The 2025–26 Dallas Mavericks season was the 46th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After winning the draft lottery, the Mavericks drafted Cooper Flagg first overall. Flagg would then go on to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award following the conclusion of the season.
President of basketball operations and general manager Nico Harrison was fired on November 11, 2025. On January 29, 2026, the Mavericks retired Mark Aguirre's jersey number 24 during their game against the Charlotte Hornets.
On March 10, the Mavericks were unable to improve on their 39-win record from the previous season following a loss to the Atlanta Hawks. On March 23, the Mavericks were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season and third time in four seasons following an overtime loss to the Golden State Warriors. They finished the regular season with a 26–56 record and 12th in the West, ranking behind the New Orleans Pelicans due to 1–3 season series tiebreaker despite the two teams finishing with identical records.
Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 1 Cooper Flagg PF United States Duke The Mavericks entered the 2025 NBA draft holding the first overall pick. They had previously traded their second-round pick to the Utah Jazz as part of the Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis three-team trade in February 2025.
Despite having only a 1.8% chance of securing the top selection, they won the NBA draft lottery, becoming the second consecutive team to reach the postseason (via the NBA play-in tournament) and subsequently win the lottery without a trade, joining the 2023–24 Atlanta Hawks. Their lottery position was partly determined by winning a coin flip over the Chicago Bulls, which kept them in the 11th spot prior to the lottery draw. Landing the first overall pick granted them the opportunity to rebuild after trading Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier in the year. With the first overall pick, Dallas selected Duke University forward Cooper Flagg.
Roster
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Standings Division
Conference
Game log Preseason The preseason schedule was announced on July 30, 2025.
| 1 | October 6 | Oklahoma City | | P. J. Washington (14) | Davis, Powell (7) | D'Angelo Russell (5) | Dickies Arena12,159 | 1–0 |- | 2 | October 11 | Charlotte | | Klay Thompson (14) | Dereck Lively II (6) | D'Angelo Russell (5) | American Airlines Center1,841 | 1–1 |- | 3 | October 13 | @ Utah | | Anthony Davis (25) | Cooper Flagg (7) | Ryan Nembhard (12) | Delta Center13,182 | 2–1 |- | 4 | October 15 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Anthony Davis (18) | Dereck Lively II (11) | P.J. Washington (6) | T-Mobile Arena12,770 | 3–1
Regular season The schedule was announced on August 14, 2025.
| 1 | October 22 | San Antonio | | Anthony Davis (22) | Anthony Davis (13) | Ryan Nembhard (5) | American Airlines Center20,122 | 0–1 |- | 2 | October 24 | Washington | | Anthony Davis (27) | Anthony Davis (13) | Cooper Flagg (6) | American Airlines Center19,225 | 0–2 |- | 3 | October 26 | Toronto | | Anthony Davis (25) | Anthony Davis (10) | D'Angelo Russell (6) | American Airlines Center19,232 | 1–2 |- | 4 | October 27 | Oklahoma City | | Anthony Davis (26) | Anthony Davis (11) | D'Angelo Russell (10) | American Airlines Center19,303 | 1–3 |- | 5 | October 29 | Indiana | | Brandon Williams (20) | P. J. Washington (11) | D'Angelo Russell (5) | American Airlines Center19,141 | 2–3
