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The 1987–88 Dallas Mavericks featured a well-balanced attack led by Rolando Blackman and Mark Aguirre as the primary scorers, with Derek Harper directing the offense and contributing on both ends of the floor. James Donaldson provided a strong interior presence through rebounding and rim protection, while Sam Perkins added versatile frontcourt production. The statistics reflect a deep lineup that combined reliable scoring, solid playmaking, and effective interior defense with contributions from multiple key players.

Roster

NO. PLAYER POS. HT. WT. BIRTH DATE COLLEGE
2 Steve Alford PG 6-2 183 November 23, 1964 Indiana
12 Derek Harper PG 6-4 185 October 13, 1961 Illinois
15 Brad Davis PG 6-3 180 December 17, 1955 Maryland
21 Jim Farmer SG 6-4 190 September 23, 1964 Alabama
22 Rolando Blackman SG 6-6 190 February 26, 1959 Kansas State
23 Bill Wennington C 7-0 245 April 26, 1963 St. John’s
24 Mark Aguirre SF 6-6 232 December 10, 1959 DePaul
32 Detlef Schrempf SF 6-10 235 January 21, 1963 Washington
33 Uwe Blab C 7-1 252 March 26, 1962 Indiana
40 James Donaldson C 7-2 275 August 16, 1957 Washington State
42 Roy Tarpley PF 7-0 245 November 28, 1964 Michigan
44 Sam Perkins PF 6-9 235 June 14, 1961 UNC

Regular Season Per Game

PLAYER POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Derek Harper PG 26 82 82 37.0 17.0 3.0 7.7 2.0 0.4 2.3 14.2 .459 2.3 .313 4.2 .759
Rolando Blackman SG 28 71 69 36.3 18.7 3.5 3.7 0.9 0.3 2.0 14.8 .473 0.1 .000 5.3 .873
Mark Aguirre SF 28 77 77 33.9 25.1 5.6 3.6 0.9 0.7 2.6 20.4 .475 2.2 .302 6.5 .770
Sam Perkins PF 26 75 75 33.3 14.2 8.0 1.6 1.0 0.7 1.6 11.7 .450 0.4 .167 4.4 .822
James Donaldson C 30 81 81 31.1 7.0 9.3 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.4 4.7 .558 0.0 — 2.3 .778
Roy Tarpley PF 23 81 9 28.5 13.5 11.8 1.1 1.3 1.1 2.1 11.0 .500 0.1 .000 3.4 .740
Brad Davis PG 32 75 12 19.7 7.2 1.4 4.0 0.7 0.2 1.2 5.5 .501 1.0 .405 1.4 .843
Detlef Schrempf SF 25 82 4 19.4 8.5 3.4 1.9 0.5 0.4 1.3 6.6 .456 0.4 .156 3.2 .756
Uwe Blab C 25 73 1 9.0 2.2 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.8 .439 0.0 — 0.9 .708
Steve Alford PG 23 28 0 7.0 2.1 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.4 2.0 .382 0.3 .125 0.6 .941
Jim Farmer SG 23 30 0 5.2 2.0 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.7 2.3 .377 0.2 .000 0.3 .900
Bill Wennington C 24 30 0 4.2 2.1 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.6 .510 0.1 .500 0.6 .632
TEAM TOTALS — — 82 82 240.9 109.3 46.8 24.2 7.9 5.4 15.3 87.7 .475 6.4 .293 30.6 .789

Playoff Per Game

Player Name Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Rolando Blackman SG 28 17 17 39.5 18.1 3.2 4.5 0.9 0.2 1.5 15.4 .483 0.2 .000 3.6 .887
Derek Harper PG 26 17 17 35.4 13.5 2.5 7.1 1.9 0.3 1.9 11.9 .441 2.1 .250 3.5 .729
Sam Perkins PF 26 17 17 33.6 13.5 6.6 1.8 1.5 1.0 1.8 11.5 .451 0.4 .143 3.9 .803
Roy Tarpley PF 23 17 0 33.1 17.9 12.9 1.8 1.2 1.5 1.9 14.2 .519 0.2 .000 4.3 .740
Mark Aguirre SF 28 17 17 32.8 21.6 5.9 3.3 0.8 0.5 2.4 17.3 .500 2.0 .382 5.1 .698
James Donaldson C 30 17 17 29.4 9.3 8.6 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.7 6.1 .654 0.0 — 2.2 .595
Detlef Schrempf SF 25 15 0 18.3 7.8 3.7 1.6 0.5 0.5 1.4 5.7 .465 0.2 .333 3.4 .706
Brad Davis PG 32 17 0 17.4 6.4 1.2 3.2 0.2 0.3 1.7 4.1 .600 0.3 .200 1.5 .923
Jim Farmer SG 23 3 0 3.7 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 — 0.0 —
Steve Alford PG 23 4 0 3.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.0 .375 0.5 .000 0.0 —
Uwe Blab C 25 3 0 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 .000 0.0 — 0.7 1.000
Bill Wennington C 24 6 0 2.3 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.7 .000 0.0 — 0.0 —
Team Totals — — 17 17 240.0 107.9 44.8 24.2 7.4 5.1 14.9 86.6 .496 5.5 .269 27.2 .755

