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The Mavericks' best centers

James Donaldson has the most points of the 68 centers who played with the Mavericks, 4,271 in 484 games. Shawn Bradley is 2nd with 4,047.

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The Mavericks' centers this season

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1981–89

Compare with in · side by side

The Mavericks' best centers
PlacePlayerpointsreboundsblocks
1James Donaldson1985 – 1992 · 484 games4,2714,589615
2Shawn Bradley1996 – 2005 · 582 games4,0473,3401,250
3Erick Dampier2004 – 2010 · 424 games2,7703,211546
4Herb Williams1988 – 1992 · 246 games2,5051,399346
5Pat Cummings1982 – 1984 · 161 games2,0591,32456†
6Kurt Nimphius1981 – 1986 · 321 games2,0001,682451†
7Terry Davis1991 – 1996 · 232 games1,9811,72065
8Sean Rooks1992 – 2000 · 190 games1,8151,043177
9Tyson Chandler2010 – 2015 · 149 games1,5191,556171
10Tom LaGarde1980 – 1982 · 129 games1,43487551†
11Bill Wennington1985 – 1990 · 269 games97978397
12Scott Lloyd1980 – 1983 · 161 games97366332†
13Raef LaFrentz2001 – 2003 · 96 games931530151
14Chris Gatling1996-97 · 44 games84034831
T15Brendan Haywood2009 – 2012 · 154 games827908185
T15Dereck Lively II2023 – 2026 · 98 games827685144
T17Chris Kaman2012-13 · 66 games69337252
T17Salah Mejri2015 – 2019 · 204 games693808190
19Wayne Cooper1981-82 · 76 games68255063†
20Zaza Pachulia2015-16 · 76 games65071822
21Lorenzo Williams1993 – 1996 · 181 games6341,420311
22DeSagana Diop2005 – 2009 · 248 games5941,200347
23DeAndre Jordan2018-19 · 50 games55168653
24Boban Marjanovic2019 – 2022 · 100 games54336419
25Samuel Dalembert2013-14 · 80 games52954194

points by decade

2020s

  1. Dereck Lively II2023 – 2026 · 98 games827
  2. Boban Marjanovic2019 – 2022 · 100 games543
  3. Willie Cauley-Stein2019 – 2022 · 84 games381
  4. JaVale McGee2022-23 · 42 games186
  5. › Moussa Cissé2025 – 2027 · 43 games180

2010s

  1. Tyson Chandler2010 – 2015 · 149 games1,519
  2. Brendan Haywood2009 – 2012 · 154 games827
  3. Chris Kaman2012-13 · 66 games693
  4. Salah Mejri2015 – 2019 · 204 games693
  5. Zaza Pachulia2015-16 · 76 games650

2000s

  1. Erick Dampier2004 – 2009 · 369 games2,442
  2. Shawn Bradley1999 – 2005 · 436 games2,414
  3. Raef LaFrentz2001 – 2003 · 96 games931
  4. DeSagana Diop2005 – 2009 · 248 games594
  5. ZhiZhi Wang2000 – 2002 · 60 games332

1990s

  1. Herb Williams1989 – 1992 · 216 games2,306
  2. Terry Davis1991 – 1996 · 232 games1,981
  3. James Donaldson1989 – 1992 · 199 games1,757
  4. Shawn Bradley1996 – 1999 · 146 games1,633
  5. Sean Rooks1992 – 1994 · 119 games1,506

1981–89

  1. James Donaldson1985 – 1989 · 285 games2,514
  2. Pat Cummings1982 – 1984 · 161 games2,059
  3. Kurt Nimphius1981 – 1986 · 321 games2,000
  4. Tom LaGarde1980 – 1982 · 129 games1,434
  5. Scott Lloyd1980 – 1983 · 161 games973

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Method

  • Every center who played with the Mavericks, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
  • A number with a † is short: some of his games with the Mavericks don't have it recorded.
  • A decade counts his points with the Mavericks in its seasons.