With Kevin McHale's long tenure in Minnesota now over, he is working under Rick Carlisle as a mentor to the Dalas big men.

"For the first day of practice, I was very impressed," McHale said.

McHale gave a speech at the Monday night team dinner. "He talked about the old days and what their mind-set was," Dirk Nowitzki said of the Hall of Famer who won three titles with the Celtics. "I'm going to try to pick his brain while he's here. To me, he's probably the greatest low-post player the league has ever seen. He had every move in the book."