Mavs Archives

For this episode, we're joined by Mavs radio play-by-play man, Chuck Cooperstein!

In this episode we catch up with former Maverick Chris Anstey. An Australian Basketball legend, Chris came to the NBA at age 22 despite having never played basketball until he was nearly 18 years old. During our interview, Chris discusses many aspects of his basketball career. From how he got started, being a rookie in Dallas and adjusting to a new city and culture, the memorable March 1998 game in Dallas against Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, spending the 1998 NBA lockout working out with a young Steve Nash, his impressions of a young German rookie named Dirk Nowitzki in 1999, playing for the post Jordan Bulls, and more.

Former Mav Charlie Sitton joined us for this episode. Charlie played for the Mavs in the 1984-1985 season after a highly successful collegiate career at Oregon State University. In addition to his time with the Mavericks, Charlie also teamed up with future NBA stars like Sam Perkins, Mark Price, Chris Mullin and Michael Jordan in the 1983 Pan American Games.

In this episode we catch up with former Maverick Bruno Sundov. Early in his nearly two decade basketball career, Bruno Sundov played 2 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks. During our talk, Bruno discusses a wide variety of topics including his arrival in Dallas, being rookies with Dirk Nowitzki, the arrival of Mark Cuban, his stints in other NBA cities, playing with a rookie LeBron James, the difficulties of being a journeyman basketball player while having a family, and more.

Former Maverick Bill Curley joins us for this episode. While only with the Mavericks for a matter of weeks in the fall of 2000, Bill looks back on a memorable basketball journey in this episode, reminiscing on his time at Boston College, his rookie year in the NBA, fighting through various injuries, and his time in Dallas.