2020–21 Dallas Mavericks season

The 2020–21 Dallas Mavericks season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks clinched the Southwest division for the first time since the 2009-10 season following a 110–90 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on May 7, 2021.^[1] However, the Mavericks lost in the first round to the Los Angeles Clippers for the second consecutive season in seven games.^[2]

2020–21 Dallas Mavericks season
Division champions
Head coach	Rick Carlisle
President	Donnie Nelson
General manager	Donnie Nelson
Owner(s)	Mark Cuban
Arena	American Airlines Center
Results
Record	42–30 (.583)
Place	Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Clippers 3–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Bally Sports Southwest KTXA
Radio	KESN
< 2019–20 2021–22 >

Following the season on June 17, 2021, long time head coach Rick Carlisle resigned from his position as head coach after 13 seasons and leading the team to a championship in 2011.^[3][4]

Draft

Main article: 2020 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School
1	18	Josh Green	SG	Australia	Arizona
2	311	Tyrell Terry	PG	United States	Stanford

¹ The Mavericks acquired the second-round pick from the Golden State Warriors.^[5]

Roster

2020–21 Dallas Mavericks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F 2 Tyler Bey (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998-02-10 Colorado G 13 Jalen Brunson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-08-31 Villanova G 3 Trey Burke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-11-12 Michigan C 33 Willie Cauley-Stein 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1993-08-18 Kentucky G/F 77 Luka Dončić 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1999-02-28 Slovenia F 10 Dorian Finney-Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-05-04 Florida G 8 Josh Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-11-16 Arizona G/F 11 Tim Hardaway 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-03-16 Michigan G/F 14 Nate Hinton (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-06-08 Houston F 42 Maxi Kleber 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992-01-29 Germany C 51 Boban Marjanović 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1988-08-15 Serbia F 44 Nicolò Melli 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1991-01-26 Italy F/C 6 Kristaps Porziņģis 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1995-08-02 Latvia F/C 7 Dwight Powell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991-07-20 Stanford G 17 JJ Redick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984-06-24 Duke G 0 Josh Richardson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-09-15 Tennessee G 1 Tyrell Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-09-28 Stanford

Head coach Rick Carlisle Assistant(s) Darrell Armstrong Jenny Boucek Zach Guthrie Jamahl Mosley Mike Weinar Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Updated: March 26, 2021

Standings

Division Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP y – Dallas Mavericks 42 30 .583 – 21‍–‍15 21‍–‍15 7–5 72 x – Memphis Grizzlies 38 34 .528 4.0 18‍–‍18 20‍–‍16 6–6 72 pi – San Antonio Spurs 33 39 .458 9.0 14‍–‍22 19‍–‍17 6–6 72 New Orleans Pelicans 31 41 .431 11.0 18‍–‍18 13‍–‍23 6–6 72 Houston Rockets 17 55 .236 25.0 9‍–‍27 8‍–‍28 5–7 72

Conference Western Conference # Team W L PCT GB GP 1 z – Utah Jazz * 52 20 .722 – 72 2 y – Phoenix Suns * 51 21 .708 1.0 72 3 x – Denver Nuggets 47 25 .653 5.0 72 4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 47 25 .653 5.0 72 5 y – Dallas Mavericks * 42 30 .583 10.0 72 6 x – Portland Trail Blazers 42 30 .583 10.0 72 7 x – Los Angeles Lakers 42 30 .583 10.0 72 8 pi – Golden State Warriors 39 33 .542 13.0 72 9 x – Memphis Grizzlies 38 34 .528 14.0 72 10 pi – San Antonio Spurs 33 39 .458 19.0 72 11 New Orleans Pelicans 31 41 .431 21.0 72 12 Sacramento Kings 31 41 .431 21.0 72 13 Minnesota Timberwolves 23 49 .319 29.0 72 14 Oklahoma City Thunder 22 50 .306 30.0 72 15 Houston Rockets 17 55 .236 35.0 72

Notes

• z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
• c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
• y – Clinched division title
• x – Clinched playoff spot
• pb – Clinched play-in spot
• o – Eliminated from playoff contention
• * – Division leader