| 6 | November 1 | @ Detroit | | D'Angelo Russell (31) | Cooper Flagg (8) | Christie, Washington (5) | Mexico City Arena20,385 | 2–4 |- | 7 | November 3 | @ Houston | | P. J. Washington (29) | P. J. Washington (12) | D'Angelo Russell (12) | Toyota Center18,055 | 2–5 |- | 8 | November 5 | New Orleans | | Cooper Flagg (20) | P. J. Washington (11) | Naji Marshall (5) | American Airlines Center18,925 | 2–6 |- | 9 | November 7 | @ Memphis | | Max Christie (18) | Moussa Cissé (8) | D'Angelo Russell (5) | FedExForum15,028 | 2–7 |- | 10 | November 8 | @ Washington | | Naji Marshall (30) | P. J. Washington (10) | Flagg, Williams (6) | Capital One Arena16,258 | 3–7 |- | 11 | November 10 | Milwaukee | | Cooper Flagg (26) | Cooper Flagg (9) | Cooper Flagg (4) | American Airlines Center19,132 | 3–8 |- | 12 | November 12 | Phoenix | | Klay Thompson (19) | Daniel Gafford (9) | Brandon Williams (9) | American Airlines Center19,501 | 3–9 |- | 13 | November 14 | L.A. Clippers | | Marshall, Russell (28) | Gafford, Marshall (8) | Russell, Williams (5) | American Airlines Center18,624 | 3–10 |- | 14 | November 16 | Portland | | Flagg, Washington (21) | Naji Marshall (9) | D'Angelo Russell (7) | American Airlines Center18,808 | 4–10 |- | 15 | November 17 | @ Minnesota | | Flagg, Williams (15) | Moussa Cissé (10) | D'Angelo Russell (4) | Target Center16,712 | 4–11 |- | 16 | November 19 | New York | | Marshall, Russell (23) | Lively II, Washington (10) | D'Angelo Russell (7) | American Airlines Center18,513 | 4–12 |- | 17 | November 21 | New Orleans | | Cooper Flagg (29) | P. J. Washington (9) | Brandon Williams (12) | American Airlines Center18,506 | 5–12 |- | 18 | November 22 | Memphis | | Klay Thompson (21) | Gafford, Washington (8) | four players (4) | American Airlines Center19,623 | 5–13 |- | 19 | November 24 | @ Miami | | P. J. Washington (27) | Daniel Gafford (11) | Ryan Nembhard (7) | Kaseya Center18,997 | 5–14 |- | 20 | November 28 | @ L.A. Lakers | | P. J. Washington (22) | P. J. Washington (9) | Cooper Flagg (11) | Crypto.com Arena19,600 | 5–15 |- | 21 | November 29 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Cooper Flagg (35) | Flagg, Marshall (8) | Brandon Williams (7) | Intuit Dome17,927 | 6–15
| 22 | December 1 | @ Denver | | Anthony Davis (32) | Anthony Davis (13) | Ryan Nembhard (10) | Ball Arena19,587 | 7–15 |- | 23 | December 3 | Miami | | Cooper Flagg (22) | Anthony Davis (17) | Ryan Nembhard (13) | American Airlines Center19,509 | 8–15 |- | 24 | December 5 | @ Oklahoma City | | Jaden Hardy (23) | Anthony Davis (8) | Brandon Williams (7) | Paycom Center18,203 | 8–16 |- | 25 | December 6 | Houston | | Anthony Davis (29) | Anthony Davis (8) | Ryan Nembhard (7) | American Airlines Center19,310 | 9–16 |- | 26 | December 12 | Brooklyn | | Anthony Davis (24) | Anthony Davis (14) | Cooper Flagg (8) | American Airlines Center19,032 | 10–16 |- | 27 | December 15 | @ Utah | | Cooper Flagg (42) | P. J. Washington (13) | Ryan Nembhard (11) | Delta Center18,186 | 10–17 |- | 28 | December 18 | Detroit | | Cooper Flagg (23) | Anthony Davis (14) | Ryan Nembhard (7) | American Airlines Center19,600 | 11–17 |- | 29 | December 20 | @ Philadelphia | | Davis, Flagg (24) | Anthony Davis (15) | Nembhard, Williams (5) | Xfinity Mobile Arena19,056 | 11–18 |- | 30 | December 22 | @ New Orleans | | Anthony Davis (35) | Anthony Davis (17) | Ryan Nembhard (8) | Smoothie King Center16,978 | 11–19 |- | 31 | December 23 | Denver | | Cooper Flagg (31) | Davis, Flagg (9) | Cooper Flagg (9) | American Airlines Center19,432 | 12–19 |- | 32 | December 25 | @ Golden State | | Cooper Flagg (27) | P. J. Washington (10) | Cooper Flagg (5) | Chase Center18,064 | 12–20 |- | 33 | December 27 | @ Sacramento | | Cooper Flagg (23) | Dwight Powell (11) | Christie, Flagg (5) | Golden 1 Center17,832 | 12–21 |- | 34 | December 29 | @ Portland | | Max Christie (25) | Daniel Gafford (10) | Cooper Flagg (8) | Moda Center18,067 | 12–22
