Have you had your heart broken by an inferior team? If so call Chandler and Chandler for some Mavericks justice. The Mavs video team is at it again. This time Chandler Parsons and Tyson Chandler are the marquee players just don't forget, they are not lawyers.
With 8:54 left in the 4th quarter Dirk Nowitzki made NBA history when he hit the mid range jumper over Landry. With that make he passes Hakeem Olajuwon for 9th place on the all time scoring list. This makes him the highest scoring international player as he was born and raised in Würzburg, Germany. Now with just under 27,000 career points he looks to pass Elvin Hayes who has 27,313. Nearing the end of his career Nowitzki has never led the league in scoring so he quite likely is the highest scorer in history that never led the league in scoring in a season and if he isn't he's now one step closer to becoming it.
The NBA's offical youtube account released this video tonight highlighting some milestones in his career. Although more could certainly be added to the video it's probably best to wait until his entire HoF career is over to make the hour long epic.
Today the Dallas Mavericks announced that Bernard James, Doron Lamb, and Ivan Johnson were cut from the Mavs roster. This puts Dallas at the max for players, 15, which includes:
Jameer Nelson, Raymond Felton, Gal Mekel, Devin Harris, Monta Ellis, Ricky Ledo, Chandler Parsons, Jae Crowder, Richard Jefferson, Dirk Nowitzki, Al Farouq Aminu, Charlie Villanueva, Tyson Chandler, Brandon Wright and Greg Smith.
Only 12 men can suit up to play each game so 3 of these guys will likely see very few minutes. Most likely those 3 will be Greg Smith, Ricky Ledo, and Gal Mekel although Mekel may see more time at the beginning of the season as Raymond Felton is currently recovering from an ankle injury. Even once healthy however he has to sit out for 4 games for his gun charges he acquired back when he played for the Knicks. I'm personally not a fan of Felton's basketball game so I hope this extra time for Mekel can help cement him as the third pg in the rotation.
The Mavericks take on the Spurs on Tuesday for the season opener where barring any changes the starters will be Jameer Nelson PG, Monta Ellis SG, Chandler Parsons SF, Dirk Nowitzki PF, and Tyson Chandler C.
