The 2023-2024 NBA season reached the All-Star break this weekend as many of the league’s best descended on Indianapolis to participate in the All-Star Weekend festivities.
The Dallas Mavericks entered the break on a six-game winning streak and will continue the season against the Phoenix Suns at the American Airlines Center on Thursday.
Since we’ll have to wait a couple of days for that game, let’s take a look at how some former Mavericks across the NBA have done this season.
Harrison Barnes, Forward, Sacramento Kings
12.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists (54 games)
The Mavericks were Barnes’ second NBA team after he left Golden State. He spent two-plus seasons with Dallas before being traded to Sacramento, where he helped the Kings end a long playoff drought. He has his lowest scoring average since the 2015-16 season but is still averaging double figures for the 10th consecutive season.
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Davis Bertans, Forward, Charlotte Hornets
3.3 pts (18 games between Charlotte and Oklahoma City)
Bertans played 67 games with Dallas as a backup center and power forward. He was traded to Oklahoma City for the Dereck Lively II’s draft rights in June, and the Thunder sent him to Charlotte earlier this month.
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Charlie Brown Jr, Guard, New York Knicks
1.0 points, 0.3 rebounds, 0.3 blocks (six games)
Brown Jr. played three games with the Mavericks in 2021-22 and has been up and down between the G-League and NBA on two-way and 10-day contracts. He is currently on a two-way contract with the Knicks.
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Jalen Brunson, Guard, New York Knicks
27.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists (52 games)
Brunson spent the first four years of his career in Dallas before a highly-publicized exit to the New York Knicks. He has continued his ascent in New York and is made his first All-Star appearance in his second year with the team.
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Reggie Bullock, Guard, Houston Rockets
2.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists (22 games)
Bullock was known as a three-point shooter and spent a season in Dallas. His playing time has diminished, and he’s been hampered by injuries, but he still provides veteran leadership for a young team.
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Jae Crowder, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks
7.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists (24 games)
The Mavericks did not get Crowder’s best years, as he was traded to Boston after spending time between the NBA and the G-League. He improved significantly with the Celtics and has become a reliable veteran for playoff teams, although his role has decreased in two years in Milwaukee.
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Seth Curry, Guard, Charlotte Hornets
4.7 points, 1.4 rebounds, 0.9 assists (39 games between Dallas and Charlotte)
The Mavericks signed Curry for the third different time in the offseason, but he rarely got on the court and was traded to Charlotte for PJ Washington.
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Spencer Dinwiddie, Guard, Los Angeles Lakers
12.4 points, 32. rebounds, 6.8 assists (39 games between Los Angeles and Brooklyn)
Dinwiddie was one of the players traded to the Brooklyn Nets for Kyrie Irving last season. The point guard’s best games came with the Mavericks, but he was traded for the third straight year at the 2024 deadline. The Toronto Raptors waived him after the trade, and he signed with the Lakers.
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Dorian Finney-Smith, Forward, Brooklyn Nets
8.7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists (45 games)
Finney-Smith was one of Dallas’ best defenders for seven seasons but was also a part of the Irving trade. He’s continued that consistent play in Brooklyn despite the team’s struggles.
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Justin Holiday, Guard/Forward, Denver Nuggets
3.8 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists (32 games)
The Mavs brought Holiday in late last season to provide experience, depth, and athleticism on the wing. He scored 15 points in his team debut but was relatively inconsistent the rest of the year and has played similarly in Denver.
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Richaun Holmes, Center, Washington Wizards
3.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.6 assists (25 games between Dallas and Washington)
The Mavericks traded for Holmes during the 2023 NBA Draft and traded him as part of the deal that landed Daniel Gafford. The veteran is averaging 12 minutes per game in two games with his new team.
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Boban Marjanovic, Center, Houston Rockets
2.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists (nine games)
Marjanovic is one of the tallest players in NBA history and has become a reliable backup center. He has even appeared in movies and in commercials with friend and former teammate Tobias Harris and has spent the last two seasons with the Rockets after a three-year run with the Mavericks.
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Doug McDermott, Forward, Indiana Pacers
5.9 points, 1.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists (49 games between Indiana and San Antonio)
The former Creighton star made his way to Dallas at the 2018 trade deadline and appeared in 26 games. He’s bounced between the NBA and the G-League and become a commonly traded player, involved in seven deals throughout his career. He has spent the last three seasons between San Antonio and Indiana and averaged double digits in scoring from 2019 through 2023.
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JaVale McGee, Center, Sacramento Kings
4.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.4 assists (39 games)
The 16-year veteran has won three NBA titles in his career and spent two seasons (2015-16 and 2022-23) in Dallas. His best years came early in his career with the Washington Wizards, but he is still a serviceable veteran for the Kings.
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Frank Ntilikina, Guard, Charlotte Hornets
1.0 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists (five games)
Ntilikina was a Europen prospect with high potential who the Knicks drafted in the first round in 2017. He spent four years with New York before a two-year stint with the Mavs, where he played in 105 games off the bench. He signed with Charlotte in the offseason but was waived earlier this month after appearing in just five games.
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Eugene Omoruyi, Forward, Washington Wizards
4.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists (24 games)
Omoruyi’s time in Dallas was brief, as he appeared in four games as a rookie. He played 40 games between Detroit and Oklahoma City last season and has appeared in 24 for the Wizards at the All-Star break.
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Josh Richardson, Guard, Miami Heat
9.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists (43 games)
Richardson spent the 2020-21 season with the Mavericks and averaged 12.1 points in 59 games. He’s returned to Miami, where he started his career, this season after stints in Boston, San Antonio, and New Orleans and has played a vital bench role.
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Dennis Smith Jr, Guard, Brooklyn Nets
7.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists (38 games)
Smith Jr. was Dallas’ first-round pick in 2017, made the All-Rookie Team, and finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting after averaging 15.2 points with 5.2 assists. That was by far the best season of his career, and the Mavs traded him to New York in the 2019 deal that landed Tim Haradawy Jr and Kristaps Porzingis, among others. Smith Jr. is now on his sixth team and has appeared in 38 games for the Nets.
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Grant Williams, Forward, Charlotte Hornets
8.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists (50 games between Dallas and Charlotte)
Dallas acquired Williams in an offseason trade with Boston that was supposed to give the team a true “three-and-D” wing that could also guard bigger players in the frontcourt. He didn’t quite reach that potential in his short time with the team and voiced his displeasure on the way out of town.
