Mavs 15-16 Schedule Released

The Mavericks 2015-16 season will begin with plenty of intrigue featuring a road back-to-back against Tyson Chandler and the Suns on Oct. 29 and DeAndre Jordan and the Clippers on Oct. 31. They will then stay in LA to face the Lakers on Nov. 1 before the home opener against the Raptors on Nov. 3. Jordan and the Clippers make their first stop to Dallas on Nov. 11. The teams will meet again at the AAC on March 7.
The Mavs' schedule includes 16 back-to-back games and only one 4 in 5 nights stretch which the league has cut back on. They will have 16 national TV games: 6 on ESPN, 1 on TNT and 9 on NBATV.
Dallas will close the season with a tough final five games against Houston, Memphis, at the Clippers and Utah and a home finale against the Spurs. Other games of note include LeBron James and the Cavs sole AAC appearance on Jan. 12 and the defending champion Warriors coming to town on Dec. 30 and Mar. 18.

Mavs 2015-16 Schedule

Mavs Bringing Back Dalembert

According to Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski the Mavericks have agreed to a one-year deal for the minimum with center Samuel Dalembert. Dalembert was the Mavs starting center in the 13-14 season. He averaged 6.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks that season in 20.2 minutes per game. He was then traded to the Knicks last summer in the Tyson Chandler trade, where he played 32 games last season. He now returns to Dallas to backup Zaza Pachulia. For his 13 year career, the 34 year-old Dalembert has averages of 7.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 24.4 minutes per game.

Mavs Officially Sign Jenkins, Famous

The Mavericks made official today the signings of free agent shooting guard John Jenkins and forward/center Jarrid Famous. Both signed partially guaranteed three year deals for the minimum according to ESPN's Tim MacMahon.
Jenkins, 24 was a 2012 first round pick of the Hawks out of Vanderbilt who is best known for his outside shooting. In his three years in Atlanta, Jenkins averaged 5.6 points in 13.8 minutes per game while shooting 37.5% on threes. He shot 40.4% from deep last season.
Famous, 27 is an alum of South Florida who split time last year between the D-League (where he played 17 games for the Texas Legends) and the Philippines. He is known for his rebounding as he pulled down 14.9 boards per game in the D-League last season. Famous averaged 10.2 and 6.8 rebounds in 20.2 minutes for the Wizards summer league team.

John Jenkins NBA Stats

Mavs Ink Rookie Maurice Ndour

The Mavericks continued to add to their roster on Thursday by signing rookie free agent forward Maurice Ndour to a three year deal. Ndour is a native of Senegal who played for the University of Ohio the last two seasons. He played well for the Knicks summer league team, averaging 9.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks including a 23 point outing. Last year for Ohio, Ndour averaged 16.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and shot 43.5% on threes. The Mavs were able to outbid the Knicks for his services by offering more guaranteed money than the Knicks according to ESPN's Ian Begley. The first season of the contract is fully guaranteed while the second year is half-guaranteed.

Deron Williams Is Officially A Maverick

Three years after they failed to sign if a free agent, Deron Williams is coming home to sign with the Mavericks. And while though is he not the same player he was then, the Mavs are still happy to have him.
Williams signed a 2 year, $10 million dollar contract on Tuesday that includes a player option for year two. The Dallas native and The Colony High School grad cleared waivers on Monday after being bought out of the final two seasons of his contract with the Nets. Williams signed that contract in 2012 after he chose the Nets over the Mavs in free agency. Now he will look to turn things around in his hometown after three tumultuous and injury-plagued seasons in Brooklyn.
Before that Williams was three time all-star, two time all-NBA selection and two time gold medalist with Team USA. He had his greatest success in his first 6 1/2 seasons in Utah before he was traded to Nets in 2011. For his career Williams has averaged 17.0 points and 8.5 assists per game.

Blazers 93 Mavericks 80: Summer League Game 2 Recap

The Lead
The Summer League Mavs can't keep up with a potent Portland offensive attack, despite a strong Dwight Powell performance.

Box Score 

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Powell, 25
Rebounds: Powell, 8
Assists: Pangos, 6
+-: Tyler, +11
Blazers
Points: Crabbe, 24
Rebounds: Vonleh, 7
Assists: Frazier, 8
+-: Frazier, +21

Game Ball
Dwight Powell
25 points, 8 rebounds, 7-16 FG, 4-12 3PT

X-Factor
Kevin Pangos
12 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 5-10 FG

Tidbits

• After a strong Summer League debut, first round pick Justin Anderson struggled, scoring 5 points on 2-9 shooting and missing on all 4 three point attempts.
• Dwight Powell has two four point plays in the fourth quarter.
• Kevin Pangos has 12 assists and 1 turnover in the two games.
• The Mavs have not led after the first quarter in either of their games.
• Satnam Singh scored 4 points in the first half on a dunk and a layup.

Quote of Note
“I was really encouraged how we ended the game. Unfortunately, it was coming back from an uphill battle again.”
Kaleb Canales, Mavs Assistant Coach and Summer League Head Coach

Next Up
The Mavericks (0-2) face the Wizards (0-2) Tuesday at 2:30, in their final scheduled game before the Summer League tournament. 

Pelicans 90 Mavericks 86: Summer League Game 1 Recap

The Lead
Despite strong games from Justin Anderson and Dwight Powell the Summer League Mavs fall just short of the Pelicans.

Box Score


Leaders
Mavs
Points: Anderson, 23
Rebounds: Powell, 14
Assists: Pangos, 6
+-: Singh, +10
Pelicans
Points: Curry, 25
Rebounds: Birch, Curry, Drew, 6
Assists: Drew, 5
+-: Birch, +14

Game Ball
Justin Anderson
23 points, 7 rebounds, 8-18 FG, 3-10 3 PT

X-Factor
Dwight Powell
19 points, 14 rebounds, 6-13 FG, 2-7 3PT

Tidbits

• Anderson missed a potential game tying three with 4.9 seconds left. The Mavs never had the lead in the last three quarters of the game
• 2nd round pick Satnam Singh had 4 points, 3 rebounds and was a team best +10 in 11 minutes.
• The Mavericks were very three ball heavy going 10-38 from behind the arc.
• Seth Curry, brother of Stephen, was the game's high scorer with 25 points on 9-23 shooting for the Pelicans.
• Kevin Pangos, an undrafted point guard from Gonzaga, had 6 assists and 0 turnovers for the Mavs.
• Notables in attendance included Mark Cuban, Rick Carlisle, Chandler Parsons, Devin Harris and Jeremy Evans.

Quote Of Note 
“I’m being honest. At the beginning of the game, I was gassed, and it was a lot of forced shots. You know, the game was so fast for me. I came over to coach Kaleb and I said, ‘Man, coach, welcome to the NBA.’ This game speed is crazy,”
Justin Anderson

Next Up 
The Mavericks (0-1) get right back at it Sunday night against the Portland Trail Blazers at 9:00.