleccted to play in the NBADL All-Star game to take place February 17 in Las Vegas. The game is scheduled to be broadcast on NBATV at 4 pm Central.
2/3 Activated Josh Howard and placed DJ Mbenga on IL.

2/3 Fort Worth defeated Albuquerque 113-103 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Maurice Ager       25   2-9     0-2     2-2     6   0   0   1  1  2   0   0 
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  34   7-12    0-0     8-13   22   9  12   2  2  3   3   4

2/2 Arkansas defeated Fort Worth 126-110 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Maurice Ager       33   4-15    1-4     0-0     9   0   2   2  2  5   1   0

2/1 Recalled J.J. Barea and activated. Placed Maurice Ager on IL and assigned him to the NBADL.
1/31 Josh Howard also missed the Memphis game due to the birth of his son, who was born in the evening on January 1.

1/31 Fort Worth defeated Bakersfield 124-116 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
J.J. Barea         34   8-17    4-8     5-9    25   2   3   8  1  1   3   0 
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  36   5-10    0-0     5-8    15   4   7   1  3  4   1   2

1/30 Dallas activated Maurice Ager and placed Josh Howard on IL. Howard missed the game due to the birth of his first child.
The NBADL named J.J. Barea as Player of the Week for the week ending January 28. Barea averaged 31.5 points, 7.5 assists, and 6 rebounds as the Fort Worth Flyers went 3-1.

1/28 Fort Worth defeated Dakota 120-113 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
J.J. Barea         34  16-23    2-4     7-7    41   2   6   5  3  5   0   0 
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  35   5-10    0-0     6-16   16   8  16   1  2  5   0   2

1/27 Fort Worth defeated Dakota 119-109 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
J.J. Barea         42   5-19    1-8    14-17   25   1   6  11  2  2   0   0 
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  40   8-10    0-0     6-11   22   9  18   1  3  5   2   4

1/25 Idaho defeated Fort Worth 116-108 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
J.J. Barea         44  18-24    4-7     3-3    43   1   6   4  5  3   1   0 
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  25   3-10    0-0     5-7    11   0   1   0  1  5   0   0

1/24 Fort Worth defeated Idaho 119-97 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
J.J. Barea         40   6-16    2-6     3-3    17   1   6  10  3  1   2   0 
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  36  10-17    0-0     5-8    25   4   9   1  4  5   2   0

1/21 Dallas activated Devin Harris and placed Maurice Ager on IL.

1/20 Fort Worth defeated Dakota 103-96 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
J.J. Barea         44   9-19    3-8     3-5    24   0   5   9  4  0   2   0 
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  40   7-9     0-0     4-7    18   8  21   0  2  5   2   1

1/19 Dakota defeated Fort Worth 113-111 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  40   5-13    0-0     6-7    16   5  11   2  4  5   1   1 
J.J. Barea         28   8-17    3-4     3-5    22   2   4   7  2  2   0   0

1/18 Dallas activated Maurice Ager and placed Devin Harris on IL with the flu.

1/17 Sioux Falls defeated Fort Worth 117-107 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  36   7-11    0-0     2-3    16   2   6   1  3  4   1   1 
J.J. Barea         28   9-16    2-3     1-1    21   1   4   8  5  1   2   0

1/17 Dallas signed J.J. Barea to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL.
1/16 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade (Mia) as Players of the Week for the week ending January 14. Nowitzki averaged 32.5 points and 8.5 rebounds as Dallas went 4-0. Wade aveeraged 27.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 10.7 assists as Miami went 3-0.

1/15 Los Angeles defeated Fort Worth 111-103 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  39  10-16    0-0     2-5    22  10  16   0  5  4   2   3

1/13 Fort Worth defeated Albuquerque 117-98 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  32   3-6     0-0     6-11   12   6  12   0  2  6   0   0

1/12 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a sprained ankle late in the 4th quarter of the Indiana game, but continued to play.
1/12 Devin Harris suffered a headache (as described on the broadcast, probably from a mild concussion) during the 4th quarter of the Indiana game and did not return.

1/6 Fort Worth defeated Arkansas 107-99

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  21   1-7     0-0     5-6     7   2   7   0  2  5   0   1

1/5 Fort Worth defeated Arkansas 115-94 in the NBDAL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  33   4-9     0-0     7-10   15   7  18   2  4  4   1   1

1/4 Dallas activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Maurice Ager on IL.
1/2 Dallas activated Maurice Ager and placed J.J. Barea on IL.
1/2 The NBA named Josh Howard and Michael Redd (Mil) as Players of the Week for the week wending December 31. Howard averaged 21.5 points and 10.8 rebounds as Dallas went 4-0. Redd averaged 27 points and 5.3 rebounds as Milwaukee went 3-1.
12/31 Dirk Nowitzki missed the Denver game due to a sinus infection.
12/31 Dallas recalled Maurice Ager from the NBADL.

