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NBA franchise all-time power rankings: Which organization comes out on top?

By Josh Eberley

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: Los Angeles Lakers legends Ervin Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal share a laugh with Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor during the unveiling ceremony for a bronze statue to honor Baylor in Star Plaza at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: Los Angeles Lakers legends Ervin Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal share a laugh with Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor during the unveiling ceremony for a bronze statue to honor Baylor in Star Plaza at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 13: NBA Dallas Mavericks Shawn Marion, Jason Kidd, Jose Juan Barea, Dirk Nowitzki and Tyson Chandler poses in the press room at The 2011 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 13: NBA Dallas Mavericks Shawn Marion, Jason Kidd, Jose Juan Barea, Dirk Nowitzki and Tyson Chandler poses in the press room at The 2011 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) /

15. Dallas Mavericks

38 Seasons

Record: 1539-1529, .502 W-L%

Finals Appearances: 2

Championships: 1

All-Time Starting Five

G: Steve Nash, 2002-03
G: Derek Harper, 1987-88
F: Mark Aguirre, 1983-84
F: Dirk Nowitzki, 2005-06
C: Tyson Chandler, 2010-11

Average PER: 22.14

The 2006 Finals were a gut punch, the damage was so severe Nowitzki literally fled to Australia. But Dallas is no strange to heartbreak.

The 2006 officiating and Finals loss, the 2007 ‘We Believe’ Warriors, the trials and tribulations of Triple-J Ranch, the lack of a happy ending for the Aguirre, Harper, Roy Tarpley, Rolando Blackman, Sam Perkins Mavericks were all just tribute for the ascension in 2011.

Nowitzki, Kidd, Marion, Chandler, and Stojakovic who all appear over the course of this project finally got their ring and Dallas basketball fans were validated in major way. Since then, the Mavericks have been getting stoned each and every offseason.

Nowitzki just signed-on for season number 21 and is an additional year away from playing in four different decades!

The Mavericks mirror the Suns in their desire to spring up out of the well, perhaps Dennis Smith Jr. and Luka Doncic can hoist them out.

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