Mavs Archives

Former Maverick Gary Trent joins the podcast for this new episode. Trent details how he went to Ohio University, his draft selection to Portland, coming to Dallas, teaching Dirk some trash talk, Mark Cuban's impact on the team, and more.

Former Mav Etan Thomas joins this episode of the show. Mark Cuban's first ever draft pick, Thomas was never able to play for the team due to injury. Despite being relegated to the sidelines, Thomas recalls his time in Dallas learning from Mavs veterans and observing Mark Cuban in his first full year of owning the team. He was eventually traded to the Wizards in the latter half of his rookie year, but went on to have a successful career in the NBA. Today, Thomas is heavily involved in political activism, humanitarian work, and is a published author.

This episode of the podcast has us catching up with former Maverick Erick Strickland. Erick played 4 seasons for the Mavericks from 1996-2000. During our conversation, Erick and I discussed an array of topics including his arrival in Dallas, playing against Michael Jordan in Jordan’s last game at Reunion Arena, his thoughts on the 1998 lockout, the 1999/2000 Mavs teams’ success against the San Antonio Spurs, Dennis Rodman’s impact on the team that same season, and more.

Former Dallas Maverick Dennis Nutt joins us for this episode. Nutt was a rookie on the 1986/1987 squad, one of the most successful regular season teams in Maverick history. Nutt details his brief time with the Mavericks, and his first hand experiences watching and playing against some of the most iconic NBA players of all time. It's obvious Nutt enjoyed his brief time in the NBA, and he was even on hand at his friend and former teammate Derek Harper's jersey retirement last year.

Former radio voice of the Mavericks, Dave Barnett joins us for this episode. Dave became the voice of the Mavs in 1981 at just 23 years of age, and provided radio play by play for the team for 7 seasons through the 1988 Western Conference playoff run. Dave looks back fondly on his time with the Mavs in this episode, going into specific detail about the 1984 "Moody Madness" game, as well as some of his favorite games and players from those early Maverick teams.

Joining the podcast for this episode is former Maverick, Darren Morningstar. Darren played 22 games for the Mavs in the first half of the 1993-1994 NBA season.

Former Mavs player and current assistant coach Darrell Armstrong joins the podcast to talk about his basketball journey. From his time as a high school athlete, to Fayetteville State, playing in the minor leagues, working in a yarn factory, to his 14 year NBA career, to his coaching career, Armstrong certainly doesn't disappoint in this conversation.

In this episode we catch up with former Maverick Dan Dickau. After an outstanding collegiate career in which he spent his final two years starring for Gonzaga, Dan played professionally from 2002 - 2010. His NBA career featured stops in 6 NBA cities, including a 4 game stint with the Mavs in 2004. Despite his short stint in Dallas, Dan credits an experience with former Mavs coach Avery Johnson with furthering his career.

Former Dallas Maverick and NBA All Star Dale Ellis joins us for this episode. Dale never got a fair chance to showcase his abilties in Dallas, but went on to become an explosive scorer and one of the NBA's all time best 3 point shooters after his time with the Mavs. In this episode Dale talks about his time with the Mavs, his relationship with Dick Motta, becoming the "Pizza Man", the Reunion Rowdies, and more.

Former Maverick and NBA champion (1995) Chucky Brown joins the show to talk about his entire NBA career. He only played one game for the Mavs in 1993, but enjoyed a long career while suiting up for an NBA record-tying 12 teams.