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Happy New Year! Wow, what a remarkable and historic start to the new season and it’s my dream that 2020 is filled with many new memories that we can all share together! The team has been hard at work on the court and in the community and your enthusiasm and loyalty truly fuels our entire organization.

On a personal note, I want to acknowledge our passionate leader and team owner, , on a monumental milestone. Mark purchased the Dallas Mavericks on Jan. 4, 2000, and this year marks his 20th anniversary!

Some people might not realize that Mark was once just a fan like many of us. He had the courage to dream – and believe – of someday creating an NBA game environment that was driven to serve the fans first! He’s accomplished that, along with countless successful seasons, and also led us to the organization’s first and only NBA title.

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TONIGHT'S MATCHUP BY BOBBY KARALLA / @BOBBYKARALLA MAVS VS HORNETS The Mavericks have already certainly exceeded even some of the most optimistic expectations this season, but they're not the only team in American Airlines to outperform what fans and experts alike predicted. The have been one of the league's more pleasant surprises in 2019-20. After losing franchise cornerstone in free agency this season, it could have been easy for the Hornets to completely. But instead, they've hardly missed a beat. As of Christmas, they were just one game out of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. Filling in for Walker has been Devonte' Graham, one of the breakout players of the season. but the Hornets are definitely getting Graham, a second-year guard, younger. Fellow young players like has already solidified himself as one , , and of the most dangerous threats from PJ Washington join Graham in the beyond the arc, converting better than starting lineup for a Hornets team that 40 percent of his long-range shots on has consistently found ways to win more than nine attempts per game. close games. With a supporting cast He was a four-year standout for the of veterans like , Nic University of Kansas, so there was Batum, and Marvin Williams, it's no certainly reason to believe that he'd be surprise why. an impact pro. At the time, it seemed In order to win the second game strange that such an accomplished of this pivotal six-game homestand, player would fall so far on draft night, the Mavs will need to find a way to something he had in common with the contain Graham first, and then try to player drafted immediately before him. limit the other impressive prospects on That would be Mavs Jalen the roster. I'm not sure who out there Brunson, who less than two years into pegged this game as a matchup of his career has already emerged as one two of the most surprising teams in the of the steals of the 2018 Draft. league, but I'm not complaining. This Charlotte isn't completely rebuilding, should be a great game. DALLAS MAVERICKS 21-12 | WESTERN CONFERENCE (as of 1/1)

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NO PLAYER POS HT WT BIRTHDATE AGE YR FROM 1 COURTNEY LEE G 6-5 215 OCT 03, 1985 33 11 WESTERN KENTUCKY 3 ANTONIUS CLEVELAND G 6-5 195 FEB 02, 1994 25 1 S.E. MISSOURI STATE 5 JOSÉ JUAN BAREA G 5-10 175 JUN 26, 1984 35 13 NORTHEASTERN 6 KRISTAPS PORZINGIS F-C 7-3 240 AUG 02, 1995 23 4 LATVIA 7 DWIGHT POWELL F-C 6-11 240 JUL 20, 1991 27 5 STANFORD 9 F 6-8 229 FEB 03, 1998 21 R NEBRASKA 10 DORIAN FINNEY-SMITH F 6-7 213 MAY 04, 1993 26 3 FLORIDA 11 TIM HARDAWAY JR. G 6-5 199 MAR 16, 1992 27 6 MICHIGAN 13 JALEN BRUNSON G 6-1 190 AUG 31, 1996 23 1 VILLANOVA 23 JOSH REAVES G 6-4 214 JUN 04, 1997 22 R PENN STATE 30 SETH CURRY G 6-2 180 AUG 23, 1990 29 5 DUKE 42 F 6-10 245 JAN 29, 1992 27 2 WURZBURG, GERMANY 44 JUSTIN JACKSON F 6-7 201 MAR 28, 1995 24 2 NORTH CAROLINA 45 RYAN BROEKHOFF F 6-6 215 AUG 23, 1990 29 1 VALPARAISO 51 BOBAN MARJANOVIC C 7-4 290 AUG 15, 1988 31 4 MEGATREND UNIVERZITET 55 G 6-5 181 APR 26, 1992 27 4 UTAH 77 LUKA DONČIĆ G 6-7 218 FEB 28,1999 20 1 REAL MADRID

Head Coach Rick Carlisle | Assistant Coaches Stephen Silas, , , Mike Weinar, | Head Athletic Trainer Dionne Calhoun Director of Player Health & Performance Casey Smith Broadcast Mark Followill, , Jeff Wade, Chuck Cooperstein, , Victor Villalba

