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This is Dirk's Last Season in the NBA

Face it Mavs fans, this might be Dirk's final hurrah for the following reasons:

* Mavs will be officially on rebuild after this season.

* Dirk mentioned of the possibility of playing next year but I think this is his lowkey way of making sure that the attention will not be focused on him playing his last season in the NBA (very Dirk-like)

* I might be reading too much on this but During tip-offs Dirk seems to be more friendly with the likes of Lebron, Aldridge or those players who he have shared intense battles all these years and vise versa. It does seem there are hints within the select few in the NBA that Dirk will call it quits by the end of this season.

* Unlike before that he was too good for the Mavs to tank, now he has become too much of a defensive liability for the Mavs to compete with the rest of the league (name any starting PF/Center that will not abuse Dirk in the paint).

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