Game log

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on November 27, 2020.^[6]

2020 preseason game log Total: 2–1 (home: 0–1; road: 2–0)
Preseason: 2–1 (home: 0–1; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 12 @ Milwaukee W 112–102 Dončić, Kleber (13) Nate Hinton (8) three players (4) Fiserv Forum 0 1–0 2 December 14 @ Milwaukee W 128–112 Luka Dončić (27) Dorian Finney-Smith (11) Burke, Dončić (4) Fiserv Forum 0 2–0 3 December 17 Minnesota L 127–129 Luka Dončić (20) Hardaway Jr., Powell (6) Luka Dončić (7) American Airlines Center 0 2–1
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season

The schedule for the first half was announced on December 4, 2020.^[7] The second half was revealed on February 24, 2021.^[8]

2020–21 game log Total: 42–30 (home: 21–15; road: 21–15)
December: 1–3 (home: 0–1; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 23 @ Phoenix L 102–106 Luka Dončić (32) Dončić, Finney-Smith (8) Luka Dončić (5) PHX Arena 0 0–1 2 December 25 @ L. A. Lakers L 115–138 Luka Dončić (27) Maxi Kleber (5) Luka Dončić (7) Staples Center 0 0–2 3 December 27 @ L. A. Clippers W 124–73 Luka Dončić (24) Luka Dončić (9) Luka Dončić (8) Staples Center 0 1–2 4 December 30 Charlotte L 99–118 Tim Hardaway Jr. (18) three players (6) Luka Dončić (5) American Airlines Center 0 1–3
January: 7–9 (home: 2–4; road: 5–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 January 1 Miami W 93–83 Luka Dončić (27) Luka Dončić (15) Luka Dončić (7) American Airlines Center 0 2–3 6 January 3 @ Chicago L 108–118 Jalen Brunson (31) Finney-Smith, Marjanović (6) Jalen Brunson (7) United Center 0 2–4 7 January 4 @ Houston W 113–100 Luka Dončić (33) Luka Dončić (16) Luka Dončić (11) Toyota Center 0 3–4 8 January 7 @ Denver W 124–117 Luka Dončić (38) Cauley-Stein, Dončić (9) Luka Dončić (13) Ball Arena 0 4–4 9 January 9 Orlando W 112–98 Tim Hardaway Jr. (36) Luka Dončić (11) Luka Dončić (10) American Airlines Center 0 5–4 – January 11 New Orleans Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: May 12)[note 1] 10 January 13 @ Charlotte W 104–93 Luka Dončić (34) Willie Cauley-Stein (14) Luka Dončić (9) Spectrum Center 0 6–4 11 January 15 @ Milwaukee L 109–112 Luka Dončić (28) Willie Cauley-Stein (11) Luka Dončić (13) Fiserv Forum 0 6–5 12 January 17 Chicago L 101–117 Luka Dončić (36) Luka Dončić (16) Luka Dončić (15) American Airlines Center 0 6–6 13 January 18 @ Toronto L 93–116 Kristaps Porziņģis (23) Kristaps Porziņģis (9) Luka Dončić (9) Amalie Arena 0 6–7 14 January 20 @ Indiana W 124–112 Kristaps Porziņģis (27) Kristaps Porziņģis (13) Luka Dončić (12) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 7–7 15 January 22 @ San Antonio W 122–117 Luka Dončić (36) Luka Dončić (9) Luka Dončić (11) AT&T Center 0 8–7 16 January 23 Houston L 108–133 Luka Dončić (26) Boban Marjanović (12) Luka Dončić (8) American Airlines Center 0 8–8 17 January 25 Denver L 113–117 Luka Dončić (35) Luka Dončić (11) Luka Dončić (16) American Airlines Center 0 8–9 18 January 27 @ Utah L 104–116 Luka Dončić (30) James Johnson (7) Luka Dončić (6) Vivint Arena 1,932 8–10 19 January 29 @ Utah L 101–120 Luka Dončić (25) Kristaps Porziņģis (9) Luka Dončić (7) Vivint Arena 1,932 8–11 20 January 30 Phoenix L 105–111 Luka Dončić (29) Willie Cauley-Stein (9) Luka Dončić (7) American Airlines Center 0 8–12
