1995–96 Dallas Mavericks season


The 1995–96 NBA season was the Mavericks' 16th season in the National Basketball Association. The Mavericks got off to a fast start winning their first four games. However, after a 5–1 start to the season, they would struggle losing 21 of their next 24 games, as Jamal Mashburn went down with a knee injury after playing just 18 games. With Mashburn out for the remainder of the season, George McCloud would take his place in the lineup, averaging 18.9 points per game while finishing second in the league with 257 three-point field goals, however, second-year star Jason Kidd and Jim Jackson had trouble getting along. The Mavericks suffered an 11-game losing streak in March, and finished fifth in the Midwest Division with a 26–56 record. Kidd was selected to play in the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, which marked his first All-Star appearance.
Also in March, Ross Perot, Jr. purchased the team from founder Don Carter. Following the season, Popeye Jones was traded to the Toronto Raptors, Lucious Harris signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Lorenzo Williams signed with the Washington Bullets.

Offseason

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
112Cherokee ParksC/PFDuke
124Loren MeyerC/PFIowa State

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

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Awards and records