12/30 Fort Worth defeated Albuquerque 116-102 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  34   6-10    0-0     1-6    13   5  11   0  3  3   0   2 
Maurice Ager       10   0-3     0-1     0-0     0   0   0   0  3  0   0   0

12/29 Idaho defeated Fort Worth 106-100 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  31   6-7     0-0     4-6    16   1  10   0  2  4   1   2 
Maurice Ager       30   7-12    2-4     5-10   21   0   4   4  3  3   2   0

12/23 Colorado defeated Fort Worth 130-105 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  23   3-6     0-0     1-2     7   2   8   0  2  1   0   0 
Maurice Ager       33   4-15    0-3     4-5    12   0   6   2  2  2   0   0

12/22 Dallas activated J.J. Barea and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL with a sprained left ankle.

12/22 Fort Worth defeated Anaheim 132-122 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  32  14-18    0-0     1-3    29   4   9   0  2  5   0   2 
Maurice Ager       27   6-12    2-5     8-12   22   1   4   3  4  5   0   0

12/20 Dirk Nowitzki suffered a sprained left ankle late in the 1st quarter of the Seattle game and did not return. [Rashard lewis (Sea) suffered an injured tendon in his finger on his right hand early in the 1st quarter and did not return.]
12/20 Dallas activated Anthony Johnson and placed Jose Juan Barea on IL.

12/19 Fort Worth defeated Sioux Falls 117-106 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  25   0-4     0-0     0-0     0   3  12   0  1  6   0   1 
Maurice Ager       27   5-9     1-2     5-5    16   1   4   1  4  1   0   0

12/18 Dallas activated Jose Juan Barea and placed Maurice Ager on IL. The Mavs also assigned Ager to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL.
[Pops Mensah-Bonsu did not play in the Fort Worth Flyers (NBADL) games on 12/15 or 12/16.]
12/16 Dallas activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Jose Juan Barea on IL.
12/15 Dallas activated Jose Juan Barea and placed Anthony Johnson on IL.
12/13 Anthony Johnson suffered a sprained right ankle early in the 2nd quarter and did not return.
12/13 Dallas activated Austin Croshere and placed Jose Juan Barea on IL.
12/9 Dallas activated J.J. Barea and Maurice Ager and placed Jerry Stackhouse (strained right groin) and Austin Croshere (strained left hamstring) on IL.

12/8 Fort Worth defeated Little Rock 86-77 in the NBADL.

Player            MIN FGM-FGA 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA PTS OFF REB AST TO PF STL BLK
Pops Mensah-Bonsu  19   1-2     0-0     3-8     5   2   6   0  2  3   1   1

