Best draft picks in Dallas Mavericks history
The draft is a seminal moment for many incoming players. Putting aside competitive stakes, each young athlete's life is irreversibly altered by the fame and fortune that comes with being an NBA player. The exorbitant contract values ensures these players almost never have to worry about personal finances. Plus, these young guns get to play alongside some of their basketball idols for a living. With these high stakes, it's easy to see why the draft is so revered.
Likewise, the fortunes of a city and franchise can be completely transformed by a draft pick. LeBron James, for instance, brought Cleveland its first sports championship in 52 years and was also to the city's downtown economy. It almost goes without saying that Michael Jordan built the Chicago Bulls from the ground up into a championship team whose dynamic would reverberate through the decades.
With that in mind, 黑料社 compiled a list of the best draft picks in Dallas Mavericks history using data from . Players were ranked according to a formula that approximates their career achievements, career value, and play quality. The formula encompasses Basketball-Reference.com's , career win shares, and value over replacement player, aka VORP. For players drafted before data is available for VORP, half of the player's win shares were used in its place to calculate their 黑料社 score.
Basketball Hall of Fame inductees were given a minimum of 60% for their Hall of Fame probability, indicating a worthy r茅sum茅 for their time but not up to par with some modern players. Scores were normalized to 100 based on the scoring leader. Keep reading to see where your favorite players fall on the list.
#30. Sean Rooks
- 黑料社 score: 1.0
- 30th overall pick in 1992
- Played three seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 6.2 PTS, 3.8 REB, 0.8 AST
- Advanced statistics: 16.2 win shares, -2.9 box plus/minus, -3.1 VORP
#29. Elston Turner
- 黑料社 score: 1.1
- 43rd overall pick in 1981
- Played three seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 4.7 PTS, 2.7 REB, 1.8 AST
- Advanced statistics: 8.5 win shares, -2.0 box plus/minus, 0.0 VORP
#28. Rodrigue Beaubois
- 黑料社 score: 1.1
- 25th overall pick in 2009
- Played four seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 7.1 PTS, 1.9 REB, 2.1 AST
- Advanced statistics: 4.8 win shares, -0.1 box plus/minus, 1.4 VORP
- Accolades
--- 2011 NBA Champ
#27. Cherokee Parks
- 黑料社 score: 1.3
- 12th overall pick in 1995
- Played one season with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 4.4 PTS, 3.6 REB, 0.6 AST
- Advanced statistics: 11.8 win shares, -2.4 box plus/minus, -0.7 VORP
#26. Samaki Walker
- 黑料社 score: 1.4
- Ninth overall pick in 1996
- Played three seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 5.3 PTS, 4.7 REB, 0.6 AST
- Advanced statistics: 14.2 win shares, -2.6 box plus/minus, -1.1 VORP
- Accolades
--- 2002 NBA Champ
#25. Etan Thomas
- 黑料社 score: 1.8
- 12th overall pick in 2000
- Career averages: 5.7 PTS, 4.7 REB, 0.4 AST
- Advanced statistics: 14.9 win shares, -2.1 box plus/minus, -0.2 VORP
#24. Bill Garnett
- 黑料社 score: 1.9
- Fourth overall pick in 1982
- Played two seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 5.5 PTS, 4.3 REB, 1.3 AST
- Advanced statistics: 10.8 win shares, -0.8 box plus/minus, 1.6 VORP
#23. Pat Garrity
- 黑料社 score: 2.6
- 19th overall pick in 1998
- Career averages: 7.3 PTS, 2.6 REB, 0.8 AST
- Advanced statistics: 18.7 win shares, -1.8 box plus/minus, 0.5 VORP
#22. Roy Tarpley
- 黑料社 score: 3.7
- Seventh overall pick in 1986
- Played six seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 12.6 PTS, 10.0 REB, 1.0 AST
- Advanced statistics: 19.8 win shares, -0.2 box plus/minus, 3.4 VORP
#21. Greg Buckner
- 黑料社 score: 3.7
- 53rd overall pick in 1998
- Played four seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 5.0 PTS, 2.8 REB, 1.3 AST
- Advanced statistics: 20.9 win shares, -0.9 box plus/minus, 3.0 VORP
#20. Eduardo N谩jera
- 黑料社 score: 4.2
- 38th overall pick in 2000
- Played five seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 4.9 PTS, 3.7 REB, 0.8 AST
- Advanced statistics: 24.7 win shares, -0.9 box plus/minus, 3.0 VORP
#19. Jay Vincent
- 黑料社 score: 4.4
- 24th overall pick in 1981
- Played five seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 15.2 PTS, 5.5 REB, 2.0 AST
- Advanced statistics: 27.5 win shares, -1.3 box plus/minus, 2.6 VORP
#18. Lucious Harris
- 黑料社 score: 5.2
- 28th overall pick in 1993
- Played three seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 7.2 PTS, 2.3 REB, 1.4 AST
- Advanced statistics: 28.7 win shares, -0.9 box plus/minus, 4.5 VORP
