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Kemba Walker ties the game in final seconds for the Mavs (0:41)

The score was 96-96 when Kemba Walker drove to the hoop. There is a 0:41

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Kemba Walker's salary would have become guaranteed for the rest of the season if the Mavericks had not decided to part ways with him.

Walker had 8.0 points and 2.1 assists in nine games for the Mavericks. He signed for the minimum in November.

Walker scored a career-high 32 points in Dallas' 100-99 loss to Cleveland in December.

McKinley Wright IV, a defensive minded guard on a two-way contract, has recently earned minutes in the rotation over Walker. Dallas wants to keep a path to playing time open for Jaden, a second-round pick who has averaged 28.8 points in the G League this season and scored 15 points in the loss to the Boston Celtics.

Candidates for 10-day contracts will be considered by Dallas.

Walker spent the first six weeks of the season training on his own after the Detroit Pistons acquired him in a salary dump. Walker, who has dealt with knee problems in the past, received a second buyout after signing a max contract with the Celtics.