2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season

The 2001–02 NBA season was the 22nd season for the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association. It was also their first season playing at the American Airlines Center. During the off-season, the Mavericks acquired All-Star point guard Tim Hardaway from the Miami Heat, and signed free agents Adrian Griffin, Johnny Newman, and Danny Manning.

The Mavericks continued to play solid basketball winning ten straight games between December and January, then posting a 7-game winning streak also in January, as they held a 35–14 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, Hardaway was traded along with Juwan Howard, and second-year forward Donnell Harvey to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Nick Van Exel, Raef LaFrentz, Tariq Abdul-Wahad and Avery Johnson. The Mavericks finished in second place in the Midwest Division with a 57–25 record, earning the #4 seed in the Western Conference, and qualifying for the NBA playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 1987–88 season.

Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while head coach Don Nelson was voted to coach the Western Conference; it was the first All-Star selection for both Nowitzki and Nash. Nowitzki led the team with 23.4 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Nash averaged 17.9 points and led the team with 7.7 assists per game, and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team, and Michael Finley provided the team with 20.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.

Nowitzki also finished in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Nash finished in fourteenth place in Most Valuable Player voting, and also finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting.

In the Western Conference First Round of the 2002 NBA playoffs, the Mavericks swept the Minnesota Timberwolves in three straight games, but then lost in five games to the Sacramento Kings in the Western Conference Semi-finals. Following the season, Greg Buckner signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers, while Newman retired, and Manning was released to free agency, and signed with the Detroit Pistons midway through the next season.

For the season, the Mavericks changed their primary logo, which showed a horse in front of a blue basketball above the team name "Mavericks", and also changed their uniforms, adding dark navy blue and light blue along with grey and black to their color scheme. The home jerseys remained in use until 2014, while the road jerseys lasted until 2010. Their primary logo is still present as of 2025.