1981–82 Dallas Mavericks season

Rookie Jay Vincent led the team in scoring with 21.4 points per game and earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors.

The Mavericks improved to 28–54, getting out of the Midwest Division cellar as they finished above the Utah Jazz.

The 1981 NBA draft brought three players who would become vital parts of the team.

By the end of his seven-year Mavs career, Aguirre would average 24.6 points per game.

Blackman contributed 19.2 points over his 11-year career in Dallas.