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NO PLAYER POS HT WT BIRTHDATE AGE YR FROM 0 MILES BRIDGES F 6-6 225 MAR 21, 1998 21 1 MICHIGAN STATE 1 G 6-3 200 FEB 04, 1998 21 2 KENTUCKY 2 MARVIN WILLIAMS F 6-8 237 JUN 19, 1986 33 14 NORTH CAROLINA 3 TERRY ROZIER G 6-1 190 MAR 17, 1994 25 4 LOUISVILLE 4 DEVONTE' GRAHAM G 6-1 195 FEB 22, 1995 24 1 KANSAS 5 NICOLAS BATUM G-F 6-9 230 DEC 14, 1988 31 11 FRANCE 6 JALEN MCDANIELS F-C 6-10 205 JAN 31, 1998 21 R SAN DIEGO STATE 7 DWAYNE BACON G-F 6-6 221 AUG 30, 1995 24 2 FLORIDA STATE 8 BISMACK BIYOMBO C 6-8 255 AUG 28, 1992 27 8 CONGO 9 WILLY HERNANGOMEZ C-F 6-11 250 MAY 27, 1994 25 3 SPAIN 10 CALEB MARTIN F 6-5 205 SEP 28, 1995 24 R NEVADA-RENO 11 F 6-5 205 SEP 28, 1995 24 R NEVADA-RENO 14 MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST F 6-6 232 SEP 26, 1993 26 7 KENTUCKY 22 ROBERT FRANKS F 6-7 225 DEC 18, 1996 23 R WASHINGTON STATE 23 KOBI SIMMONS G 6-5 180 JUL 04, 1997 22 2 ARIZONA 25 P.J. WASHINGTON F 6-7 230 AUG 23, 1998 21 R KENTUCKY 40 CODY ZELLER F-C 7-0 240 OCT 05, 1992 27 6 INDIANA

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DALLAS MAVERICKS (21-12) Players GP MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB REB AST TOV STL BLK PF +/- Boban Marjanovic 16 9.6 5.0 2.1 3.9 52.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.3 70.0 1.1 3.1 4.1 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.2 1.6 4.3 Courtney Lee 8 8.6 4.1 1.6 2.8 59.1 0.9 1.5 58.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.1 Delon Wright 31 20.6 7.8 2.9 5.9 49.2 0.6 1.7 37.7 1.4 1.6 86.0 0.9 2.7 3.5 3.3 0.8 1.5 0.3 1.2 2.1

Dorian Finney-Smith 33 28.6 8.9 3.2 6.7 47.7 1.4 3.6 39.2 1.1 1.6 71.2 1.8 3.4 5.1 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.5 2.1 3.7 Dwight Powell 30 26.2 8.5 3.2 5.3 60.6 0.3 1.0 30.0 1.8 2.7 66.3 1.8 3.7 5.5 1.5 0.8 0.9 0.6 2.4 5.9 J.J. Barea 8 13.8 9.5 3.6 7.9 46.0 1.8 3.1 56.0 0.5 0.5 100 0.3 1.3 1.5 2.8 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.8 3.9 Jalen Brunson 33 17.8 8.1 3.2 6.7 47.3 0.8 2.3 34.2 0.9 1.2 75.6 0.5 2.1 2.6 3.5 1.2 0.4 0.0 1.4 3.0 Justin Jackson 29 14.9 6.0 2.2 5.4 41.4 0.9 2.8 33.3 0.6 0.8 78.3 0.4 2.1 2.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 1.2 1.8 Kristaps Porzingis 31 31.2 17.3 6.1 15.2 40.3 2.2 6.4 34.3 2.8 3.9 72.5 1.7 7.6 9.4 1.5 1.7 0.6 2.1 3.0 4.7 Luka Doncic 29 32.3 29.0 9.3 19.8 47.1 2.9 9.3 31.6 7.4 9.2 80.6 1.4 8.1 9.5 8.9 4.2 1.2 0.1 2.3 6.0 Maxi Kleber 32 24.1 8.3 2.9 6.4 44.7 1.5 3.9 38.7 1.0 1.1 88.9 1.7 3.9 5.6 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.7 2.3 1.7 Ryan Broekhoff 10 7.7 3.7 1.1 2.5 44.0 1.0 2.0 50.0 0.5 0.6 83.3 0.1 1.3 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.5 Seth Curry 31 21.9 9.6 3.3 7.5 43.6 1.7 4.5 38.8 1.3 1.4 93.2 0.5 1.6 2.0 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.2 1.8 2.7 Tim Hardaway Jr. 32 25.5 13.7 4.8 11.4 41.9 2.6 6.8 38.2 1.6 1.9 80.6 0.3 2.3 2.6 1.7 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.6 4.6

