After a one-year absence, the Mavericks led by free agent acquisition Monta Ellis qualified for the playoffs and pushed the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs to seven games in the first round.
On Draft night, the Mavs sent Kelly Olynyk to the Celtics in exchange for Lucas Nogueira and 2-second round picks.
[1] The Mavericks subsequently traded Nogueira, Jared Cunningham and Mike Muscala to the Atlanta Hawks for Shane Larkin.
[5] On July 6, the Mavericks reportedly agreed to sign point guard José Calderón to a 4-year, $28 million contract.
[9] Shooting guard Wayne Ellington reportedly agreed to a 2-year deal worth $5 million with the Mavericks on July 10.