Dallas Mavericks is an American YouTube channel and a NBA basketball team located in Dallas, Texas.[1]
History[]
In 1978, Californian businessman Garn Eckardt met Dallas lawyer Doug Adkins and mentioned he was trying to raise capital to move an NBA team to Dallas. Asking for a possible partner, Adkins recommended Eckardt one of his clients Don Carter. Buffalo Braves president and general manager Norm Sonju developed an interest in bringing the NBA to Dallas as he studied possible new locations for the ailing franchise. He was introduced to Carter by Mayor Robert Folsom. Sonju and Carter tried purchasing both the Milwaukee Bucks and the Kansas City Kings, but disagreement on relocation stalled the negotiations, leading them to instead aim for an expansion team.[2]
In 1979, Don Carter and partner Norm Sonju requested the right to bring an NBA franchise to Dallas. The last professional basketball team in Dallas had been the Dallas Chaparrals of the American Basketball Association.[3]
During the 1979 NBA All-Star Game weekend, NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien announced the league would add two new teams in the 1980–81 season, with teams in Dallas and Minneapolis. Once the potential Minnesota owners backed out, only Dallas remained. Through negotiations with general counselor and future commissioner David Stern, the expansion fee was settled on $12.5 million. Carter would provide half the amount.[4]
At the 1980 NBA All-Star Game, league owners voted to admit the new team, with the team's name coming from the 1957–1962 television western Maverick. The name was chosen by the fans with 4600 postcards received beating Wranglers and Express. James Garner was a member of the ownership group. There was some controversy at the time since the University of Texas at Arlington also used the Mavericks nickname.[5][6] The Dallas Mavericks joined the Midwest Division of the Western Conference. Dick Motta was hired as the team's first head coach.[7]
In 1982–83, the Mavericks were serious contenders for the first time. At the All-Star break, they were 25–24 and had won 12 of their last 15 games. They finished seven games behind the Denver Nuggets for the sixth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.[8]
Dirk Nowitzki was acquired by the Mavericks in 1998, after they traded Robert "Tractor" Traylor to the Milwaukee Bucks during that year's NBA Draft. Nowitzki would become the face of the franchise for the next 21 years. In 2011, Nowitzki, along with future head coach Jason Kidd, guided the Mavericks to their first (and as of now, only) NBA Championship. After Nowitzki retired from basketball in 2019, Luka Doncic became the face of the franchise.
In 2025, Doncic was unexpectedly traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. This sparked mixed reactions across the NBA community, and left many fans in outrage.
Channel[]
The Dallas Mavericks channel was created on May 25, 2006. Their first video was uploaded on October 20, 2017. Their first video is titled "20 years of Dirk".
References[]
- ↑ https://www.elitesportstours.ca/where-do-the-dallas-mavericks-play-basketball
- ↑ https://sportsteamhistory.com/timeline/dallas-expansion-team/
- ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1123905/index.htm
- ↑ http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-mavericks/headlines/20140130-david-stern-goes-way-back-with-mavericks-mark-cuban-praises-outgoing-commish-seriously.ece
- ↑ https://en.as.com/nba/why-are-the-dallas-mavericks-called-the-mavericks-n/
- ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=woodward%2F110531_dallas_mavericks_nickname
- ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/mottadi99c.html
- ↑ https://www.retroseasons.com/teams/dallas-mavericks/1983/overview/
