Dallas Mavericks Jerseys: Home, Icon& Statement
Dallas MavericksDallas blue, and one very long European career
Founded in 1980, the Mavericks spent the 1980s as a good team, the 1990s rebuilding, and the 2000s as the home of the most important European player of his generation.
The short version
Thirty seconds on who this club is and what its jersey means to the people who wear them.
The Mavericks came into the league in 1980 and were a playoff team through most of that decade behind Rolando Blackman and Mark Aguirre. Then came the 1990s, a long rebuild, and in 1998 the acquisition of a twenty-year-old German forward named Dirk Nowitzki.
Everything the club is known for now traces back to that. Nowitzki spent twenty-one seasons in Dallas — a record for a single franchise — took the team to its first Finals in 2006 and won its only championship in 2011, against a Miami side that had been assembled to win several. The jersey matters because of that run.
Franchise file
The club's own record, kept apart from anything to do with shopping. Useful if you want to know what you are buying into.
- Founded
- 1980
- Home arena
- American Airlines CenterDallas, Texas
- Conference
- WesternSouthwest Division
- NBA titles
- 1 NBA championships (2011)most recent era included
Club colours · Royal blue, navy, silver, black
What they have won
The record as it stands. A club's honours are also the reason certain jerseys exist at all — anniversary designs are not random.
- #12
- #15
- #22
- #24
- #41
Numbers this club has taken out of circulation. Half the throwbacks on the shelf exist because of one of them.
The story so far
Where the club came from, and why the jersey means what it means.
The 2011 title is one of the more satisfying championship stories in modern basketball: an older team, built rather than bought, beating a superteam in six games. If you own a Dallas jersey, that is very often the reason.
The colourway has been through fewer changes than most. Royal blue with silver and white has been the anchor since the 1990s, with a period in the 2000s when the typeface was significantly modernised. The current set is a deliberate return to something closer to the older look.
The Dallas Mavericks founded in 1980, play out of American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, compete in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference and wear royal blue, navy, silver, black. The club's championship record reads: 1 NBA championships (2011).
Walk into the building and the rafters tell you the rest: #12, #15, #22, #24 and #41 are all retired, hanging above the floor as a reminder of how long this club has mattered to the people who follow it. If your reason for buying a Dallas Mavericks jersey is a specific era, one of those numbers is almost certainly why.
On the shelf you will find Icon Edition, Statement Edition, Hardwood Classics, Association Edition and City Edition, pulled from seasons running from 2019/20 through 2025/26. The names people ask for most are Cooper Flagg, Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and Dirk Nowitzki — if you have someone specific in mind, that is where to look first.
The colourways, explained
Dallas Mavericks has stock across Icon Edition, Statement Edition, Hardwood Classics, Association Edition and City Edition. Before you pick one, it is worth knowing what separates them — the editions are genuinely different pieces of the club's identity, not colour swaps of the same shirt.
Icon The primary colourway
The one you picture when you close your eyes. Icon takes the club's primary colour as its base and dresses the whole jersey in it, which is why it reads loudest from the top of the upper deck. If you only ever own one, this is usually the one.
Statement The alternate
The third look, and the one the design team gets to have fun with — darker bases, bolder trim, sometimes an entirely new colour introduced for a single season. Statement jerseys are where a club's graphics department says something.
Hardwood Classics Throwback line
The throwback lane — older designs, older typefaces, sometimes whole eras brought back for a season. These are the jerseys that get worn by people who remember the run the first time around.
Association Home white
White base, club colours doing the talking around the collar, the armholes and the numbers. Historically the home look — the jersey the team wears in its own building. It goes with everything, which is why it outsells its louder siblings among people who don't want to look like they're heading to a game.
Whose name to put on the back
Most people arrive knowing the name they want. These are the ones we carry for Dallas Mavericks — the ones with a full page are marked.
Swingman, Replica, or Custom?
The build matters as much as the colourway. Here is what actually separates them, in plain terms.
Swingman The standard fan build
The fan jersey most people mean. Light mesh, stitched or heat-pressed lettering and numbers, and a cut that sits properly on the body without being tight. It is the right answer for roughly nine out of ten people, and it holds up to actual wear rather than hanging in a wardrobe.
Replica Lighter on the wallet
A simpler build — printed detailing rather than heavier applied lettering, and a lighter hand overall. If you want the look at the lowest entry point, this is where you start. It is not trying to be the on-court jersey.
Custom Your name, your number
Blank or pick-your-own — a name and a number of your choosing. It is the answer when the exact player is not in stock, when it is a gift for someone whose favourite never got a jersey, or when you simply want your own name across the back.
Player Edition Closest to on-court
Built to the specification the players actually wear. Heavier fabric, deeper detail, and a fit that is intentionally athletic rather than relaxed. Pick this if you care about the details people only notice up close.
Sizes and who they are for
Jerseys are cut to be worn over something else, which is why the tag size never quite matches a t-shirt. Here is how the runs differ.
Adult Standard sizes
The standard adult run. Jerseys are cut to be worn over a t-shirt, so the shoulder sits slightly wide by design — that is the silhouette, not a sizing error. If you want it fitted, size down; if you want the baggy look most people are after, stay true.
Women's Tapered cut
A narrower shoulder, a shorter body and a waist that actually tapers. Same design, drawn for a different frame rather than simply scaled down.
Youth For younger fans
Sized for kids and cut a little more forgivingly, because it is going to be worn hard. Worth checking the size guide against a favourite t-shirt rather than guessing from age.
Big & Tall Extra length
Added length and width for taller or broader frames. Same jersey, more room, without the shoulders drifting halfway down the arm.
From the shelf
A cross-section of what is in for Dallas Mavericks — different editions, different seasons, picked so you can see the range rather than one corner of it.
SwingmanLuka Dončić Dallas Mavericks Nike Unisex 2023/24 Swingman Jersey - Black - City Edition
SwingmanLuka Dončić Dallas Mavericks Nike Unisex 2024/25 Swingman Player Jersey - City Edition - White
JerseyAnthony Davis Dallas Mavericks Youth Jersey - Classic Edition - Green
JerseyAnthony Davis Dallas Mavericks Youth Jersey - Icon Edition - Blue
ReplicaCooper Flagg Dallas Mavericks 2025 NBA Draft First Round Pick Fast Break Replica Jersey - Association Edition - White
ReplicaCooper Flagg Dallas Mavericks 2025 NBA Draft First Round Pick Fast Break Replica Jersey - Statement Edition - Navy
JerseyCooper Flagg Dallas Mavericks Youth Hometown Fashion Jersey - Blue
JerseyDirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks 1998-99 Hardwood Classics Jersey - WhiteCommon questions
What makes the 2011 team so memorable?
Has the Mavericks blue changed?
Which Mavericks edition should I start with?
Does the design change every season?
Can I put my own name on a Dallas Mavericks jersey?
What is the difference between Swingman and Replica?
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