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SportsDay — Editor's note: This is the 16th and final in a series of Mavs player profiles about the 2018-19 roster.Dirk NowitzkiPosition: Center/ForwardAge: 40Size: 7-0, 245 poundsExperience: 21st seasonContract: Signed a one-year deal for $5 million in late July to ensure an NBA-record 21st season with the same team.2017-18 recap: Jokes about Nowitzki taking the court with a walker were slightly exaggerated. What he did do was take the court for 24.7 minutes per game, easily the lowest playing time since his rookie season. He averaged 12 points and 5.7 rebounds but what was most impressive was his...

SportsDay — The investigation into the Mavericks' front-office scandal remains in idle, awaiting input and possible sanctions from the NBA, as well as ensuring that details in the investigators' report are double-checked, sources said Monday.The hope is that the results can be made public next week. The Mavericks and the league would like to have the investigation results finalized before Labor Day. After that, preparations for training camp on Sept. 20 will ramp up. But there is no firm timetable.Punishment from the NBA is likely, although in the last six months, the Mavericks have worked feverishly...

SportsDay — Editor's note: This is the 15th in a series of Mavs player profiles about the 2018-19 roster.Dennis Smith Jr.Position: GuardAge: 20Size: 6-3, 195 poundsExperience: Second seasonContract: He's entering the second season of his rookie-scale contract, which will pay him $3.8 million in the coming season. The Mavericks will have to give him a qualifying offer of $4.46 million for 2019-20 before the season starts, which is a no-brainer.2017-18 recap: Smith had one of the best rookie seasons in franchise history - better statistically than those of people like Jason Kidd or Dirk Nowitzki. He...