1982–83 Dallas Mavericks season

1982–83 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach	Dick Motta
Owner(s)	Don Carter
Arena	Reunion Arena
Results
Record	38–44 (.463)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1982–83 Dallas Mavericks season was the team's third season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	4	Bill Garnett	SF	United States	Wyoming[1][2]
3	50	Corny Thompson	PF	United States	Connecticut[1][2]
4	73	Rudy Woods		United States	Texas A&M[1][2]
5	96	Ken Arnold		United States	Iowa[1][2]
6	119	Wayne Waggoner		United States	Northwestern State[1][2]
7	142	Bob Grady		United States	Northwestern State[1][2]
8	165	Keith Peterson		United States	Arkansas[1][2]
9	188	Ralph McPherson		United States	Texas−Arlington[1][2]
10	209	Albert Culton		United States	Texas−Arlington[1][2]

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	53	29	.646	–	31–10	22–19	21–9
x-Denver Nuggets	45	37	.549	8	29–12	16–25	17–13
Kansas City Kings	45	37	.549	8	30–11	15–26	18–12
Dallas Mavericks	38	44	.463	15	23–18	15–26	15–15
Utah Jazz	30	52	.366	23	21–20	9–32	15–15
Houston Rockets	14	68	.171	39	9–32	5–36	4–26

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	58	24	.707	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	53	29	.646	5
3	x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	5
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	48	34	.585	10
5	x-Portland Trail Blazers	46	36	.561	12
6	x-Denver Nuggets	45	37	.549	13
7	Kansas City Kings	45	37	.549	13
8	Dallas Mavericks	38	44	.463	20
9	Utah Jazz	30	52	.366	28
9	Golden State Warriors	30	52	.366	28
11	San Diego Clippers	25	57	.305	33
12	Houston Rockets	14	68	.171	44

References

1. "NBA Draft 1982". Hoopedia. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
2. "1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.