Dirk Nowitzki

Dirk Nowitzki (ankle) reportedly intends to make season debut for Mavericks on Thursday

Dallas Mavericks forward/center Dirk Nowitzki (ankle) plans to make his season debut on the road Thursday versus the Phoenix Suns, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com.

What It Means:

Nowitzki will likely be on a minutes limit as he embarks on his age-40 campaign. At 21 seasons, the future Hall of Fame big man is setting an NBA record for the longest career spent with one franchise.

numberFire's models expect Dirk to play 7.4 minutes and score 7.4 FanDuel points at a cost of $4,700 in his season debut.

Source: ESPN.com