February: 8–4 (home: 6–3; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 February 1 Phoenix L 108–109 Luka Dončić (25) Kristaps Porziņģis (10) Luka Dončić (8) American Airlines Center 0 8–13 22 February 3 @ Atlanta W 122–116 Luka Dončić (27) Kristaps Porziņģis (11) Luka Dončić (14) State Farm Arena 0 9–13 23 February 4 Golden State L 116–147 Luka Dončić (27) Maxi Kleber (7) Luka Dončić (6) American Airlines Center 0 9–14 24 February 6 Golden State W 134–132 Luka Dončić (42) Kristaps Porziņģis (10) Luka Dončić (11) American Airlines Center 0 10–14 25 February 8 Minnesota W 127–122 Kristaps Porziņģis (27) Kristaps Porziņģis (13) Josh Richardson (8) American Airlines Center 1,000 11–14 26 February 10 Atlanta W 118–117 Luka Dončić (28) Luka Dončić (10) Luka Dončić (10) American Airlines Center 1,000 12–14 27 February 12 New Orleans W 143–130 Luka Dončić (46) Luka Dončić (8) Luka Dončić (12) American Airlines Center 1,514 13–14 28 February 14 Portland L 118–121 Luka Dončić (44) Kristaps Porziņģis (8) Luka Dončić (9) American Airlines Center 2,211 13–15 – February 17 Detroit Postponed (winter storm) (Makeup date: April 21)[note 2] – February 19 @ Houston Postponed (winter storm) (Makeup date: April 7)[note 3] 29 February 22 Memphis W 102–92 Tim Hardaway Jr. (29) Dorian Finney-Smith (9) Luka Dončić (5) American Airlines Center 2,099 14–15 30 February 23 Boston W 110–107 Luka Dončić (31) Luka Dončić (10) Luka Dončić (8) American Airlines Center 3,338 15–15 31 February 25 @ Philadelphia L 97–111 Luka Dončić (19) Boban Marjanović (12) Luka Dončić (4) Wells Fargo Center 0 15–16 32 February 27 @ Brooklyn W 115–98 Luka Dončić (27) Dorian Finney-Smith (8) Luka Dončić (7) Barclays Center 684 16–16
March: 9–5 (home: 3–2; road: 6–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 March 1 @ Orlando W 130–124 Luka Dončić (33) Dončić, Porziņģis (10) Luka Dončić (9) Amway Center 3,766 17–16 34 March 3 Oklahoma City W 87–78 Hardaway Jr., Porziņģis (9) Kristaps Porziņģis (13) Trey Burke (6) American Airlines Center 3,508 18–16 35 March 10 San Antonio W 115–104 Kristaps Porziņģis (28) Kristaps Porziņģis (14) Luka Dončić (12) American Airlines Center 3,813 19–16 36 March 11 @ Oklahoma City L 108–116 Josh Richardson (27) Dorian Finney-Smith (8) Josh Richardson (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 0 19–17 37 March 13 @ Denver W 116–103 Kristaps Porziņģis (25) Dwight Powell (11) Luka Dončić (12) Ball Arena 0 20–17 38 March 15 L. A. Clippers L 99–109 Luka Dončić (25) Luka Dončić (10) Luka Dončić (16) American Airlines Center 3,945 20–18 39 March 17 L. A. Clippers W 105–89 Luka Dončić (42) Kristaps Porziņģis (13) Luka Dončić (9) American Airlines Center 3,975 21–18 40 March 19 @ Portland L 119–125 Luka Dončić (38) Luka Dončić (9) Luka Dončić (9) Moda Center 0 21–19 41 March 21 @ Portland W 132–92 Luka Dončić (37) Kristaps Porziņģis (8) three players (4) Moda Center 0 22–19 42 March 24 @ Minnesota W 128–108 Kristaps Porziņģis (29) Jalen Brunson (11) Jalen Brunson (5) Target Center 0 23–19 43 March 26 Indiana L 94–109 Kristaps Porziņģis (31) Kristaps Porziņģis (18) Porziņģis, Richardson (3) American Airlines Center 4,132 23–20 44 March 27 New Orleans L 103–112 Tim Hardaway Jr. (30) Boban Marjanović (11) three players (4) Smoothie King Center 3,700 23–21 45 March 29 @ Oklahoma City W 127–106 Luka Dončić (25) Kristaps Porziņģis (9) Jalen Brunson (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena 0 24–21 46 March 31 @ Boston W 113–108 Luka Dončić (36) Dorian Finney-Smith (9) Luka Dončić (5) TD Garden 2,298 25–21
