Dallas Mavericks play-by-play announcer Mark Followill joins the podcast to discuss some Dallas Mavericks history, the greatness of Dirk Nowitzki, and the future with Dennis Smith Jr.

0:00 -- Introductions and the transition stage for the Mavs

5:00 -- Mavs honored Derek Harper by retiring his jersey   9:45 -- Stories of Dick Motto, including a live tiger   14:25 -- Dick Motta's philosophy on keeping the offense close to his sideline   19:00 -- Derek Harper as one of the forgotten good players of his era   22:10 -- All-Star snubs and tinkering with the format   25:00 -- All-Star Game and injecting value back into the event   29:30 -- The genius of moving up the trade deadline   32:00 -- Dennis Smith Jr and first impressions   35:40 -- Rick Carlisle's tough approach to point guards and how he molds Dennis   41:30 -- Dirk Nowitzki is on the heels of passing Wilt Chamberlain   47:00 -- The fear and respect players have for Dirk Nowitzki   49:30 -- Forcing Dirk to be on the broadcast after his career   52:30 -- Outros​