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Oct 20, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) and forward

Chandler Parsons

(25) and guard

Devin Harris

(20) congratulate forward

Al-Farouq Aminu

(7) during the first half against the Memphis Grizzlies at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

The new-look Dallas Mavericks

Everyone is loving the Dallas Mavericks this season — including me.

The Mavs added Chandler Parsons, Tyson Chandler, Jameer Nelson and Raymond Felton this offseason. They look different and they’ll be a different team than they were last season.

The only question is how different, and if it’s going to be the good or bad type of different, Unfortunately, we won’t get a huge indication of that in game 1, mostly because of the expected absence of Leonard. Although, the Mavs could send a message to the entire NBA.

It’s an opportunity.