12/8 Dallas assigned Pops Mensah-Bonsu to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBADL.
12/4 Dallas activated DJ Mbenga and placed Maurice Ager on IL with a sprained right ankle.
11/29 Dirk Nowitzki left the Toronto game late in the 1st quarter with blurred vision due to a bruised retina. He has been cleared to resume playing and is listed as probable for the Sacramento game.
11/29 J.J. Barea missed shootaround on Wednesday after suffering a deep cut on his tongue during Tuesday's practice. [He was already on IL, so the injury had no affect on his standing for the Toronto game.]
11/27 Dallas activated Devean George and placed J.J. Barea on IL. [But George did not play in the Minnesota game, coach's decision.]
11/24 Jerry Stackhouse suffered a sprained left ankle late in the 2nd quarter, but was able to return in the 2nd half.
11/24 Dallas activated Josh Howard and placed Pops Mensah-Bonsu on IL.
11/20 Dallas activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Devean George on IL with a hyperextended right knee.
11/20 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki as Player of the Week for the Western Conference. Nowitzki averaged 27 points and 11 rebounds as Dallas went 3-0. LeBron James (Cle) was named as Player of the Week for the Eastern Conference as he averaged 29.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 5.8 asssits as Cleveland went 3-1.
11/18 Dallas acctivated Pops Mensah-Bonsu and placed Jerry Stackhouse on IL with a strained right groin. The Mavs say that Stackhouse's injury is not serious.
11/8 Dallas activated Devean George and placed Josh Howard on IL with a sprained left ankle.
11/7 Josh Howard has been diagnosed with a 2nd degree sprained left ankle and is expected to be out 2 weeks.
11/6 Josh Howard suffered a sprained left ankle during the 2nd quarter of the Golden State game and did not return.
11/4 The NBA fined Josh Howard $5,000 and upgraded his flagrant foul to a level 2 for his flagrant foul on Bruce Bowen (SA) during Thursday's Dal-SA game.
11/4 Dallas activated J.J. Barea and placed Pops Mensah-Bonsu on IL.
11/2 Dallas acctivated Maurice Ager and Pops Mensah-Bonsu and placed DJ Mbenga (strained tendon left foot) and Devean George (stomach illness) on IL.
10/30 Devean George was hospitalized with a stomach illness. He is doubtful to play in Thursday's game.
10/30 DJ Mbenga suffered a left foot tendon strain during practice on Monday. He is expected to be out at least 2 weeks.
10/30 Dallas placed Juan Jose Barea, Maurice Ager, and Pops Mensah-Bonsu on IL for the opening day roster (IL can be changed up to 3 hours prior to game time, with players no longer having to miss a minimum number of games).
10/28 Dallas formally signed Josh Howard to a 4 year, $40 milion contract extension.
10/27 Erick Dampier (sore right hip) did not play in the San Antonio game.
10/26 Dallas released Ndudi Ebi.
10/25 Josh Howard (rest) and Erick Dampier (sore right hip) did not play in the Cleveland game.
10/21 Jerry Stackhouse (rest), Jason Terry (rest), Anthony Johnson (rest), and Erick Dampier (sore right hip) did not play in the Washington game.
10/20 Dallas released Darius Washington.
10/20 Dallas signed Josh Howard to a 4 year, $40 million contract extension. Howard is now signed through 10-11.
10/19 Jerry Stackhouse (rest), Jason Terry (rest), and Erick Dampier (sore right hip) did not play in the Milwaukee game.
10/17 J.J. Barea left the Milwaukee game late in the 3rd quarter with some injury and did not return. [Never found out what it was - he had ice on some part of his leg (couldn't see where) for the entire 4th quarter.]
10/17 Dirk Nowitzki (rest), Jerry Stackhouse (rest), Jason Terry (rest, Devin Harris (strained left hamstring), Erick Dampier (sore right hip), and Devean George (food poisoning) did not play in the Houston game.
10/15 Dallas released Pat Carroll.
10/14 Greg Buckner (sprained left knee), Jerry Stackhouse (rest), Dirk Nowitzki (rest), Jason Terry (rest), Devin Harris (strained left hamstring), and DJ Mbenga (sore left foot) did not play in the Milwaukee game.
10/12 Greg Buckner suffered a bruised left knee 2 minutes into the Sacramento game and did not return.
10/12 Devin Harris (strained left hamstring), Dirk Nowitkzi (rest), Jerry Stackhouse (rest), and Jason Terry (rest) did not play in the Sacramento game.
10/12 Dallas signed head coach Avery Johnson to a new 5 year, $20 million contract (plus incentives). The contract replaces Johnson's previous contract and he is now signed through 10-11.
10/10 Devin Harris is expected to be out 7 to 10 days with a strained left hamstring. He did not play in the New Orleans game.
10/10 Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry, and Jerry Stackhouse did dnot play in the New Orleans game due to resting minor aches and plain rest (expect a key player or two to sit out each preseason game for rest reasons).
10/8 In the annual Blue-White scrimmage, the Blue team defeated the White team 61-57. The Blue team consisted of Devin Harris, Josh Howard (14 points, 6-8 FG), DeSagana Diop, Maurice Ager (13 points, 4-11 FG), Austin Croshere, Darius Washington (11 points, 4-5 FG), Ndubi Ebi, and Pops Mensah-Bonsu and was coached by Joe Prunty and assisted by Popeye Jones and Greg Dreiling. The White team consisted of Dirk Nowitzki (10 points, 5 rebounds), Erick Dampier, Devean George, Anthony Johnson, Greg Buckner, DJ Mbenga (12 points, 6-9 FG), Jose Berea (3 points), and Pat Carroll and was coached by Sam Vincent and assisted by Bernard Griffith and Brad Davis. Jason Terry (aches and pains) and Jerry Stackhouse (resting knees) did not play.
10/6 The White team defeated the Blue team 48-45 (2 12-minute halves) in the scrimmage held at UNT. Darius Washington was the high man with 12 points for the White team. Most of the big names did not play too many minutes and 4 players switched teams during halftime (and 3 more switched teams during the 2nd half). [see the Mavs News writeup for more details]
10/5 Dallas picked up their 07-08 option for Devin Harris.
Dallas has added Popeye Jones to the developmental coaching staff.
9/28 The Fort Worth Flyers named Paul Mokeski as an assistant coaach. Mokeski had been a player development coach and scout for the Mavericks for the past few years.
9/26 Dallas signed Dirk Nowitzki to a 3 year, maximum extension (estimated to be worth $59.38 million). Nowitzki is now signed through 2010-11.