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Derek Harper PG 26 82 82 3032 1393 246 634 168 35 190 1167 536 192 60 344 261
Mark Aguirre SF 28 77 77 2610 1932 434 278 70 57 203 1571 746 172 52 504 388
Rolando Blackman SG 28 71 69 2580 1325 246 262 64 18 144 1050 497 5 0 379 331
James Donaldson C 30 81 81 2523 571 755 66 40 104 113 380 212 0 0 189 147
Sam Perkins PF 26 75 75 2499 1066 601 118 74 54 119 876 394 30 5 332 273
Roy Tarpley PF 23 81 9 2307 1093 959 86 103 86 172 888 444 5 0 277 205
Detlef Schrempf SF 25 82 4 1587 698 279 159 42 32 108 539 246 32 5 266 201
Brad Davis PG 32 75 12 1480 537 102 303 51 18 91 415 208 74 30 108 91
Uwe Blab C 25 73 1 658 162 134 35 8 29 49 132 58 0 0 65 46
Steve Alford PG 23 28 0 197 59 23 23 17 3 12 55 21 8 1 17 16
Jim Farmer SG 23 30 0 157 61 18 16 3 1 22 69 26 6 0 10 9
Bill Wennington C 24 30 0 125 63 39 4 5 9 9 49 25 2 1 19 12
Team Totals — — 82 82 19755 8960 3836 1984 645 446 1232 7191 3413 526 154 2510 1980

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Rolando Blackman SG 28 17 17 672 307 55 77 15 3 25 261 126 3 0 62 55
Derek Harper PG 26 17 17 602 230 43 121 32 5 32 202 89 36 9 59 43
Sam Perkins PF 26 17 17 572 230 112 31 25 17 30 195 88 7 1 66 53
Roy Tarpley PF 23 17 0 563 304 219 30 21 26 32 241 125 3 0 73 54
Mark Aguirre SF 28 17 17 558 367 100 56 14 9 41 294 147 34 13 86 60
James Donaldson C 30 17 17 499 158 146 12 7 15 29 104 68 0 0 37 22
Brad Davis PG 32 17 0 295 109 20 55 3 5 29 70 42 5 1 26 24
Detlef Schrempf SF 25 15 0 274 117 55 24 8 7 21 86 40 3 1 51 36
Bill Wennington C 24 6 0 14 0 4 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Alford PG 23 4 0 12 6 2 2 0 0 1 8 3 2 0 0 0
Jim Farmer SG 23 3 0 11 4 4 1 0 0 2 6 2 0 0 0 0
Uwe Blab C 25 3 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2
Team Totals — — 17 17 4080 1834 761 411 126 87 244 1473 730 93 25 462 349

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes
Mark Aguirre Primary Scorer 33.9 High 25.1 5.6 3.6 1.6 17.95 MVP-caliber season, heavy scoring load, consistent across multiple areas.
Rolando Blackman Secondary Scorer 36.3 High 18.7 3.5 3.7 1.2 13.55 Efficient SG, scoring and playmaking balanced, key offensive option.
Derek Harper Floor General 37.0 High 17.0 3.0 7.7 2.4 14.55 High usage PG, solid defensive activity, facilitates team offense effectively.
Sam Perkins Two-Way Forward 33.3 Medium 14.2 8.0 1.6 1.7 12.75 Strong defensive presence, reliable scoring near rim, good rebounding growth.
Roy Tarpley Emerging Star 28.5 Medium 13.5 11.8 1.1 2.4 14.45 Rookie impact, versatile frontcourt contributions, defensive/board upside.
James Donaldson Rim Protector 31.1 Low 7.0 9.3 0.8 1.8 9.45 Defensive anchor, limited offensive load, excellent rebounder.
Brad Davis Backup Facilitator 19.7 Medium 7.2 1.4 4.0 0.9 6.75 Veteran floor general, low scoring but high assist efficiency in limited minutes.
Detlef Schrempf Role Scorer 19.4 Medium 8.5 3.4 1.9 0.9 7.85 Early-career versatility, scoring and rebounds efficient for minutes played.
Bill Wennington Spot Minutes 4.2 Low 2.1 1.3 0.1 0.5 1.55 Limited minutes, shows efficiency in brief contributions.
Steve Alford Peripheral 7.0 Low 2.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 3.2 Minimal impact, developmental role off bench.
Jim Farmer Peripheral 5.2 Low 2.0 0.6 0.5 0.1 1.6 Very limited minutes, negligible impact.
Uwe Blab Peripheral 9.0 Low 2.2 1.8 0.5 0.5 2.5 Spot minutes, rim-protecting potential in short bursts.