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Dallas Mavericks: 2026-27 roster preview
The roster the team opens 2026-27 with, what each player did in 2025-26, and how many minutes the outlook expects from him. Minutes come from last season, capped at 2,900 and scaled to a season; rookies and players without a rating count at replacement level (-2.1 per 100).
Outlook
-3.9
25th of 30
Projected wins
32
Roster strength: Impact × expected minutes, points per 100 over average
-2.2
Minutes kept: Share of last season's minutes still on the roster
62%
2025-26 net rating
-5.3
Who carries it
What each player adds to the roster's strength: his Impact times his share of the minutes.
- Above average
- Below average
| Status | Injury | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 |  Cooper FlaggF | Returning | – | 1 | 33.5 | 21.0 | 6.7 | 4.5 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.7 | 2,347 | +0.51 | – |
| 0 |  Max ChristieG | Returning | – | 4 | 29.1 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 2.0 | -1.3 | -0.5 | -0.8 | 2,242 | -0.72 | – |
| 3 |  Naji MarshallF | Returning | – | – | 29.5 | 15.2 | 4.7 | 3.3 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.4 | 2,181 | +0.44 | – |
| 25 |  P.J. WashingtonF | Returning | – | 7 | 30.9 | 14.2 | 7.0 | 1.8 | -0.8 | -1.6 | +0.7 | 1,731 | -0.37 | – |
| 10 |  Zaccharie RisacherF | New · from ATL | – | 2 | 22.4 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -0.4 | 1,502 | -0.51 | – |
| 34 |  Santi AldamaF | New · from MEM | – | 5 | 27.8 | 14.0 | 6.7 | 2.9 | +0.7 | +0.9 | -0.2 | 1,197 | +0.21 | Questionable |
| 21 |  Daniel GaffordF | Returning | – | 7 | 21.7 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 1.1 | +1.0 | -0.2 | +1.2 | 1,192 | +0.29 | – |
| 7 |  Dwight PowellF-C | Returning | – | 12 | 14.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 1.1 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | 905 | +0.22 | – |
| 16 |  Caleb MartinF | Returning | – | – | 14.8 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | -2.1 | -2.3 | +0.2 | 858 | -0.45 | – |
| 13 |  Jett HowardG | New · from ORL | – | 3 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | -2.4 | +0.2 | -2.5 | 699 | -0.42 | – |
| 30 |  Moussa CisseC | Returning | – | – | 14.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 0.2 | +0.9 | -0.4 | +1.3 | 531 | +0.12 | – |
| 8 |  Marcus SasserG | New · from DET | – | 3 | 12.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | 456 | +0.05 | – |
| 1 |  John PoulakidasG | Returning | – | – | 19.5 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | +0.6 | +0.9 | -0.4 | 254 | +0.04 | – |
| 2 | Dereck Lively IIC | Returning | – | 3 | 16.4 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 1.9 | – | – | – | 115 | -0.06 | Questionable |
| 11 |  Kyrie IrvingG | Did not play in 2025-26 | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Questionable |
| 5 |  Seth LundyG | Did not play in 2025-26 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 |  Morez JohnsonF | Rookie | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Questionable |
| 55 |  Sergio De LarreaG | Rookie | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | Tobi LawalF | Rookie | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 Tarik BiberovicF | Did not play in 2025-26 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
3,470 minutes nobody on the roster is expected to play go to replacement level.
Gone
Klay Thompsonto MIA69 games · 21.7 MPG · -1.1
Brandon Williamsto GSW66 games · 22.2 MPG · -0.5- Ryan Nembhardto DEN60 games · 19.5 MPG · +0.9
Anthony Davisto WAS20 games · 31.3 MPG · +1.2
Khris Middletonto WAS29 games · 21 MPG · -2.3
D'Angelo Russellnot on a roster26 games · 19 MPG · -0.6
Marvin Bagley IIIto DEN22 games · 21.2 MPG · +0.8
Jaden Hardyto LAL34 games · 12.6 MPG · -2.0
AJ Johnsonto NOP23 games · 10.5 MPG · -4.1- Tyler Smithnot on a roster12 games · 13.9 MPG · –
Tyus Jonesto DEN8 games · 16.8 MPG · -2.5- Miles Kellyto GSW14 games · 9.6 MPG · –
Jeremiah Robinson-Earlnot on a roster5 games · 12 MPG · -2.3