'Old man in Dallas' Brandan Wright faces pivotal year in NBA career

Posted Oct 16, 2014
It speaks volumes about the fluid nature of the Mavericks that Brandan Wright has played the second-longest current consecutive stretch of seasons on the team behind Dirk Nowitzki. What it also says is that Wright has turned his career around from the injury-plagued early years to become a formidable contributor on a team that believes it has serious playoff potential this season. (Dallas Morning News)

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