Dirk Nowitzki has surgery on knee, back within 6 weeks

[All Net]

The Dallas Mavericks announced today that Dirk Nowitzki underwent arthroscopic surgery to his right knee. The surgery was performed at Texas Sports Medicine by team orthopedic surgeon T.O. Souryal. Nowitzki is expected to resume on-court activities within approximately 6 weeks.

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[DuMa]

Love down six, Dirk down six+. THE WINDOW IS OPEN, WARRIORS

[Bigsmoke]

if the Lakers lose the opening

[longtime lurker]

That really sucks for Dallas. Good thing they picked up Elton Brand though. So who becomes premier fantasy pick on the Mavs? Mayo, Brand or Kaman?

[IGotACoolStory]

Originally Posted by DuMa

Love down six, Dirk down six+. THE WINDOW IS OPEN, WARRIORS

Before Curry and Bogut go down for 6+.

[kentatm]

better now than mid season

[Bigsmoke]

Originally Posted by longtime lurker

That really sucks for Dallas. Good thing they picked up Elton Brand though. So who becomes premier fantasy pick on the Mavs? Mayo, Brand or Kaman?

Elton Brand is done.

[Cone]

Damn. Best PF in the league is out..

[Levity]

What do you think Dallas' record will be when Dirk returns.

5-11?

With no more jason terry and no dirk to start the season, Dallas is really gonna need someone to step up and score. Maybe this will finally be OJ's time to step into the spotlight.

[ZeN]

Originally Posted by longtime lurker

That really sucks for Dallas. Good thing they picked up Elton Brand though. So who becomes premier fantasy pick on the Mavs? Mayo, Brand or Kaman?

I've been going with brand.. OJ is fickle and Kaman is ADD.

[R.I.P.]

Originally Posted by longtime lurker

That really sucks for Dallas. Good thing they picked up Elton Brand though. So who becomes premier fantasy pick on the Mavs? Mayo, Brand or Kaman?

Crowder. That should open up 25 minutes for him. He´ll average 8-10 pts, 5-6 rebs, 2.0 stls, 1.2 Threes, 1.2 ast, 0.7 blks imho.

[Clippersfan86]

Good for development of younger players who will have to step up. Also while Brand isn't anywhere near all star anymore he's still very capable of holding it down while Dirk is gone. The guy is still a tier 1 defensive PF just a step below KG.

[DirkNowitzki41]

Knew it was coming. Atleast it's over with now.

[Point Blank]

As a Mavs fan, I'd rather see this happen now then in the mid/late season. Time for others to step up and this is a great opportunity for Crowder.

[BoutPractice]

This could be a blessing in disguise for the Mavs.
First, because Dirk holding out surgery would've been a really terrible decision in the long run.
Secondly, because it'll force his teammates, particularly the newer guys, to step up, making the team stronger overall.