April: 10–6 (home: 5–4; road: 5–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 April 2 @ New York W 99–86 Luka Dončić (26) Dorian Finney-Smith (9) Luka Dončić (7) Madison Square Garden 1,981 26–21 48 April 3 @ Washington W 109–87 Luka Dončić (26) Boban Marjanović (12) Luka Dončić (6) Capital One Arena 0 27–21 49 April 5 Utah W 111–103 Luka Dončić (31) Luka Dončić (9) Luka Dončić (8) American Airlines Center 4,261 28–21 50 April 7[note 3] @ Houston L 93–102 Dončić, Porziņģis (23) Kristaps Porziņģis (12) Luka Dončić (5) Toyota Center 3,399 28–22 51 April 8 Milwaukee W 116–101 Luka Dončić (27) Kristaps Porziņģis (17) Luka Dončić (9) American Airlines Center 4,190 29–22 52 April 11 San Antonio L 117–119 Kristaps Porziņģis (31) Kristaps Porziņģis (15) Luka Dončić (7) American Airlines Center 4,054 29–23 53 April 12 Philadelphia L 95–113 Luka Dončić (32) Dorian Finney-Smith (11) Luka Dončić (4) American Airlines Center 4,016 29–24 54 April 14 @ Memphis W 114–113 Luka Dončić (29) Brunson, Kleber (8) Brunson, Dončić (9) FedExForum 2,141 30–24 55 April 16 New York L 109–117 Kristaps Porziņģis (23) Kristaps Porziņģis (12) Luka Dončić (19) American Airlines Center 4,246 30–25 56 April 18 Sacramento L 107–121 Luka Dončić (30) Luka Dončić (8) Luka Dončić (4) American Airlines Center 4,193 30–26 57 April 21[note 2] Detroit W 127–117 Luka Dončić (37) Luka Dončić (10) Luka Dončić (9) American Airlines Center 4,043 31–26 58 April 22 L. A. Lakers W 115–110 Luka Dončić (30) Luka Dončić (9) Luka Dončić (8) American Airlines Center 4,443 32–26 59 April 24 L. A. Lakers W 108–93 Dwight Powell (25) Dwight Powell (10) Luka Dončić (13) American Airlines Center 4,561 33–26 60 April 26 @ Sacramento L 106–113 Luka Dončić (24) three players (7) Luka Dončić (8) Golden 1 Center 0 33–27 61 April 27 @ Golden State W 133–103 Luka Dončić (39) Finney-Smith, Powell (8) Luka Dončić (8) Chase Center 3,613 34–27 62 April 29 @ Detroit W 115–105 Tim Hardaway Jr. (42) three players (7) Jalen Brunson (4) Little Caesars Arena 750 35–27
May: 7–3 (home: 5–1; road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 63 May 1 Washington W 125–124 Luka Dončić (31) Cauley-Stein, Dončić (12) Luka Dončić (20) American Airlines Center 4,351 36–27 64 May 2 Sacramento L 99–111 Luka Dončić (30) Marjanović, Powell (7) Luka Dončić (6) American Airlines Center 4,268 36–28 65 May 4 @ Miami W 127–113 Tim Hardaway Jr. (36) Luka Dončić (12) Luka Dončić (8) American Airlines Arena 0 37–28 66 May 6 Brooklyn W 113–109 Luka Dončić (24) Dončić, Powell (10) Luka Dončić (8) American Airlines Center 4,602 38–28 67 May 7 Cleveland W 110–90 Luka Dončić (24) Luka Dončić (8) Jalen Brunson (6) American Airlines Center 4,220 39–28 68 May 9 @ Cleveland W 124–97 Tim Hardaway Jr. (25) Dwight Powell (9) Luka Dončić (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 4,148 40–28 69 May 11 @ Memphis L 104–133 Tim Hardaway Jr. (19) Willie Cauley-Stein (8) Luka Dončić (5) FedExForum 2,684 40–29 70 May 12[note 1] New Orleans W 125–107 Luka Dončić (33) Dončić, Powell (8) Luka Dončić (8) American Airlines Center 4,373 41–29 71 May 14 Toronto W 114–110 Kristaps Porziņģis (21) Dončić, Porziņģis (10) Luka Dončić (11) American Airlines Center 4,493 42–29 72 May 16 @ Minnesota L 121–136 Dončić, Porziņģis (18) Dwight Powell (8) Luka Dončić (2) Target Center 1,638 42–30
2020–21 season schedule

