1986–87 Dallas Mavericks season

Midwest Division Champions

Head coach

Arena

Results
Record	55–27 (.671)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 1-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
< 1985–86	1987–88 >

The 1986-87 NBA season was the Mavericks' 7th season in the NBA.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	Roy Tarpley	PF/C	United States	Michigan
2	25	Mark Price	PG	United States	Georgia Tech
2	35	Milt Wagner	SG/PG	United States	Louisville
3	62	Anthony Welch		United States	Illinois
4	85	Myron Jackson	G	United States	Arkansas-Little Rock
5	108	Jay Bilas		United States	Duke
6	131	Cadillac Anderson	PF/C	United States	Lamar
7	154	Kim Cooksey		United States	Middle Tennessee State

Roster

1986-87 Dallas Mavericks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
2.5 !G/F	24	Aguirre, Mark	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	1959-12-10	DePaul
6.0 !C	33	Blab, Uwe	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	1962-03-26	Indiana
1.5 !G	22	Blackman, Rolando	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1959-02-26	Kansas State
1.5 !G	15	Davis, Brad	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1955-12-17	Maryland
6.0 !C	40	Donaldson, James	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 86 !7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	1957-08-16	Washington State
1.5 !G	12	Harper, Derek	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1961-10-13	Illinois
1.5 !G	6	Jackson, Myron	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1964-05-06	Arkansas-Little Rock
1.5 !G	21	Nutt, Dennis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1963-03-25	Texas Christian
5.5 !F/C	44	Perkins, Sam	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	1961-06-14	North Carolina
5.5 !F/C	32	Schrempf, Detlef	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	1963-01-21	Washington
5.5 !F/C	42	Tarpley, Roy	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1964-11-28	Michigan
6.0 !C	23	Wennington, Bill	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1963-12-26	St. John's
2.5 !G/F	4	Wood, Al	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1958-06-02	North Carolina

Head coach

Dick Motta

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	10
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	16
4	x-Utah Jazz	44	38	.537	21
5	x-Golden State Warriors	42	40	.512	23
6	x-Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	23
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	39	43	.476	26
8	x-Denver Nuggets	37	45	.451	28

9	Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	29
10	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	36
11	San Antonio Spurs	28	54	.341	37
12	Los Angeles Clippers	12	70	.146	53

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Dallas Mavericks vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics: SuperSonics win series 3-1

Game 1 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (April 23): Dallas 151, Seattle 129
Game 2 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (April 25): Seattle 112, Dallas 110
Game 3 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (April 28): Seattle 117, Dallas 107
Game 4 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (April 30): Seattle 124, Dallas 98

Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Western Conference First Round (Dallas won 3-2)

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Aguirre, Mark !Mark Aguirre	80	80	33.3	.495	.353	.770	5.3	3.2	1.1	0.4	25.7
Blab, Uwe !Uwe Blab	30	0	5.3	.392		.464	1.2	0.4	0.1	0.3	1.8
Blackman, Rolando !Rolando Blackman	80	80	34.5	.495	.333	.884	3.5	3.3	0.8	0.3	21.0
Davis, Brad !Brad Davis	82	6	19.3	.456	.302	.860	1.4	4.5	0.8	0.1	7.0
Donaldson, James !James Donaldson	82	82	36.9	.586		.812	11.9	0.8	0.6	1.7	10.8
Harper, Derek !Derek Harper	77	76	33.2	.501	.358	.684	2.6	7.9	2.2	0.3	16.0
Jackson, Myron !Myron Jackson	8	0	2.8	.222		.875	0.4	0.8	0.1	0.0	1.4
Nutt, Dennis !Dennis Nutt	25	0	3.6	.400	.294	.909	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	2.3
Perkins, Sam !Sam Perkins	80	80	33.6	.482	.352	.828	7.7	1.8	1.4	1.0	14.8
Schrempf, Detlef !Detlef Schrempf	81	5	21.1	.472	.478	.742	3.7	2.0	0.6	0.2	9.3
Tarpley, Roy !Roy Tarpley	75	1	18.7	.467	.333	.676	7.1	0.7	0.7	1.1	7.5
Wennington, Bill !Bill Wennington	58	0	9.7	.424	.000	.750	2.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	2.7
Wood, Al !Al Wood	54	0	12.2	.390	.280	.784	1.7	0.6	0.4	0.2	6.6

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Aguirre, Mark !Mark Aguirre	4	4	32.5	.500	.000	.767	6.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	21.3
Blab, Uwe !Uwe Blab	1	0	10.0	1.000		.250	3.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0
Blackman, Rolando !Rolando Blackman	4	4	38.3	.493	.000	.917	3.5	4.3	0.4	0.0	23.5
Davis, Brad !Brad Davis	4	0	18.8	.565	.000	.778	2.3	4.3	0.0	0.0	8.3
Donaldson, James !James Donaldson	3	3	22.7	.800		.889	5.7	0.7	0.3	1.0	5.3
Harper, Derek !Derek Harper	4	4	30.8	.500	.222	.800	3.0	6.8	1.8	0.0	16.5
Nutt, Dennis !Dennis Nutt	1	0	10.0	.200	.000		2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Perkins, Sam !Sam Perkins	4	4	33.3	.500	.000	.696	8.5	1.3	1.0	0.3	17.0
Schrempf, Detlef !Detlef Schrempf	4	0	24.3	.371	.000	.455	3.0	1.5	0.8	0.5	7.8
Tarpley, Roy !Roy Tarpley	4	1	28.5	.500		.714	10.5	0.3	0.3	1.8	13.3
Wennington, Bill !Bill Wennington	4	0	11.8	.500		.600	2.5	1.0	0.0	0.8	3.8

Awards and records

Derek Harper, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Roy Tarpley, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
Rolando Blackman, NBA All-Star Game
Mark Aguirre, NBA All-Star Game

References

↑ 1986-87 Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks

Founded in 1980 Based in Dallas, Texas

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Expansion Draft Transactions Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Reunion Arena Moody Coliseum American Airlines Center

General managers	Sonju Grant Zaccanelli Nelson Sr. Nelson Jr.

D-League affiliate	Fort Worth Flyers Albuquerque Thunderbirds Texas Legends

Retired numbers	15 22

NBA Championships (1)	2011

Conference Championships (2)	2006 2011

Division Championships (3)	1987 2007 2010

Culture and lore	Don Carter Mark Cuban Nellie Ball Moody Madness German Wunderkind "Eminence Front"

Rivals	Houston Rockets San Antonio Spurs

Media	TV KTXA Fox Sports Southwest Radio KESN-FM KFLC-AM Announcers Mark Followill Derek Harper Chuck Cooperstein Brad Davis Victor Villalba