The Mavericks, also known as the Mavs, are located in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest division of the Western Conference. The Dallas Mavericks have been a well-known basketball team in the NBA for exactly 34 seasons. According to Forbes magazine in 2013, the Mavs were considered the fifth most valuable basketball franchise in the United States, valued at approximately €685 million. From the beginning of the first team to the most recent team, there have been many victories but also quite a few defeats. Of the Mavericks' 34 seasons, they have only qualified for a total of 18 playoff experiences. In 1979, a man named Don Carter wanted to bring a professional basketball team to Dallas. At the time, the only other professional basketball team in Dallas was a team named the Dallas Chaparrals, which moved to San Antonio in 1973 and later became the San Antonio Spurs. 1980 was the Mavs debut against the Spurs, the Mavs stunned the Spurs 103-92. Although they won, the franchise finished the first official season with a 15-67 record. A 6'3 guard, Brad Davis, was a Maverick remembered to this day and whose jersey was retired. Davis was brought into the franchise at the end of the first season. He started the final 26 games and led the team in assists and his career skyrocketed. Davis spent the following 12th season with the Mavericks. During the Mavs second season, they signed 3 players who made a huge impact on the team. Mark Agurre was a 6'6 forward who averaged 24.6 points per game during his seven seasons with the Mavs and was the first overall pick in the draft. Rolando Blackman, a 6'6 guard, was the ninth pick in the draft and during his 11 years with the Mavs, he averaged 19.2 points per game. Being the 24th pick in the draft, the team's middle-of-the-paper player puts up the numbers for a championship-caliber team. Averaging just 9 turnovers per game (leading the NBA in the playoffs), this shows that the Mavericks have more experience than most teams. The Mavericks' most valuable player right now is veteran and 8-time NBA All-Star Vince Carter. Carter is a former slam dunk champion and has never had the pleasure of winning a championship. Vince is known for his great acting ability. In the third game with the Spurs, the Mavs were down two points with the ball on the sideline. There was only time to catch and shoot the ball. Vince Carter came off two screens, caught the ball and hit a game-winning three to help the Mavs win a game against rival Spurs. Hopefully this will be the year that Carter and the Mavericks use all their experience and turn them into a championship winning team..