#17. Mark West
- 黑料社 score: 5.7
- 30th overall pick in 1983
- Played one season with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 5.7 PTS, 4.9 REB, 0.4 AST
- Advanced statistics: 41.9 win shares, -1.8 box plus/minus, 1.1 VORP
#16. Jalen Brunson
- 黑料社 score: 5.7
- 33rd overall pick in 2018
- Played four seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 14.3 PTS, 3.1 REB, 4.2 AST
- Advanced statistics: 26.0 win shares, 1.0 box plus/minus, 7.0 VORP
#15. Jim Jackson
- 黑料社 score: 7.4
- Fourth overall pick in 1992
- Played five seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 14.3 PTS, 4.7 REB, 3.2 AST
- Advanced statistics: 35.8 win shares, -0.9 box plus/minus, 8.2 VORP
#14. Josh Howard
- 黑料社 score: 8.3
- 29th overall pick in 2003
- Played seven seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 14.3 PTS, 5.7 REB, 1.6 AST
- Advanced statistics: 38.0 win shares, 0.6 box plus/minus, 10.0 VORP
- Accolades
--- 1x All Star
#13. Jae Crowder
- 黑料社 score: 9.1
- 34th overall pick in 2012
- Played three seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 9.5 PTS, 4.3 REB, 1.6 AST
- Advanced statistics: 41.3 win shares, 0.3 box plus/minus, 11.1 VORP
- Hall of Fame probability: 0.0%
#12. Jamal Mashburn
- 黑料社 score: 10.2
- Fourth overall pick in 1993
- Played four seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 19.1 PTS, 5.4 REB, 4.0 AST
- Advanced statistics: 43.7 win shares, 0.3 box plus/minus, 13.4 VORP
- Accolades
--- 2002-03 All-NBA
--- 1x All Star
#11. Devin Harris
- 黑料社 score: 12.4
- Fifth overall pick in 2004
- Played 10 seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 10.8 PTS, 2.2 REB, 3.9 AST
- Advanced statistics: 54.9 win shares, 0.6 box plus/minus, 15.5 VORP
- Accolades
--- 1x All Star
#10. Luka Don膷i膰
- 黑料社 score: 14.1
- Third overall pick in 2018
- Played five seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 27.6 PTS, 8.6 REB, 8.0 AST
- Advanced statistics: 39.2 win shares, 7.2 box plus/minus, 26.4 VORP
- Accolades
--- 2018-19 ROY
--- 4x All-NBA
--- 4x All Star
#9. Kiki Vandeweghe
- 黑料社 score: 15.8
- 11th overall pick in 1980
- Career averages: 19.7 PTS, 3.4 REB, 2.1 AST
- Advanced statistics: 75.6 win shares, 0.9 box plus/minus, 17.7 VORP
- Accolades
--- 2x All Star
#8. Rolando Blackman
- 黑料社 score: 17.3
- Ninth overall pick in 1981
- Played 11 seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 18.0 PTS, 3.3 REB, 3.0 AST
- Advanced statistics: 75.6 win shares, 0.4 box plus/minus, 19.8 VORP
- Hall of Fame probability: 4.8%
- Accolades
--- 4x All Star
#7. Mark Aguirre
- 黑料社 score: 18.5
- First overall pick in 1981
- Played eight seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 20.0 PTS, 5.0 REB, 3.1 AST
- Advanced statistics: 67.8 win shares, 1.5 box plus/minus, 24.4 VORP
- Hall of Fame probability: 8.2%
- Accolades
--- 2x NBA Champ
--- 3x All Star
#6. Dale Ellis
- 黑料社 score: 18.8
- Ninth overall pick in 1983
- Played three seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 15.7 PTS, 3.5 REB, 1.4 AST
- Advanced statistics: 84.7 win shares, 0.6 box plus/minus, 22.9 VORP
- Accolades
--- 1988-89 All-NBA
--- 1x All Star
#5. Derek Harper
- 黑料社 score: 23.5
- 11th overall pick in 1983
- Played 12 seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 13.3 PTS, 2.4 REB, 5.5 AST
- Advanced statistics: 86.8 win shares, 1.8 box plus/minus, 35.7 VORP
- Accolades
--- 2x All-Defensive
#4. Sam Perkins
- 黑料社 score: 23.6
- Fourth overall pick in 1984
- Played six seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 11.9 PTS, 6.0 REB, 1.5 AST
- Advanced statistics: 105.4 win shares, 1.2 box plus/minus, 29.1 VORP
#3. Detlef Schrempf
- 黑料社 score: 25.8
- Eighth overall pick in 1985
- Played four seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 13.9 PTS, 6.2 REB, 3.4 AST
- Advanced statistics: 109.5 win shares, 1.8 box plus/minus, 32.4 VORP
- Hall of Fame probability: 3.3%
- Accolades
--- 1994-95 All-NBA
--- 3x All Star
#2. Jason Kidd
- 黑料社 score: 59.8
- Second overall pick in 1994
- Played eight seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 12.6 PTS, 6.3 REB, 8.7 AST
- Advanced statistics: 138.6 win shares, 3.8 box plus/minus, 73.5 VORP
- Accolades
--- 2011 NBA Champ
--- 5x AST Champ
--- 1994-95 ROY
--- Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
#1. Dirk Nowitzki
- 黑料社 score: 72.4
- Ninth overall pick in 1998
- Played 21 seasons with Dallas Mavericks
- Career averages: 20.7 PTS, 7.5 REB, 2.4 AST
- Advanced statistics: 206.3 win shares, 4.5 box plus/minus, 84.8 VORP
- Hall of Fame probability: 100.0%
- Accolades
--- 2011 NBA Champ
--- 2006-07 MVP
--- 2010-11 Finals MVP
--- 12x All-NBA
