The Dallas Mavericks are not a good team.

In fact, they are last in the Western Conference with a 16-36 record, the same number of wins as the lowly Sacramento Kings.

But for some reason, the Mavs are putting people in seats at home games so far this season. Dallas is currently leading the NBA in attendance, and have had more fans attend games than the defending champion Golden State Warriors, the new-look Oklahoma City Thunder, and the always-popular Los Angeles Lakers.

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NBA fans in certain cities are extremely loyal. Not every NBA city is like Los Angeles, where there is so much to do that basketball games are just another thing on the list.

But success — or a history of success — is usually a big factor in arena attendance. The Mavs won their only title in franchise history in 2011 and has not been nearly as good since then.

So why do the Mavs have so many people attending their games? It has to be one of two options: Dirk Nowitzki or Dennis Smith Jr.

Nowitzki is in the tail end of this career, with retirement coming sooner rather than later — maybe even after this season. So fans could be trying to get their last glimpses of Nowitzki before he hangs up his sneakers.

On the other hand, Smith is an exciting rookie who has at least one highlight dunk every game. He's so exciting that he will be in the dunk contest this year. But maybe fans are clamoring that much to see Smith in person.

Or maybe it's Josh McRoberts. He's fun sometimes.