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Stop me if you have heard this before; the Dallas Mavericks finish with a great regular season record only to get ousted from the NBA playoffs in the first round.* It has happened in three of the past four years including last season when the Mavs finished with the second best record in the Western Conference.* Will that lack of post-season success change this year?

By: David Kay

Dallas Mavericks (55-27 in 2009-2010)

2010-11 Projected Depth Chart:
C: Tyson Chandler/Brendan Haywood/Ian Mahinmi
PF: Dirk Nowitzki/Brian Cardinal/Alexis Ajinca
SF: Caron Butler/Shawn Marion/Steve Novak
SG: Jason Terry/Dominique Jones/DeShawn Stevenson
PG: Jason Kidd/Roddy Beaubois/J.J. Barea
Head Coach: Rick Carlisle (3rd season)

2010-11 Team Salary: Approximately $87.8 million

Offseason Moves:
-Mavs acquire C Tyson Chandler and F/C Alexis Ajinca from Charlotte for C Erick Dampier, PF Eduardo Najera, SG Matt Carroll, and Cash considerations
-Mavs sign F/C Ian Mahinmi to 2-year, $3.8 million deal
-Mavs re-sign C Brendan Haywood to 6-year, $55 million deal
-Mavs re-sign PF Dirk Nowitzki to 4-year, $80 million deal
-Mavs acquire G Dominique Jones (25th pick) from Grizzlies for Cash Considerations
-Mavs acquire 2013 2nd Round Draft Pick and Cash Considerations from Raptors for C Solomon Alabi (50th pick)

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