Step inside the American Airlines Center on a December game night and you can trace forty-five years of North Texas basketball in a single glance. Outside on Nowitzki Way, the bronze statue of #41 lofting his iconic one-legged fadeaway greets fans walking up to the plaza. Inside the bowl, Luka Dončić (#77) lulls a defender to sleep before drilling a thirty-foot step-back, Kyrie Irving (#11) spins off the glass from an impossible angle, and Klay Thompson (#31) spots up in the corner ready to let it fly. The Dallas Mavericks 2026 Advent Calendar brings that multi-generational DFW basketball pride home across twenty-four daily surprises.

From #77, #11 & #31 to Dirk Nowitzki's #41 Legacy
Dressed in royal blue and retro silver with snowflake filigree borders, the rigid collector chest carries the official horse-and-basketball crest above a heritage ribbon reading FOUNDED 1980 - NAVY, BLUE & SILVER SINCE '80. Instead of disposable paper flaps that tear once and get thrown away, this calendar houses twenty-four individual pull-out drawers in alternating blue and silver. Kids and grandparents alike can slide out each numbered box from December 1 through Christmas Eve and reuse the chest year after year.
Inside the drawers, the player sculpts bridge the modern backcourt era with the greatest Maverick ever to lace them up. Luka Dončić (#77) appears in both a shooting follow-through pose and a standing royal-blue uniform sculpt. Kyrie Irving (#11) handles the rock in his navy kit with a crisp white left sleeve, while sharpshooter Klay Thompson (#31) represents in both blue and silver jerseys. For franchise purists, Dirk Nowitzki (#41) is honored with two separate figurines-including Drawer #4's classic white-jersey fadeaway jumper paired with his printed signature-plus a miniature navy NOWITZKI 41 jersey in Drawer #12.
Texas Cowboy Hat, Champ the Mascot & Dallas Skyline Keepsakes
Beyond the roster stars, the remaining drawers highlight the unmistakable culture of Dallas basketball. Two figurines of Champ the Blue Horse mascot bring arena energy to the shelf-one raising both arms in a blue MAVS jersey, and another waving in festive holiday gear. A royal blue Texas cowboy hat stamped with the Mavericks star sits alongside a white-and-blue high-top sneaker bearing Luka's #77, a diamond-style Dallas Mavericks Championship tribute ring, and two golden trophies.

A Daily DFW Holiday Tradition That Outlasts December
Rounding out the twenty-four compartments are a blue hanging bauble decorated with the downtown Dallas skyline and Reunion Tower, a festive skyline snow globe, a basketball wearing a red Santa hat, a red-and-green holiday basketball, a miniature backboard and hoop, a blue Mavericks flag on a silver pole, a striped winter fan scarf, and a star-topped Christmas tree miniature. Hang the skyline bauble on your tree branches and line the freestanding figurines along a desk, fireplace mantel, or media console for the rest of the NBA season.






















