In 1980 a Dallas radio station had a contest to help name the team. 41 people turned in the name "Mavericks" out of 4,600 entries. The committee chose the name and recommended it to the teams owner. The winners all got 2 tickets to the opening game, with one of them being chosen the winner and given a pair of season tickets.
Dallas is a city in the great Lone Star State of Texas!
Cowboys were people back in the day that ran the west w/ Texas being part of it. Cowboys are western so it fits great!
49ers were people mined for gold during the California gold rush. That's why they are in California.
The Mavericks got their name from the 1957-1962 TV western Maverick.
A long time ago they had a contest on the name of their team, and Mavericks were the chosen mascot.
The Mavericks are from Dallas.
If Brandan Wright leaves the Dallas Mavericks the Dallas Mavericks will probably be beaten by other basketball teams because Brandan Wright is the star of Dallas Mavericks.
The Dallas Mavericks play at the American Airlines CenterThe Dallas Stars NHL team plays in the same arena, except they call it the American Airlines Arena, and the Dallas Stars practice in the Frisco Dr. Pepper Starcenter
The Dallas Mavericks
Jae Crowder is number 9 on the Dallas Mavericks.
Tyson Chandler is number 6 on the Dallas Mavericks.
Devin Harris is number 20 on the Dallas Mavericks.
Bernard James is number 5 on the Dallas Mavericks.
Brandan Wright is number 34 on the Dallas Mavericks.
DeJuan Blair is number 45 on the Dallas Mavericks.