| 35 | January 1 | Philadelphia | | Max Christie (18) | Anthony Davis (8) | Cooper Flagg (7) | American Airlines Center19,832 | 12–23 |- | 36 | January 3 | Houston | | Anthony Davis (26) | Anthony Davis (12) | Cooper Flagg (6) | American Airlines Center19,703 | 13–23 |- | 37 | January 6 | @ Sacramento | | Cooper Flagg (20) | Anthony Davis (16) | Cooper Flagg (6) | Golden 1 Center15,058 | 14–23 |- | 38 | January 8 | @ Utah | | Cooper Flagg (26) | Anthony Davis (11) | Cooper Flagg (8) | Delta Center18,186 | 14–24 |- | 39 | January 10 | @ Chicago | | Ryan Nembhard (16) | Moussa Cissé (10) | Ryan Nembhard (6) | United Center19,753 | 14–25 |- | 40 | January 12 | Brooklyn | | Cooper Flagg (27) | Dwight Powell (10) | Naji Marshall (9) | American Airlines Center18,632 | 15–25 |- | 41 | January 14 | Denver | | Naji Marshall (24) | Daniel Gafford (10) | Ryan Nembhard (4) | American Airlines Center18,888 | 15–26 |- | 42 | January 15 | Utah | | Klay Thompson (26) | Moussa Cissé (13) | Ryan Nembhard (10) | American Airlines Center18,713 | 16–26 |- | 43 | January 17 | Utah | | Klay Thompson (23) | Moussa Cissé (10) | Naji Marshall (6) | American Airlines Center20,031 | 17–26 |- | 44 | January 19 | @ New York | | Max Christie (26) | Moussa Cissé (9) | Ryan Nembhard (5) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 18–26 |- | 45 | January 22 | Golden State | | Naji Marshall (30) | Dwight Powell (12) | Naji Marshall (9) | American Airlines Center19,432 | 19–26 |- | 46 | January 24 | L.A. Lakers | | Max Christie (24) | Naji Marshall (11) | Cooper Flagg (6) | American Airlines Center19,880 | 19–27 |- style="background:#ccc | — | January 25 | @ Milwaukee | colspan="6" | Postponed due to the January 2026 North American winter storm. Makeup date March 31. |- | 47 | January 28 | Minnesota | | P. J. Washington (21) | Dwight Powell (9) | Caleb Martin (5) | American Airlines Center18,680 | 19–28 |- | 48 | January 29 | Charlotte | | Cooper Flagg (49) | Caleb Martin (11) | Brandon Williams (6) | American Airlines Center19,024 | 19–29 |- | 49 | January 31 | @ Houston | | Cooper Flagg (34) | Cooper Flagg (12) | Flagg, Martin (5) | Toyota Center18,055 | 19–30
| 50 | February 3 | Boston | | Cooper Flagg (36) | Daniel Gafford (12) | Cooper Flagg (6) | American Airlines Center19,132 | 19–31 |- | 51 | February 5 | San Antonio | | Flagg, Marshall (32) | Daniel Gafford (10) | Ryan Nembhard (7) | American Airlines Center19,413 | 19–32 |- | 52 | February 7 | @ San Antonio | | Klay Thompson (19) | Marvin Bagley III (12) | Tyus Jones (7) | Frost Bank Center18,617 | 19–33 |- | 53 | February 10 | @ Phoenix | | Naji Marshall (31) | Marvin Bagley III (8) | Christie, Jones (3) | Mortgage Matchup Center17,071 | 19–34 |- | 54 | February 12 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Christie, Marshall (19) | Daniel Gafford (6) | Brandon Williams (7) | Crypto.com Arena18,679 | 19–35 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- | 55 | February 20 | @ Minnesota | | Khris Middleton (18) | Marvin Bagley III (13) | Tyus Jones (6) | Target Center18,978 | 19–36 |- | 56 | February 22 | @ Indiana | | Khris Middleton (25) | Marvin Bagley III (11) | Middleton, Williams (7) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,274 | 20–36 |- | 57 | February 24 | @ Brooklyn | | Marvin Bagley III (22) | Max Christie (7) | Brandon Williams (10) | Barclays Center16,510 | 21–36 |- | 58 | February 26 | Sacramento | | Naji Marshall (36) | Naji Marshall (10) | Naji Marshall (6) | American Airlines Center19,013 | 21–37 |- | 59 | February 27 | Memphis | | Brandon Williams (16) | Dwight Powell (11) | four players (4) | American Airlines Center19,165 | 21–38
| 60 | March 1 | Oklahoma City | | Caleb Martin (18) | Moussa Cissé (12) | Ryan Nembhard (5) | American Airlines Center18,900 | 21–39 |- | 61 | March 3 | @ Charlotte | | Brandon Williams (18) | Khris Middleton (8) | Ryan Nembhard (4) | Spectrum Center19,519 | 21–40 |- | 62 | March 5 | @ Orlando | | Klay Thompson (24) | Daniel Gafford (13) | Khris Middleton (7) | Kia Center16,996 | 21–41 |- | 63 | March 6 | @ Boston | | Klay Thompson (19) | Cooper Flagg (8) | Cooper Flagg (6) | TD Garden19,156 | 21–42 |- | 64 | March 8 | @ Toronto | | Daniel Gafford (21) | Daniel Gafford (11) | Cooper Flagg (6) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 21–43 |- | 65 | March 10 | @ Atlanta | | Klay Thompson (21) | Cooper Flagg (12) | Marvin Bagley III (6) | State Farm Arena15,514 | 21–44 |- | 66 | March 12 | @ Memphis | | Khris Middleton (35) | Daniel Gafford (14) | Cooper Flagg (7) | FedExForum15,029 | 22–44 |- | 67 | March 13 | Cleveland |