Postseason

See also: 2021 NBA playoffs

2021 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 0–3; road: 3–1)
First round: 3–4 (home: 0–3; road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 22 @ L. A. Clippers W 113–103 Luka Dončić (31) Luka Dončić (10) Luka Dončić (11) Staples Center 6,117 1–0 2 May 25 @ L. A. Clippers W 127–121 Luka Dončić (39) Luka Dončić (7) Luka Dončić (7) Staples Center 6,885 2–0 3 May 28 L. A. Clippers L 108–118 Luka Dončić (44) Luka Dončić (9) Luka Dončić (9) American Airlines Center 17,705 2–1 4 May 30 L. A. Clippers L 81–106 Luka Dončić (19) Dorian Finney-Smith (8) Luka Dončić (6) American Airlines Center 17,761 2–2 5 June 2 @ L. A. Clippers W 105–100 Luka Dončić (42) Luka Dončić (8) Luka Dončić (14) Staples Center 7,428 3–2 6 June 4 L. A. Clippers L 97–104 Luka Dončić (29) Boban Marjanović (9) Luka Dončić (11) American Airlines Center 18,324 3–3 7 June 6 @ L. A. Clippers L 111–126 Luka Dončić (46) Kristaps Porziņģis (11) Luka Dončić (14) Staples Center 7,342 3–4
2021 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Tim Hardaway Jr.	SG	70	31	1,985	229	126	31	11	1,163	28.4	3.3	1.8	.4	.2	16.6
Jalen Brunson	PG	68	12	1,697	231	239	35	1	857	25.0	3.4	3.5	.5	.0	12.6
Luka Dončić	PG	66	66	2,262	527	567	64	36	1,830	34.3	8.0	8.6	1.0	.5	27.7
Trey Burke	PG	62	1	911	54	81	36	7	411	14.7	.9	1.3	.6	.1	6.6
Dorian Finney-Smith	PF	60	60	1,921	326	102	52	25	590	32.0	5.4	1.7	.9	.4	9.8
Josh Richardson	SG	59	56	1,790	195	153	61	24	715	30.3	3.3	2.6	1.0	.4	12.1
Dwight Powell	C	58	19	966	234	63	36	30	342	16.7	4.0	1.1	.6	.5	5.9
Willie Cauley-Stein	C	53	16	906	236	35	21	43	280	17.1	4.5	.7	.4	.8	5.3
Maxi Kleber	PF	50	40	1,341	260	68	24	35	353	26.8	5.2	1.4	.5	.7	7.1
Kristaps Porziņģis	C	43	43	1,327	381	68	20	58	865	30.9	8.9	1.6	.5	1.3	20.1
Josh Green	SG	39	5	445	78	28	16	3	101	11.4	2.0	.7	.4	.1	2.6
Boban Marjanović	C	33	3	271	128	10	2	6	156	8.2	3.9	.3	.1	.2	4.7
James Johnson†	PF	29	1	504	86	50	24	23	166	17.4	3.0	1.7	.8	.8	5.7
Nicolò Melli†	PF	23	4	325	65	19	5	2	91	14.1	2.8	.8	.2	.1	4.0
Wes Iwundu†	SF	23	3	288	44	10	9	3	49	12.5	1.9	.4	.4	.1	2.1
Nate Hinton	SG	21	0	93	9	8	7	2	41	4.4	.4	.4	.3	.1	2.0
Tyler Bey	SF	18	0	71	19	3	0	1	18	3.9	1.1	.2	.0	.1	1.0
JJ Redick†	SG	13	0	147	12	11	2	1	57	11.3	.9	.8	.2	.1	4.4
Tyrell Terry	PG	11	0	56	6	6	5	0	11	5.1	.5	.5	.5	.0	1.0

