Top 5 all-time Dallas Mavericks scoring leaders

 Dirk Nowitzki was an all-time shooter for a power forward, using height, post-up skill and a soft touch to become the Mavericks’ all-time scoring leader.

1. Dirk Nowitzki – 31,560 Points

Dirk came to the Mavericks in 1999 and quickly became.a featured player in Dallas. Over 20 NBA seasons, he averaged 20.7 PPG, winning Most Valuable Player in 2007. Nowitzki was named to an all-NBA team each year between 2002 and 2012. A silky smooth shooter with the strength to back it up, Dirk was one of the great post players of his generation, developing a signature one-legged fadeaway jumper to great effect. He led the Mavericks to the 2011 NBA Championship, cementing his place in franchise lore before being inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023.

2. Rolando Blackman – 16,643 Points

Blackman was drafted ninth overall by the Mavericks in the 1981 draft, sliding into the league as a sweet-shooting guard. Over 10 seasons in Dallas, Blackman averaged 19.7 PPG, making four All-Star teams and helping lead the Mavericks to six playoff berths.

3. Mark Aguirre – 13,390 Points

A star growing up in Chicago, Aguirre was drafted by the Mavericks No. 1 overall in the 1981 NBA Draft. In seven-plus seasons in Dallas, he peaked at 29.5 PPG in 1983-84 – the third-highest single-season scoring average in Mavs history. He was a three-time All-Star in Dallas before being traded to the Detroit Pistons for Adrian Dantley in 1989.

4. Derek Harper – 12,597 Points

Harper, a tough-minded, physical point guard, made two All-Defensive Second Teams with the Mavericks, receiving Defensive Player of the Year votes three times. He also averaged 16+ PPG from 1987-1993, peaking at 19.7 PPG in 1991, and took Dallas to its first conference finals berth in 1988.

4. Michael Finley – 12,389 Points

Finley, an athletic all-around swingman, was an iron man in Dallas, averaging 39.7 MPG while putting up 19.8 PPG. A two-time All-Star and former dunk contest participant, Finley was acquired from Phoenix in the Jason Kidd trade, then grew into a supporting player for Nowitzki before moving on to the San Antonio Spurs in 2006.