Last Updated on July 1, 2025 by Mat Diekhake
Here’s a table detailing the Dallas Mavericks’ NBA Draft picks from 2025 to 1980.
| Year | Round | Pick No. | Player | Position | College/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | Cooper Flagg | F | Duke |
| 2024 | 2 | 51 | Melvin Ajinça | G | France |
| 2023 | 1 | 10 | Cason Wallace | G | Kentucky |
| 2022 | 2 | 37 | Jaden Hardy | G | NBA G League Ignite |
| 2021 | 2 | 36 | Tyler Bey | F | Colorado |
| 2020 | 2 | 31 | Tyrell Terry | G | Stanford |
| 2019 | 2 | 37 | Deividas Sirvydis | F | Lithuania |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | Trae Young | G | Oklahoma |
| 2017 | 1 | 9 | Dennis Smith Jr. | G | NC State |
| 2016 | 2 | 46 | A.J. Hammons | C | Purdue |
| 2015 | 2 | 52 | Satnam Singh | C | India |
| 2014 | 2 | 34 | Cleanthony Early | F | Wichita State |
| 2013 | 1 | 13 | Kelly Olynyk | C | Gonzaga |
| 2012 | 1 | 17 | Tyler Zeller | C | North Carolina |
| 2011 | 2 | 57 | Tanguy Ngombo | F | Qatar |
| 2010 | 1 | 25 | Dominique Jones | G | South Florida |
| 2009 | 1 | 24 | B.J. Mullens | C | Ohio State |
| 2008 | 2 | 51 | Shan Foster | G | Vanderbilt |
| 2007 | 2 | 50 | Renaldas Seibutis | G | Lithuania |
| 2006 | 1 | 28 | Maurice Ager | G | Michigan State |
| 2005 | 2 | 57 | Raymond Felton | G | North Carolina |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 | Devin Harris | G | Wisconsin |
| 2003 | 1 | 29 | Josh Howard | F | Wake Forest |
| 2002 | 1 | 29 | Dan Dickau | G | Gonzaga |
| 2001 | 1 | 25 | Gerald Wallace | F | Alabama |
| 2000 | 1 | 12 | Etan Thomas | C | Syracuse |
| 1999 | 1 | 5 | Jonathan Bender | F | Mississippi State |
| 1998 | 1 | 6 | Robert Traylor | F | Michigan |
| 1997 | 1 | 6 | Ron Mercer | G | Kentucky |
| 1996 | 1 | 6 | Samaki Walker | F | Louisville |
| 1995 | 1 | 12 | Cherokee Parks | C | Duke |
| 1994 | 1 | 2 | Jason Kidd | G | California |
| 1993 | 1 | 4 | Jamal Mashburn | F | Kentucky |
| 1992 | 1 | 4 | Jim Jackson | G | Ohio State |
| 1991 | 1 | 6 | Doug Smith | F | Missouri |
| 1990 | 1 | 9 | Rumeal Robinson | G | Michigan |
| 1989 | 1 | 8 | Randy White | F | Louisiana Tech |
| 1988 | 1 | 17 | Morlon Wiley | G | Long Beach State |
| 1987 | 1 | 11 | Mark Bryant | F | Seton Hall |
| 1986 | 1 | 7 | Roy Tarpley | F | Michigan |
| 1985 | 1 | 8 | Detlef Schrempf | F | Washington |
| 1984 | 1 | 4 | Sam Perkins | F | North Carolina |
| 1983 | 1 | 9 | Dale Ellis | F | Tennessee |
| 1982 | 1 | 4 | Bill Garnett | F | Wyoming |
| 1981 | 1 | 1 | Mark Aguirre | F | DePaul |
| 1980 | 1 | 11 | Kiki Vandeweghe | F | UCLA |