Dallas Mavs Check in at No. 17 in Ongoing 30 Weeks| 30 Teams NBA Countdown
The Dallas Mavericks were founded in 1980 by Don Carter, famous for his cowboy hat that would become part of the team's first logo. With their very first NBA Draft pick, they selected Kiki Vandeweghe, who was later traded. That trade turned out to be a huge benefit when they used the draft pick to select Rolando Blackman the next…