CHARLOTTE HORNETS (13-23) Players GP MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB REB AST TOV STL BLK PF +/- Bismack Biyombo 34 18.8 8.1 3.1 5.4 57.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 3.0 59.2 2.3 3.3 5.6 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.2 -2.2 Caleb Martin 5 6.4 1.8 0.6 2.0 30.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.0 60.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 -0.6 Cody Martin 27 15.2 4.2 1.4 3.5 40.4 0.3 1.4 21.1 1.1 1.6 69.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.3 0.6 0.8 0.1 1.6 0.4 Cody Zeller 33 23.5 11.7 4.5 8.4 54.2 0.5 1.6 28.3 2.1 3.1 68.6 2.9 4.6 7.5 1.2 1.5 0.6 0.4 2.5 -4.8 Devonte' Graham 36 34.8 18.9 6.0 15.9 37.6 3.7 9.5 39.1 3.2 4.0 80.4 0.9 2.9 3.9 7.7 3.0 0.9 0.3 1.9 -2.2 Dwayne Bacon 26 16.5 5.6 2.1 6.5 31.8 0.5 1.9 24.5 1.0 1.4 67.6 0.4 1.9 2.3 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.1 1.3 -4.2 Jalen McDaniels 2 3.3 2.0 1.0 2.5 40.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Malik Monk 35 20.2 9.2 3.5 8.2 43.4 0.9 3.7 25.8 1.2 1.4 82.0 0.4 2.4 2.8 2.1 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.4 -2.0 Marvin Williams 31 20.5 7.4 2.5 5.4 47.3 1.2 3.0 39.4 1.1 1.2 89.2 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.5 1.8 -2.5

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 11 13.7 4.2 1.5 4.6 33.3 0.5 1.5 29.4 0.6 0.8 77.8 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.3 1.6 0.9 Miles Bridges 36 30.5 12.2 4.7 10.7 44.2 1.5 4.2 35.3 1.3 1.6 77.6 1.1 4.2 5.3 1.8 1.6 0.6 0.8 2.1 -9.2 Nicolas Batum 16 22.3 3.6 1.3 3.4 37.0 0.7 2.3 30.6 0.4 0.4 100 1.1 2.9 4.1 3.0 1.2 0.8 0.5 2.0 -2.0 P.J. Washington 31 29.8 12.5 4.6 9.6 48.2 1.5 3.5 42.2 1.7 2.6 65.9 0.9 4.3 5.2 1.7 1.4 1.0 0.9 2.7 -2.5 Terry Rozier 36 33.4 17.1 6.1 14.9 41.2 2.4 6.4 38.1 2.4 2.8 84.3 0.8 3.6 4.4 4.3 2.7 1.2 0.2 2.3 -6.8 Willy Hernangomez 12 6.0 2.7 1.0 2.5 40.0 0.2 0.7 25.0 0.5 1.1 46.2 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 -2.0

DALLAS VS HORNETS SERIES INFORMATION & NOTES Overall Series: Dallas leads 39-18 DALLAS CHARLOTTE Games in Dallas: Dallas leads 21-8 Last Home Win: 99-93 (2/6/19) Last Home Win: 97-87 (12/1/16) : Dallas leads 13-3 Last Road Win: 122-84 (1/2/19) Last Road Win: 102-98 (3/24/18) : Dallas 8-5 Largest Margin of Victory: 38 Largest Margin of Victory: 25 Games in Charlotte: Dallas leads 18-10 (122-84, 1/2/19) (114-89, 2/11/14) Current Series Streak: Dallas won last two In Dallas: Dallas won last game High Point Total: 126 (11/3/12) High Point Total: 134 (11/17/92) In Charlotte: Dallas won last two Low Point Total: 83 (1/13/96) Low Point Total: 76 (3/3/06)

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Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson was so effective during his career at Villanova that The recently named him as their Athlete of The Decade for the 2010s. In typical fashion, Brunson was humbled by the award and vows that it will only make him work even harder in the Mavs’ quest to advance to the playoffs for the first time since 2015. “I just want to keep doing the same thing I was doing, keep having the same approach to the game that I’ve always had and just trust myself,” Brunson said. “Trust that I worked really hard in the offseason and have not lacked confidence. Brunson played three seasons at “Just trust in everything I do and just Villanova, played 116 games, started play my game.” 115 of them and led the Wildcats The other players on The Sporting to a 103-13 record, including a News all-decade team are Kentucky sparkling 13-1 worksheet in the center , Duke forward NCAA tournament. , Creighton forward “No matter where I went in the draft Doug McDermott and Connecticut my mindset wouldn’t have changed, guard . the chip on my shoulders wouldn’t For Brunson, the Sporting News have changed, my work ethics wouldn’t award is sort of a reminder to him that have changed,” Brunson said. “No he should have been selected higher in matter where I got drafted we were the 2018 NBA Draft. The Mavs nabbed all rookies last year and we all had to Brunson in the second round with the prove ourselves. No. 33 overall pick after he was the “I think I proved myself a little bit (last NCAA National Player of the Year after season with the Mavs). But I still think he led Villanova to two national titles I have much to prove on and much to during a three-year span. get better at.” The Movement

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