9/3 2006 World Championship Tournament, in Japan

Classification/7th place game: Lithuania 77, Germany 62
              Min   FG   3pt   FT  off reb ast pf to st blk pts
Dirk Nowitzki  28   5-12 0-3  8-10   0   6   0  1  3  0   0  18

8/31 Dallas named Sam Vincent as an assistant coach. [Filling in the open assistant spot from when Rolando Blackman moved into the front office.] Vincent, a former NBA player (and brother of former Mav Jay Vincent), was the head coach for the NBDL Fort Worth Flyers last season.

8/31 2006 World Championship Tournament, in Japan

Classification: France 75, Germany 73
              Min   FG   3pt   FT  off reb ast pf to st blk pts
Dirk Nowitzki  33  12-23 2-4  3-4    1   6   2  3  3  0   0  29

8/30 Golden State named Don Nelson as head coach. Nelson's first hire with his new job was naming Larry Riley as an assistant on September 1. Riley had been an assistant with Dallas for the past 5 seasons (and 2 seasons prior to that as an advanced scout). No word yet on if Dallas plans on filling Riley's vacated assistant spot.

8/30 2006 World Championship Tournament, in Japan

Quarter-Finals: USA 85, Germany 65
              Min   FG   3pt   FT  off reb ast pf to st blk pts
Dirk Nowitzki  33   3-12 0-2  9-9    0   9   1  3  5  1   1  15

8/27 2006 World Championship Tournament, in Japan

8-Finals: Germany 78, Nigeria 77
              Min   FG   3pt   FT  off reb ast pf to st blk pts
Dirk Nowitzki  38   7-18 0-4  9-11   1   9   5  3  2  1   1  23

8/24 2006 World Championship Tournament, in Japan

Germany 108, Angola 103 3OT
              Min   FG   3pt   FT  off reb ast pf to st blk pts
Dirk Nowitzki  49  13-29 4-8 17-17   7  16   4  4  6  2   1  47

8/23 2006 World Championship Tournament, in Japan

Germany 81, Panama 63
              Min   FG   3pt   FT  off reb ast pf to st blk pts
Dirk Nowitzki  32   8-17 2-8  7-11   1  13   2  1  3  1   0  25

8/21 2006 World Championship Tournament, in Japan

Spain 92, Germany 71
              Min   FG   3pt   FT  off reb ast pf to st blk pts
Dirk Nowitzki  35   5-9  1-4  3-3    0   6   5  4  4  0   0  14

8/20 2006 World Championship Tournament, in Japan

Germany 80, New Zealand 56
              Min   FG   3pt   FT  off reb ast pf to st blk pts
Dirk Nowitzki  30   3-13 1-6  4-5    1   8   5  0  2  2   0  11

8/19 2006 World Championship Tournament, in Japan

Germany 81, Japan 70
              Min   FG   3pt   FT  off reb ast pf to st blk pts
Dirk Nowitzki  26  10-19 2-3  5-9    4  10   1  0  1  2   2  27

