2006–07 Dallas Mavericks season

2006–07 Dallas Mavericks season
Division Champions
Head coach	Avery Johnson
Owner(s)	Mark Cuban
Arena	American Airlines Center
Results
Record	67–15 (.817)
Place	Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 2-4)
Local media
Television	FSN Southwest, KTXA
Radio	KESN

The 2006–07 Dallas Mavericks season was the team's 27th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 60–22 output from the previous season. They improved by seven wins, finishing 67–15, qualifying for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. In the first round, however, it was not meant to be as they lost to the eight-seeded Golden State Warriors in six games.

Draft Picks

Main article: 2006 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	28	Maurice Ager	SG	United States	Michigan State
2	58	J. R. Pinnock		United States	George Washington

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Dallas Mavericks	67	15	.817	-	36–5	31–10	14–2
x-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	9	31–10	27–14	10–6
x-Houston Rockets	52	30	.634	15	28–13	24–17	8–8
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	39	43	.476	28	24–17	15–26	6–10
Memphis Grizzlies	22	60	.268	45	14–27	8–33	2–14

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Dallas Mavericks vs. (8) Golden State Warriors

TNT

April 22

1

Golden State Warriors 97, Dallas Mavericks 85

American Airlines Center, Dallas

TNT

April 25

2

Golden State Warriors 99, Dallas Mavericks 112

American Airlines Center, Dallas

ESPN

April 27

3

Dallas Mavericks 91, Golden State Warriors 109

Oracle Arena, Oakland

TNT

April 29

4

Dallas Mavericks 99, Golden State Warriors 103

Oracle Arena, Oakland

TNT

May 1

5

Golden State Warriors 112, Dallas Mavericks 118

American Airlines Center, Dallas

TNT

May 3

6

Dallas Mavericks 86, Golden State Warriors 111

Golden State wins series, 4–2

Oracle Arena, Oakland

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Mavericks and Warriors.

Regular Season Roster

2006–07 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SG 13 Ager, Maurice 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1984-02-09 Michigan State PG 11 Barea, Jose 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1984-0726 Northeastern SG 1 Buckner, Greg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976-09-16 Clemson PF 44 Croshere, Austin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1975-05-01 Providence C 25 Dampier, Erick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1975-07-14 Mississippi State C 7 Diop, DeSagana 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 300 lb (136 kg) 1982-01-30 Senegal SF 40 George, Devean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977-08-29 Augsburg PG 34 Harris, Devin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983-27-02 Wisconsin SF 5 Howard, Josh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980-04-28 Wake Forest C 28 Mbenga, D.J. 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980-12-30 Democratic Republic of the Congo PG 8 Johnson, Anthony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1974-10-2 College of Charleston PF 21 Mensah-Bonsu, Pops 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1983-09-07 George Washington PF 41 Nowitzki, Dirk (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1978-06-19 Germany SF 42 Stackhouse, Jerry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1974-11-05 North Carolina SG 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1977-09-15 Arizona PF 31 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962-09-06 Michigan State	Head coach Avery Johnson Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Awards and records

• Dirk Nowitzki, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
• Dirk Nowitzki, All-NBA First Team
• Dirk Nowitzki, NBA All-Star
• Dirk Nowitzki, Player of the Month (Feb 07)
• Dirk Nowitzki, Player of the Week (11/19/06, 01/14/07)
• Josh Howard, NBA All-Star
• Josh Howard, Player of the Week (12/24/06, 12/31/06)

Notable Transactions

Maurice Ager was selected as the #28 pick in the First Round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Maurice Ager signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on July 1, 2006.

Josh Howard was selected as the #29 pick in the First Round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Josh Howard signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on July 3, 2003. Josh Howard signed a multi-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks on October 28, 2006.

Austin Croshere was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the Indiana Pacers on July 12, 2006.

Jason Terry was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the Atlanta Hawks on September 4, 2004. Jason Terry re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on July 24, 2006.

Jose Barea signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on August 16, 2006.

Greg Buckner signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on July 13, 2006.

Devean George signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on August 2, 2006.

D.J. Mbenga signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on July 14, 2004. D.J. Mbenga re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on July 12, 2006.

Pops Mensah-Bonsu signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on August 3, 2006.

Kevin Willis signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks on April 2, 2007. Kevin Willis re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on April 12, 2007.