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Luka Dončić	PG	7	7	281	55	72	9	3	250	40.1	7.9	10.3	1.3	.4	35.7
Dorian Finney-Smith	PF	7	7	271	46	15	8	2	72	38.7	6.6	2.1	1.1	.3	10.3
Tim Hardaway Jr.	SG	7	7	262	23	10	3	0	119	37.4	3.3	1.4	.4	.0	17.0
Kristaps Porziņģis	C	7	7	233	38	9	9	5	92	33.3	5.4	1.3	1.3	.7	13.1
Maxi Kleber	PF	7	4	187	25	10	3	0	37	26.7	3.6	1.4	.4	.0	5.3
Jalen Brunson	PG	7	0	114	18	10	0	0	56	16.3	2.6	1.4	.0	.0	8.0
Josh Richardson	SG	7	0	94	11	5	2	0	34	13.4	1.6	.7	.3	.0	4.9
Dwight Powell	C	7	0	52	13	6	2	0	19	7.4	1.9	.9	.3	.0	2.7
Willie Cauley-Stein	C	6	0	63	16	3	2	4	15	10.5	2.7	.5	.3	.7	2.5
Boban Marjanović	C	4	3	83	32	4	0	1	47	20.8	8.0	1.0	.0	.3	11.8
Nicolò Melli	PF	3	0	19	6	0	1	0	0	6.3	2.0	.0	.3	.0	.0
Trey Burke	PG	2	0	17	1	1	0	0	1	8.5	.5	.5	.0	.0	.5
Josh Green	SG	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

Transactions

Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades

November 18, 2020[12]	To Dallas Mavericks Josh Richardson Draft rights to Tyler Bey	To Philadelphia 76ers Seth Curry
November 27, 2020[13][14]	To Dallas Mavericks James Johnson	To Detroit Pistons Delon Wright
	To Oklahoma City Thunder Justin Jackson
March 26, 2021[15]	To Dallas Mavericks JJ Redick Nicolò Melli	To New Orleans Pelicans James Johnson Wes Iwundu Second-round pick

Free agents

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
J. J. Barea[16]	Waived	Estudiantes
Willie Cauley-Stein[17]	Restructured contract	Dallas Mavericks
Antonius Cleveland[18]	Free agent	Oklahoma City Thunder
Freddie Gillespie[19]	Waived	Memphis Hustle
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist[20]	Free agent	New York Knicks
Courtney Lee[21][19]	Restructured contract/ Waived after training camp
Devonte Patterson[19]	Waived
Josh Reaves	Free agent	Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded
Luka Dončić	Player of the week	January 4–10[22]
		March 29 – April 4[23]
		April 19–25[24]
	All-Star	February 19, 2021[25]
	All-NBA First Team	June 15, 2021[26]

Notes

1. The game originally scheduled for January 11, was postponed due to the COVID-19 protocol.^[9]
2. The game originally scheduled for February 17, was postponed due to the February 2021 North American ice storm.^[10]
3. The game originally scheduled for February 19, was postponed due to the February 2021 North American ice storm.^[11]