8/17 Dallas signed Juan Jose Barea, Pat Carroll, Ndudi Ebi, and Darius Washington to non-guaranteed contracts. Dallas does currently have 1 roster spot available for the regular season, which the 4 will try to earn the spot in training camp (barring Dallas making another move).
8/4 Dallas released Pavel Podkolzin.
8/3 Dallas signed Pops Mensah-Bonsu to a 2 year contract with the 2nd year at the team's option.
8/1 The NBA has released the 06-07 schedule.
8/1 Dallas has signed Devean George to a 2 year, $4.2 million contract with the 2nd year at the player's option.
7/31 Chicago formally signed Dallas free agent Adrian Griffin to a 3 year contract.
7/25 Dallas re-signed Jason Terry to a 6 year, $57 million contract.
7/25 Dallas promoted Rolando Blackman to Director of Basketball Development. Ro is no long an assistant coach.
7/24 Dallas elected not to re-sign Paul Mokeski, who had been a player development coach and advance scout.
7/24 TRADE: In a sign-and-trade, Dallas re-signed Darrell Armstrong to a 1 year, minimum contract and traded him along with Rawle Marshall and Josh Powell to Indiana for Anthony Johnson.
7/23 Dallas re-signed assistant Del Harris to a 1 year contract.
7/21 Dallas defeated Seattle 91-87 in the Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League. Rawle Marshall had 23 points and Pops Mensah-Bonsu had 13 points and 7 rebounds. boxscore
7/20 Dallas defeated San Antonio 90-81 in the Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League. Darius Washington had 24 points including 10-14 FG and Maurice Ager had 24 points including 9-10 FT. boxscore
7/18 Utah defeated Dallas 76-75 in the Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League. DJ. Mbenga had 13 points and Maurice Ager had 13 points. boxscore
7/18 Team USA named Dallas trainer Casey Smith and Houston trainer Keith Jones as the trainers for the 2006 team that will compete in this summer's World Championship games.
7/17 Philadelphia defeated Dallas 90-59 in the Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League. Rawle Marshall had 13 points. boxscore
7/16 Mavs free agent Adrian Griffin has reached a 3 year agreement with Chicago. Dallas had offered Griff a 2 year deal. [Griffin has not formally signed with Chicago yet.]
7/15 Dallas defeated Atlanta 94-93 in overtime in the Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League. New addition to the team Jose Juan Barea had 20 points including 10-13 FG and 8 assists and Rawle Marshall had 17 points including 9-10 FT. boxscore
7/14 San Antonio defeated Dallas 79-71 in the Rocky Mountain Revue Summer League. Rawle Marshall had 20 points and 7 rebounds. Maurice Ager did not play due to a dislocated left index finger. boxscore
7/13 Dallas signed Greg Buckner to a 3 year, $10.5 million contract with 2 more option years worth $9 million (the 1st at the team's option and the 2nd at the player's option).
7/13 Dallas re-signed DJ Mbenga to a 3 year contract.
7/13 Minnesota defeated Dallas 86-76 in the Las Vegas Summer League. Rawle Marshall had 27 points including 14-16 FT and Pops Mensah-Bonsu had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Maurice Ager did not play due to a dislocated left index finger. boxscore
7/12 Sacramento defeated Dallas 96-73 in the Las Vegas Summer League. Rawle Marshall had 20 points on 6-20 FG and 8-10 FT and Pavel Podkolzin had 20 points on 6-8 FG and 8-12 FT and 10 rebounds. Maurice Ager did not play due to a dislocated left index finger. boxscore
Congrats to former Mavs PR man (1980-1998) Kevin Sullivan who was named as communications director for President Bush!
7/12 Reports are that Dallas has reached a contract agreement with free agent Greg Buckner. The deal is expected to be finalized on Thursday.
7/12 TRADE: Dallas traded Marquis Daniels to Indiana for Austin Croshere.
7/10 Houston defeated Dallas 71-70 in the Las Vegas Summer League. Maurice Ager had 20 points and Brian Hopkins had 14 points. boxscore
7/8 Boston defeated Dallas 91-85 in the Las Vegas Summer League. Maurice Ager had 23 points and Rawle Marshall had 15 points. boxscore
7/6 Denver defeated Dallas 113-85 in the Las Vegas Summer League. Maurice Ager had 17 points and Anthony Grundy had 16 points. boxscore
7/5 Dallas has reportedly reached a trade agreement with Indiana to trade Marquis Daniels for Austin Croshere. The trade can not be completed until the July Moratorium ends.
7/2 Congratulations to Josh Powell on the birth of his daughter!
7/2 Dallas has reportedly reached a 3 year contract agreement with free agent DJ Mbenga. The contract can not be formally signed until the July Moratorium ends.
7/1 Dallas' summer league team defeated the Nigerian team 89-85 in an exhibition game at TCU. Maurice Ager had 23 points and 9 rebounds in the game.
Summer league roster and schedule
7/1 Dallas has reportedly reached a 6 year, $50 million contract agreement with free agent Jason Terry. The deal can not be formally signed until the July Moratorium ends (July 12), and may be delayed past that date as Terry is on vacation then.
7/1 Dallas signed first round draft pick (#28) Maurice Ager to a 4 year, $4,804,924 rookie contract with 3rd and 4th years at the team's option.

Patricia Bender
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