When the Dallas Mavericks traded Mark Aguirre to the Detroit Pistons for Adrian Dantley and a first-round draft pick in 1991, the move was widely viewed as a sigh of relief for the franchise. Aguirre ...

It is an honor that was long overdue. One of the greatest players to ever don a Dallas Mavericks uniform, and the number one NBA draft pick that the franchise was founded upon, received his just due ...

Thursday night marked a defining moment in Mark Aguirre’s career as the Dallas Mavericks retired his No. 24 jersey at the American Airlines Center. It was a moment many believed should have arrived ...

Nearly a half-century after the 1981 NBA Draft, Isiah Thomas has revealed the story about why the Dallas Mavericks passed on him with the No. 1 overall pick and why that decision ultimately shaped NBA ...

Probably no one is as close to Mark Aguirre as Isiah Thomas. The two grew up three blocks from each other on the West side of Chicago. And boy, do they have some stories to tell. “You were hungry ...

Dallas will add Mark Aguirre's No. 24 to its list of retired jerseys in a ceremony on Jan. 29, 2026. From NBA.com News Services Mark Aguirre spent nearly 8 seasons with the Mavs and was a 3-time ...

DALLAS — Four decades after helping put the franchise on the NBA map, Mark Aguirre took his place among Mavericks royalty as Dallas retired his No. 24 jersey at the American Airlines Center on ...

Mark Aguirre will have his jersey retired Jan. 29, 2026, by the Dallas Mavericks, who selected him No. 1 in the 1981 NBA Draft. Quinn Harris / Getty Images More than three decades after Mark Aguirre ...

At long last, the Dallas Mavericks are retiring Mark Aguirre's No. 24 jersey. Aguirre was a small forward coming out of DePaul University when the Mavericks selected him as the team's first-ever top ...

Thirty-six years is a long time to live with a broken heart. Mark Aguirre would know. Because from the time the the Mavericks’ first great star was traded away until the moment he finally returned to ...

The moment did not end when the banner stopped rising. For the Dallas Mavericks, January 29 was supposed to be about history. Instead, it became about closure. Days after the Mavericks retired Mark ...