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Mavericks-Hawks preview: 'It's time to play' for DSJ and the gang

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Dennis Smith Jr will hope to be doing this a lot for real tonight when the Mavericks open the regular season against Atlanta. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

The Mavericks will unveil Dennis Smith Jr. to the world tonight as the 2017-18 season opens against the Atlanta Hawks at American Airlines Center.

Emotions are high and expectations are, too. But nobody really knows anything about the Mavericks just yet. Those clues will come during the next hours, weeks and months.

"Look, at this point we got to get the ball thrown up and get going," coach Rick Carlisle said.